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Our best ever series as voted by Steeler Nation.

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Our best ever series as voted by Steeler Nation.

The offseason is too long. Let's get back to the sounds of football please.* Until then I will be running a best-ever series among Steelers.

Simple rules: Those who want to play along can. We'll go with a consensus. I'll keep the thread ongoing under one thread. ** Positions with just one starter will be limited to five players.* Positions with two or more starters, limited to ten players. You may list any player dating back to the early days.

Up first Quarterback:

1.Roethlisberger - Hold most Steeler records for passing. Hall of fame bound.*Enough said.

2. Bradshaw - 4 super bowl wins.* Hall of fame player. Played great in big games.

3. O'Donnell - Underrated, worked with mediocre skill players. Good winning percentage. 39-22 as a starter ( 62.9 % ). 81.8 QB rating on the Steelers.

4. Layne - An old timer, but hall of fame player, most of his best years were on Detroit.* However, he had a 27-22-2 with the Steelers when the rest of the team around him could be described as terrible.

5. Stewart. - A poor passer, but the Steelers won a lot of games with him thanks to the defense and his legs. *Too turnover prone.* Was 46-29 as a starter. ( 61.35 ) Career QB rating on the Steelers 70.7

Honorable mention - Maddox, Brister.
 
At QB, I am going to have to say Roethlisberger. Sure, Terry has the SB rings, but those teams--TEAMS--were on another planet with HOF'ers at many positions. That is not to say that Terry wasn't great in his day. Not at all. Big Ben has been aided by some pretty damn good teams as well. I think in the era of salary cap, where players turn over far more regularly, you have to give the nod to Big Ben, being able to play consistently behind ****** lines that had him running for his life. I think Ben, by and large, did better with less.
 
1. Roethlisberger
2. Bradshaw
3. uhh, pretty slim pickings for the most part after that.

Based on behavior on this board, I suspect some members of Steeler Nation are partial to the team's 1969 QB, old #17.
 
Roethlisberger. I've been lucky enough to watch a lot of great players in Pittsburgh, but even with Polamalu here, Roethlisberger has been the most fun to watch. He has done it all and would get a lot more credit if not for playing during an era that included Manning and Brady.
 
Layne should be based on what he was with the Steelers. For that reason and that reason alone I would flip him with Kordell.
 
1. Bradshaw. 4 SB rings and played well in 3 of them. Defenses could get away with a lot more then too.
2. Roethlisberger. Ben is 2-1 in SB's which is close but didn't always play well, especially in XL. More offense-friendly rules now but he has to go against the Cheats.
3. O'Donnell. That hurts, but you're right. Didn't light the field on fire but conservative and made very few mistakes except in the Super Bowl.
4. Bubby. Gunslinger, great raw talent, didn't always have a real good offense around him. Broncos don't get to the SB without him though. 4-0 when Elway was out.
5. Bobby Layne. Before my time but my dad said he was real good. Again, had a ****** team around him.

Honorable Mentions: Maddox might be higher if he played longer but Ben came on strong when he got hurt. Stewart started out well but 1) other teams figured him out and 2) Cowher kept running off his OC's (and hiring lousy ones) and he suffered I think from having a new coach almost every year.

*EDIT*
Bag Of Dicks Award
1. Kent Graham
2. Jim Miller
3. Cliff Stoudt
 
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I originally read the thread title as talking about the best ever series by the Steelers teams during a game, and thought, "Duhh, the one that ended like this."

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Kordell has to be in the top five but that is my opinion. Part of his "slash" role was QB and he excelled in his "slash" role. His jersey was the MOST popular jersey in that era. Just Saying





Salute the nation
 
SteelerFan448 said:
Roethlisberger. I've been lucky enough to watch a lot of great players in Pittsburgh, but even with Polamalu here, Roethlisberger has been the most fun to watch. He has done it all and would get a lot more credit if not for playing during an era that included Manning and Brady.
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For me nothing was more fun to watch than Bradshaw to Swann and Stallworth. All Bradshaw had to do was heave the ball toward the vicinity of Swann and he would fly to it.
 
bmoritz said:
Who would you put him above? I think Coach has this one dead on.
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At number 4, and solid.


Why should someone with less wins get the nod? As that is the stat that matters.
 
Up next Running backs and Full backs. Those who want to vote for quarterbacks can do so, but to make the voting easier to count I ask that each positional vote last no longer than 2 days.

1. Harris - Ran in a tough era, shined in big games. Hall of fame player
2. Bettis - One of the best trades in franchise history, Bettis won the hearts of Steelers fans.A Hall of fame player.
3. Bell - A talent on the field, a distraction off it. The amount of good years will determine his worth, but I'm giving him the 3rd spot.
4. Parker - Did not have a long career with the Steelers, but it was a memorable one.
5. John Henry Johnson - A beast of a back, with a short tenure in the burgh. Had he played more seasons here, I'd rate him a little higher.
6. Foster - Injures and the will to keep playing football cost him, but in his prime years he was something special.
7. Pollard - a bit of an under rated player, Pollard ranks 6t on the Steelers all time rushing list.
8. Hoge - A jack of all trades type. Ran, caught, blocked and scored. Did not play on good teams.
9. Bleier - Had a 1,000 yard season once, an inspirational type of player.
10. Mendenhall. I would rather list Hoak, but Mendenhall is the better player.

Honorable mention: Hoak,
 
I'm too young to have watched Bradshaw. So..
1) Ben
2) Terry
3) the rest
 
1. Bradshaw 4 plus 2 super bowl mvps .
2. Ben 2....Ben is a better passer overall.

It's all about the big show for.me
 
I think Ben is head-and-shoulders above Bradshaw. Bradshaw was carried by the Steel Curtain and Ben has far better passing numbers, wins, comebacks, etc.
 
Coach said:
Up next Running backs and Full backs. Those who want to vote for quarterbacks can do so, but to make the voting easier to count I ask that each positional vote last no longer than 2 days.

1. Harris - Ran in a tough era, shined in big games. Hall of fame player
2. Bettis - One of the best trades in franchise history, Bettis won the hearts of Steelers fans.A Hall of fame player.
3. Bell - A talent on the field, a distraction off it. The amount of good years will determine his worth, but I'm giving him the 3rd spot.
4. Parker - Did not have a long career with the Steelers, but it was a memorable one.
5. John Henry Johnson - A beast of a back, with a short tenure in the burgh. Had he played more seasons here, I'd rate him a little higher.
6. Foster - Injures and the will to keep playing football cost him, but in his prime years he was something special.
7. Pollard - a bit of an under rated player, Pollard ranks 6t on the Steelers all time rushing list.
8. Hoge - A jack of all trades type. Ran, caught, blocked and scored. Did not play on good teams.
9. Bleier - Had a 1,000 yard season once, an inspirational type of player.
10. Mendenhall. I would rather list Hoak, but Mendenhall is the better player.

Honorable mention: Hoak,
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Can't argue with that, I'm good with it. I would add that part of the reason for Harris' and Bettis' success was that they both stayed relatively healthy and didn't miss many games over their careers. Back in the day, people would ***** about Franco running out of bounds an avoiding hits but he rarely got hurt and at the end of almost every season there he was with 1000 yards.

Bag Of Dicks Award
1. Greg Hawthorne
2. Tim Worley
3. Walter Abercrombie
 
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I don’t know. Kent Graham was never used properly. He needs to be on this list
 
On any given Sunday I take Roethlisberger. He can bust out a crazy passing game at any time. But when the lights were brightest Terry was usually at his best. Its definitely a 1a,1b situation. I cant say Ben is better unless he gets one more. 3 SB and an AFC title is enough though. Much tougher to win now with so much flux in rosters. My hope for Ben is to go out with two more SB's (though one would be enough).
 
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