While Omar Khan was praised for navigating the Pittsburgh Steelers offseason, not everyone is loving the results. NBC Sports’ Patrick Daugherty released his annual general manager rankings, a list Kevin Colbert usually finished near the top. For Khan, he’s not even average. Daugherty ranked Khan just 19th out of 27 qualifiers, excluding first-time GMs with no track record to go off of. While Khan’s ranking was low, Daugherty’s analysis struck a more optimistic tone.
“Kevin Colbert left Omar Khan…Kenny Pickett. That means Khan is going to be graded on a curve for the foreseeable future, but he’s already made one great quarterback decision: Cutting his losses with Kenny.