Who are the Steelers most under/overrated players of all-time?

True.The 1978 new rules was a major change for the passing game and it just continued to evolve after that... The 2004 rules and the 2010 or 2011 safety rules were a massive change too.

 

You can't untangle the effect James Harrison had on Woodley's game. It was not often one played without the other in the game. Steelers don't get to the playoffs without Harrison. Harrison had 11 double digit tackle games vs Woodley's 1. Harrison had six 3 sack games, Woodley none.

The JAX playoff with Woodley's 2 sacks? Harrison had 1.5. BUT, Harrison finished with 10 tackles to Woodley's 3. Who had the bigger effect on the game? Woodley was a flash in the pan compared to Harrison's career.

 

He wasn't comparing Woodley and Harrison. He was comparing him to Greene, who also had a stud playing at the other outside linebacker spot.

 

Under-rated by the fanbase, or just in general? Because that can be very different answers.


Example, I feel like the fanbase under-values BigBen somewhat. Generally, I hear he was very good but not elite and not a first ballot HoF. It's debatable amongst the fanbase. While I experience fans of other teams say they have no doubt he's a first ballot level QB. It's not even a serious discussion with them.


There are other examples of this. I feel like James Conner was under-rated more by the fanbase than by the rest of the league.

 

If I compared Woodley to Deebo you would have a great point. I did not despite the FACT that Woodley had outpaced Harrisons 6.5 sacks with 11 at the point he left the Steelers.

It took Woodley only 7 games to get his 11 sacks. Harrison played in 22 and retired with that same number of sacks.

That is not a bash of JH, I know teams feared him and gave him more attention to Woodleys benefit. Harrison was a MUCH BETTER RYN DEFENDER no question. HARRISON AND TROY ARE MY FAVORITE STEELERS OF THAT ERA. I intentionally compared him to sack specialists who get more love.

That is why I never bought his name up. But here is the deal. Nobody says Woodley is better than JH. He is underrated because EVEN ON THIS THREAD he has been bashed as overated DESPITE the following contribution-

WHEN WOODLEY RETIRED HE WAS SECOND ONLY TO LC GREENEWOOD IN STEELER PLAYOFF SACKS BEING A KEY COMPONENT TO HIS TEAM TO REACHING TWO SBs AND WINNING ONE.

LC played in 18 playoff games and has only 1.5 more sacks than Woodley got in his first 7 playoff games.

Yet on every forum Ive been on Im like a lone voice giving the man his props. He is bashed FAR MORE OFTEN than given props.

ON THIS THEAD he has been called overated multiple times. Why?

His MAIN JOB is putting QBs on their back. He did that when it counted in the playoffs with more consistency than and player in franchise history.

Does that alone make him a HOFer? No. Does that make him better overall than Harrison or TJ? No.

But the man deserves MUCH MORE respect from fans who act like he was a bum.

 

Woodley was a fantastic player before he ruined his career by becoming fat and lazy.

 

When I rate a player I rate his career. Woodley was nice and all. His career could have looked a whole lot different.

 

he was bigger than Swann and i think he was better at protecting or shielding himself. Swann took some serious punishment over the middle especially, with those acrobatics

 

He had his own issues with injuries, but that is one thing that always impressed me about Swann. Despite his size, he was absolutely fearless going over the middle.

 

That's pretty much it. Oh, I can add satisfied. I believe it came too easy, and too fast for him, and in his subconscious, he already did what he set out to do. Two SBs, one win, and a huge contract.