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Back To The 80's

Black & Gold Bleeder said:
perhaps only to be outdone by Delton Hall
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Whoa. Delton Hall was pretty damn good his rookie year, then he got hurt his 2nd year (knee) and had some issues with drugs, I believe. But he may have been a player if things broke right for him.

Funny this thread, as a few of my buddies and I just the other week were throwing out names form the '80s. One of the guys said Scoop Gillespie. Everybody laughed, but sure enough, he played for them in '84, I think. RB. We had to look it up.

But you are right, Ron. That is what I have been thinking about a lot lately. The '80s all over again. Last few years of a great QB and ****** defense.
 
Coaching wasn't too bad but they had horrible drafts. Now we have bad drafts and bad coaching. Still remember 1984 when they beat Denver at Denver to go to the AFC Championship against Marino and the Dolphins. What is interesting is the 49ers crushed the Dolphins in the Super Bowl and we were the only loss the 15-1 49ers had that season.
 
steeler b said:
Mike Merriweather.......
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Nah, he was good. We're looking for players who were bad.
My favorite from the 80's was Liffort Hobley, a DB drafted in the third round who was so bad he was cut in camp. Even Tombert isn't that bad.
 
i'll bring the Michael McDonald greatest hits
 
Louis Lipps was a good player as a KR and WR but his career was way too short. My personal favorite for a first-round bust was Darryl Sims in 1985 with John Rienstra in 1986 a close second. If I remember correctly, Sims was plagued in training camp by infected fingers. He lasted two seasons with the Steelers. The highest ranking bust was Tim "Worthless" Worley, pick 7 in 1989. He lasted four seasons in Pittsburgh and was apparently the original Doobie brother, suspended in 1992 for missing drug tests. I will say one thing for the Steelers of the 80's - they didn't have to keep you on the roster for 5 seasons to figure out you stunk and let you go. One of the first things Cowher did when getting here is cut Huey Richardson, the first round pick the year before.
 
ExUSAF said:
Coaching wasn't too bad but they had horrible drafts. Now we have bad drafts and bad coaching. Still remember 1984 when they beat Denver at Denver to go to the AFC Championship against Marino and the Dolphins. What is interesting is the 49ers crushed the Dolphins in the Super Bowl and we were the only loss the 15-1 49ers had that season.
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We also upset the 9ers in 1987, one of two teams who beat them in the regular season. I was at that game. 9ers went on to be upset by MN in the playoffs that year. I guess our unusual (at the time) 3-4 D gave the 9ers Westcoast O fits.
 
ExUSAF said:
Louis Lipps was a good player as a KR and WR but his career was way too short. My personal favorite for a first-round bust was Darryl Sims in 1985 with John Rienstra in 1986 a close second. If I remember correctly, Sims was plagued in training camp by infected fingers. He lasted two seasons with the Steelers. The highest ranking bust was Tim "Worthless" Worley, pick 7 in 1989. He lasted four seasons in Pittsburgh and was apparently the original Doobie brother, suspended in 1992 for missing drug tests. I will say one thing for the Steelers of the 80's - they didn't have to keep you on the roster for 5 seasons to figure out you stunk and let you go. One of the first things Cowher did when getting here is cut Huey Richardson, the first round pick the year before.
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Yes, that's one of Cowher's best " new coach media stories". Labriola has commented about when Cowher, was so upset with Huey being out of shape and just a distraction, he asked the front office, "Am I even able to cut a 1st rounder?"
 
Ike Kelly said:
Yes, that's one of Cowher's best " new coach media stories". Labriola has commented about when Cowher, was so upset with Huey being out of shape and just a distraction, he asked the front office, "Am I even able to cut a 1st rounder?"
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I am also reminded of the story of Chuck Noll's first training camp where he said "The problem isn't deciding who to cut, it's deciding who to keep."
 
Ron Burgundy said:
I am also reminded of the story of Chuck Noll's first training camp where he said "The problem isn't deciding who to cut, it's deciding who to keep."
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Hahaha.....I thought it was "The Problem isn't deciding who to cut, but when to stop". Chuck is definitely missed around these parts.
 
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