Pittsburgh Steelers GM Omar Khan learned a lot from Kevin Colbert, but three years in, the differences are rather obvious. Granted, his circumstances are different, too, and we can’t forget that when considering Colbert’s legacy and decision-making process. But one thing seems to stick out more than anything, and that’s a willingness to trade personnel assets.
Over the course of Colbert’s tenure as the Steelers’ GM, he traded relatively few players, and rarely without cause. His most notable player trade involved sending WR Santonio Holmes to the New York Jets. While that might resemble some trades made by Omar Khan, the Holmes situation had already come to a head.