Greatest Steelers by Position

[teegre]

Originally Posted by Neil-Still-Rules-14

Yes, because throwing two INTs in the Super Bowl is extremely comparable to raping some little boys in a shower.

Tongue in cheek... because... OBVIOUSLY... throwing two INTs is far worse.

[TheVet]

Originally Posted by TheVet

I can't believe that some folks actually mentioned O'Donnell in this thread.

Originally Posted by Neil-Still-Rules-14

It's pretty hard to argue he is the 3rd best QB in Steelers history, and before 2004 it was pretty hard to argue he was the 2nd best.

Agreed 100% - but only because you just said the exact opposite of what you meant. Hmmm, maybe this is all a misunderstanding, and we can just chalk it up to a bit of fuzzy thinking?

Because obviously, there's a long, long list of Pittsbugh QBs better than O'Donnell...

[VaDave]

Like Bobby Layne for instance......

[lloydwoodson]

Originally Posted by Neil-Still-Rules-14

Alright Bradshaw played with 8 HOFers (and not to mention a HOF Coach):

Joe Greene
Mel Blount
Jack Ham
Franco Harris
Jack Lambert
John Stallworth
Lynn Swann
Mike Webster

Ben Roethlisberger has played with probably two:

Hines Ward
Troy Polamalu

(I refuse to count Bettis since Ben only played two seasons with him)

You mentioned the playoff efficiency stats but not the career marks. In that category, it is a monstrous difference.

Completion Percentage
Ben: 63.1%
Bradshaw: 51.9%

QB Rating
Ben: 92.7
Bradshaw: 70.9

Interception Percentage
Ben: 2.9%
Bradshaw: 5.4%

Who cares about regular season stats? I was told those aren't important. Your entire argument is that Ben puts up better regular season stats than Bradshaw. Who cares? Is Peyton Manning better than Joe Montana?

Would any of the Steelers you mentioned be in the HOF if Bradshaw hadn't won 4 superbowls? I don't think so. Roethlisberger has had a consistently better defense than Bradshaw. Swann got into the HOF because of great postseason performances- he caught more than 50 passes in his career once.

Let's look at Bradshaw's superbowl ratings (where you say he only had 1 good game) 108, 122, 119, 102.... clutch!

I already pointed out that you cannot compare stats from the 70s to stats now. Stats are greatly inflated now.

[zcoop]

Originally Posted by lloydwoodson

Who cares about regular season stats? I was told those aren't important. Your entire argument is that Ben puts up better regular season stats than Bradshaw. Who cares? Is Peyton Manning better than Joe Montana?

Would any of the Steelers you mentioned be in the HOF if Bradshaw hadn't won 4 superbowls? I don't think so. Roethlisberger has had a consistently better defense than Bradshaw. Swann got into the HOF because of great postseason performances- he caught more than 50 passes in his career once.

Let's look at Bradshaw's superbowl ratings (where you say he only had 1 good game) 108, 122, 119, 102.... clutch!

I already pointed out that you cannot compare stats from the 70s to stats now. Stats are greatly inflated now.

Exactly, Defense was a bigger part of the game back then. Offense rules the day now with bigger, quicker and stronger players. Comparing the two are akin to apples and oranges.

[lloydwoodson]

I think the biggest travesty is the two Pittsburgh born players who SHOULD have been Steelers quarterbacks- Johnny Unitas who was cut from the Steelers and never played a game for them, and Marino who should have been drafted. How many superbowls would the Steelers have won if their quarterbacks had been Unitas>Bradshaw>Marino>Roethlisberger?