Tim Benz: Omar Khan already does 1 thing different than Kevin Colbert

In the 21 months since Omar Khan took over for Kevin Colbert as the Pittsburgh Steele’s general manager, we have spent a lot of time trying to figure out ways the two men might be different.

Khan may be a little more aggressive in free agency and moving up the draft board than his long-time mentor was. Omar Khan 'ready for this challenge' after being announced as Steelers  general manager | TribLIVE.com

Then again, Colbert started to get a little more aggressive late in his career, too.

Plus, like Khan, Colbert swung some splashy draft day moves as well by trading up for Troy Polamalu and Devin Bush.

There’s one glaring example of how Khan is very similar to his predecessor, though. Just like Colbert, he gives next to nothing in terms of tidbits to the media.

In fact, Khan may give even less. At least the vast nothingness Colbert always advanced was in longer soundbites.

So when Khan spoke to reporters in Indianapolis at the NFL Scouting Combine, you weren’t really expecting any revelations, were you?

If you were, you didn’t get any, especially in regard to the quarterback position.

Pretty much everything Khan said was in 100% lockstep with the offseason messaging of the franchise, as previously stated by owner Art Rooney II, head coach Mike Tomlin and new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith.

If you missed those talking points, they are as follows:

• The team has total belief that Kenny Pickett will rediscover the flashes he showed at the end of his rookie season and last summer that made Pittsburgh so optimistic that he could prove worthy of being a top-20 pick in the 2022 draft.

“I have full faith in Kenny. He’s shown us some good things,” Khan said via TribLive’s Joe Rutter at the combine in Indianapolis.

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