And we’re back. Round 4 in our “What If...?” series on the last 30 years of Steelers draft history. Earlier editions can be found here:
Part 1: Chuck Noll (1969-74)
Part 2: Bill Cowher/Tom Donahoe (1993-94)
Part 3: Bill Cowher/Tom Donahoe (1995-99)
In this edition, we hit the new millennium. 1998 and 1999 were losing seasons for the Steelers, and 1999 ended with a 1-7 run, low-lighted by a power struggle between Cowher and Donahoe that led to the latter’s unceremonious departure. The team needed to get better fast, and 2000 meant there was a new personnel man in town — a fella you may have heard of, by the name of Kevin Colbert.