You know, talking about Steeler cornerbacks, makes me think back to 1993. The Steelers used their first round pick, #23 on the forgettable Deon Figures. Why I brought that up is that that was the year KC sent pick # 18 to the 49ers for Joe Montana. KC also received a player, and a third round pick in the deal. The Steelers likely could have gotten Montana for the #23 pick straight up. You know, folks always had the dream of the local boy Marino coming home, but that was never going to happen. This was actually possible. I recently rewatched the awful 1994 AFC Championship Game. Neil was dreadful. You realize how dreadful he was in that game after 16 years of watching a real qb in Ben. There is no way we lose that game if Montana is behind center. He likely doesn't retire after 1994 coming off of a Super Bowl season, even if we lost to the 49ers. I doubt very much if he'd have been passing to Larry Brown in the Super Bowl. I loved Cowher, but man was he stubborn. Once he made a decision on a player, it was set in stone, which is what got us O'Donnell, and then Kordell. People always give Bill a pass for a lack of qb play before Ben, but damn, isn't it part of his along with the gm's responsibility to get the right players, especially at such an important position? They didn't really make much of an effort before Dan Rooney made them pick Ben. Makes me worry that they may be doing it again, relying on scrubs at the qb position.
