Top 25 best Steelers of all time (post 1970)

[POP]

25. Lou Lipps

Kirkland

Antonio Brown

Lake

James Harrison

Hampton

Faneca

Greg Lloyd

Stallworth

Big Ben

LC Greenwood

Andy Russell

Dirt Dawson

Swann

Polamalu

Bettis

Hines Ward

Woodson

Webster

Bradshaw

Franco

Ham

Blount

Lambert

1. Mean Joe

 

[Ghost of Frenchy Fuqua]

Offhand, looks like a solid list.

I'll have to....ruminate...on it some.

 

[slashsteel]

Lake
LC Greenwood
Greg Lloyd
Peezy
Shell
Andy Russell
Faneca
Webster
Hampton
Dirt
Antonio Brown
Bettis
James Harrison
Ham
Swann
Stallworth
Hines Ward
Polamalu
Woodson
Blount
Franco
Big Ben
Bradshaw
Lambert
Mean Joe

 

[POP]

Kirkland
Lake
LC Greenwood
Greg Lloyd
Peezy
Andy Russell
Faneca
Webster
Hampton
Dirt
Antonio Brown
Bettis
James Harrison
Ham
Swann
Stallworth
Hines Ward
Polamalu
Woodson
Blount
Franco
Big Ben
Bradshaw
Lambert
Mean Joe

You moved Ben way up, but after a few more years pass, I bet he ends up around where you have him. My guess is unless he WINS 2 more SBs, most won't put him ahead of Terry but I think he is a better QB.

 

[Clete]

Huge omission is Shell, he was a much better player than many on the list and Peezy in particular, best safety ever for the Steelers.

 

[slashsteel]

Huge omission is Shell, he was a much better player than many on the list and Peezy in particular, best safety ever for the Steelers.

good point /fixed

 

[slashsteel]

You moved Ben way up, but after a few more years pass, I bet he ends up around where you have him. My guess is unless he WINS 2 more SBs, most won't put him ahead of Terry but I think he is a better QB.

The man has us in three SB's and won two of them. He keeps getting better. Ultimately was a hard placement. But he turned a slumping Steelers franchise around............

 

[Drink IRON City]

Two pretty solid lists, including Donnie S.. Thanks



Salute the nation

 

[Ghost of Frenchy Fuqua]

Tempting to put Farrior and Jackson on the list.

Jackson was outstanding, protecting a pretty motley crew of starting QBs (Brister, O'Donnell, Tomczak and Scoredell).

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Tempting to put Farrior and Jackson on the list.

Jackson was outstanding, protecting a pretty motley crew of starting QBs (Brister, O'Donnell, Tomczak and Scoredell).

They were good but there are too many others to put them in the top 25.
Of course prior to 1970 they only had about 5 good players since the team was founded.

 

[Ghost of Frenchy Fuqua]

That's true.

Along the same lines as this thread, came across these:

To 1982: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_All-Time_Team_(50th_Season)

To 2007: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers_All-Time_Team