PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers are waiting to return from the bye week, but the break left them plenty of time to bask in the glory of being 6-2, and for general manager Omar Khan to really evaluate where this team should go at the trade deadline.

There are plenty of questions out there about the Steelers, right now, and it's a good time to dive into them.

Shout out to everyone who chimed in either through X, Facebook, Discord or YouTube.

Let's dive into it.

Mailbag 🚨 Send me your Steelers questions for a little Bye Week/Trade Deadline Q&A! pic.twitter.com/sfrKT2boed

— Noah Strackbein (@NoahStrackbein) November 5, 2026

@MrEd315: Be honest now. How surprised are you with the Steelers record and success so far?

I'm not surprised by the record; I'm surprised at how real the team feels at the bye week. The Steelers going 6-2 with the front half of the schedule seemed very possible, but there wasn't the thought that we'd be talking about them as contenders.…