Who is the BEST Steeler of the 21st century?!(not including QB)

Polamalu is the obvious choice, although AB would have been in the discussion if he wouldn't have been a all-time jerk at the end, but if you have to make a top 3 or top 5, what would your list be?

 

From the list:

1. TP43
2. Hines Ward
3. Cam Heyward
4. TJ Watt
5. James Harrison

Bus would be my other non-QB offensive guy.

 

1.Polamalu
2. AB
3. Ward
4. Harrison
5. Watt

 

We are in agreement regarding this.


ABs character isn't to be condoned. Within that same vein, his performance cannot be faulted.

 

Troy Polamalu
Hines Ward
TJ Watt

 

Troy P.
J. Harrison
James Farrior
Hines Ward
Ike Taylor/ C. Hampton aka Big Snack.

 

E Sanders
L Bell
A Brown
T Polamalu
E Hood

 

No. 43

TJ is a work in progress, needs to have a healthy season first of all

 

I was "ELATED" with your choices.

 

troy
hines
harrison
bus
timmons

 

I take Farrior over Timmons....

 

timmons was a monster in his prime. he did things to make potsy as good as he was. they were one of our best duo's ever.

in perspective:

farrior excluding his seasons with the jets and only his 10 as a steeler:

1085 tackles
8 interceptions
53 passes defended
12 forced fumbles
10 fumbles recovered
1 TD
30 sacks


timmons his 10 years in pittsburgh not including his season with the dolfish. don't forget he played very little as a rookie either.

983 tackles
12 interceptions
43 passes defended
13 forced fumbles
7 fumbles recovered
1 TD
35.5 sacks

the thing that made these two stand out is most of their careers, they played the whole season without missing time for injuries. hated to see these two guys go.

 

ILB has been an issue since Timmons left. Maybe if Shazier….
That said, I don’t consider him a top10 player since 2000. I don’t put Farrior on that list either. Good players just not Top10 players.

Just on the defensive side of the ball I would list Watt, Harrison, Cam, Troy, Minkah, Ike, Haden, da Beard, ASmith, Clark, and BigSnack just off the top of my head.

Listing ILBs only though?

Timmons
Farrior
Gildon
V. Williams
Shazier

Kirkland just missed because of 2000’s criteria.

 

Joey Porter deserve to be mentionned too

 

vince doesn't belong as far as i'm concerned. he never hit 100 tackles in a season. ever.

 

If given one only choice and only one choice....Troy Polamalu.

Just the total package. Skill, athleticism, big game player, made a clutch play when you needed it most, a great teammate, and a better human being.

Total package.... you won't ever see another one of him ever.

 

If you can only choose one, I'm going with Hines. Clutch!

 

You guys are correct. Joey Porter definitely goes in ahead of Vince Williams.

 

You can tell by my avatar who my choice would be. Best ever...

 

Troy Polamalu

 

I guess You forgot the year Farrior just missed DPOY???

 

Agreed....I had Him on My list , but I thought at least one Offensive player should be on there....so H. Ward took His spot on My list.

 

Farrior and Kendrell Bell in '02 were damn good, when Bell wasn't hurt.

 

Hard to argue that list

 

I thought Bell would around for a long time. He was really good when he was healthy