Pittsburgh Steelers Mount Rushmore

We could just settle the TB/BR debate by having Kordell's face on Mt Rushmore.

 

Bradshaw was clutch in the big games, he had two great WRs but he still had to make the throws and he called his own plays.

 

Heres the list of most clutch comeback quarterbacks, Ben is ranked 12th and TB is tied for 26, I would argue Ben did his work with lesser talent on his offense compared to TB.....

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/comebacks_career.htm

 

Until Ben gets 4 rings he's second to Bradshaw. Period!

 

I Love Big Ben! Being second to Bradshaw is not a bad thing at all. That list Diamond supplied had Payton as # 1. Sorry, but that's not even close to being right. He like Ben may have a bunch of 4thqr comebacks, but Payton is one of the all time greats at choking in big games!

 

Have you seen the size of Ben's head? That would never work.

 

It's hard to argue with this. I loved Swann but I'd leave Harris on there for the IR alone.

Man, this is hard! So many great players. I'd say we just have to find a bigger mountain!!!

 

I could not disagree with this more strongly. Bradshaw came up big every single time he had to in virtually every single Super Bowl he played in. Go back and re-watch the games. In all of those games, with the possible exception of Super Bowl IX where Franco and the D delivered, there was a crucial point where Bradshaw had to come up big and he did. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME!

I love Ben and we're fortunate to have him, but he's been mediocre in Super Bowls save for one magical drive that sealed his Super Bowl legacy forever. He sucked it up BIG TIME in the Super Bowl against the Seahawks posting the lowest QBR for a winning quarterback in Super Bowl history. Against the Cards he was GREAT when he had to be, the final drive. Up to that point I'd say he was mostly pedestrian with his play. He didn't play badly but didn't light it up either. He delivered when he had to so I'll give him an A+ for that performance. Against the Packers you can blame the receivers if you like, and they are partially to blame, but the fact is Ben looked like a Tom Brady football (a little flat) that day. He threw two crucial interceptions and didn't deliver with the game on the line. And he almost seemed obsessed with getting the ball to Wallace on that last drive and Mikey was obviously NOT ready for primetime, unlike Santonio Holmes against the Cards. Ben was the distributor of the pigskin and he didn't get it in the right hands on that drive. In fact, I don't think he got it in anybody's hands. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think he completed a pass on that last possession (maybe a dink?).

At any rate, if I had one Super Bowl to win and you gave me the choice of any quarterback, I'd choose Bradshaw over Ben or anybody else. He was clutch when he had to be!

 

Like a Mount Rushmore and Mount Rushless?

 

I'd say we need our own mountain! Mount Burgmore!

 

Uhhhhh.... does the name LANDRY JONES mean nothing to you???

 

I think I saw this on Chiiler Theatre when I was a kid.

 

If we are adding non players, how can we go without The Chief?

 

I'll take two from each era:

Bradshaw
Greene
Polamalu
Ward

I left off Ben because he isn't done yet. I wanted to put Woodson up there but he played for two other teams. That left Ward, who has facial recognition and also high franchise impact and I like the offense/defense split. Polamalu, for me, was a no-brainer.

As for the 70's, can't leave off the QB and Mean Joe was probably most irreplaceable on that defense.

 

We all have our opinions but, Hines in the twilight of his career? S.B. MVP? I hope I have that kind of twilight! Bettis didn't play in SB 40? I guess my memory is going.
I think Ben is a really good QB but, Terry was CLUTCH! Plus, he called his own plays!

 

Lol, you got in there before I could BFT!

 

LOL!!! Not all share our sense of humor though. Some may talk through their teeth at the very thought. I'm just glad to know I'm not alone in my morbidity and part time trolling. LOL!

 

The debate is doing well on all sides without me so Ill just list em...
Chief, Noll, Green, Bradshaw (picking between he and Ben was BRUTALbut 4 rings speak!)

 

All tough choices, all good debates. Here's mine:

00s Rushmore: Polamalu, Bettis, Ward, Ben [
very difficult choice between Ward or Farrior. For me, Farrior embodied Steeler linebacking, for a longer period than Harrison or Porter.]

90s Rushmore: Woodson, Lloyd, Dawson, Gildon
[again, some difficult choices - Gildon or Kirkland? We seemed to have a few stars whose stay was briefer than I would have wanted - Greene, Thigpen, even Barry Foster in his prime.]

80s Rushmore: Lipps, Merriweather, Gary Anderson, Ilkin.

70s Rushmore: Bradshaw, Greene, Stallworth, Lambert.

60s Rushmore: John Henry Johnson, Dick Hoak... erm... maybe I'll leave that to the old timers...

50s Rushmore: Stautner, Butler, Pat Brady, Bobby Layne. [Help me out here, some of you.]

 

I'm really surprised no one has mentioned Glen Edwards.