When was the last time a Steelers team inspired FEAR?

Remember the days when playing the Steelers inspired fear in the hearts of opposing teams and their fanbases? When was the last time that happened? I'm thinking sometime circa 2009?

These days teams see Pit on the schedule and start over the free win

 

Remember when the Steelers used to use the excuse when they played down to the opponent? It was essentially the other team was in such awe that they were playing the Steelers that they upped their game. It was pathetic and an example of how this franchise lives in the past way too much.

 

I’m scared every week....

 

I was gonna say the Steelers scare their fans nowadays.

 

Yeah it’s a weird feeling going from super bowl aspirations to A legit bottom tier team

 

Shows how bad bengals really are lol

 

If I could like this I would lol

At least you and I agree on something

 

Bengals might already be in tank mode for a few games now.

 

Honestly I don’t mind as a fan as long as it leads the changes necessary to try and find our way back to the top. Sometimes you have to rebuild/reload by acquiring higher level talent. Those game changers are usually found towards the top of the draft. It’s quite obvious this current coaching regime needs superior talent to succeed.
I don’t mind suffering through a couple bad seasons if it leads to more success in the long run. I’m talking about being a serious contender and not a pretender. I don’t think the coaching we have in place is capable of getting us to the next level. I think we need a change and a couple bad seasons could facilitate that. I’m not a “never had a losing record “ guy. I have high expectations for my sports teams....

 

Tomlin is right there with the 2nd tier coaches. Stramm, Shula, Madden, Landry, Parcells, Cowher, others. I think he is stale for our team (13years?) though. He deserves a little credit.

 

It has been awhile, possibly 10 years ago

 

Spot on

 

When the defense had Polamalu and everyone's fav Harrison playing together.

 

This current team inspires fear in me every week, I fear we going to lose.

 

I remember reading and hearing on talk radio that teams that played us use to have to recover a couple weeks after. With that said the NFL has changed and that style of defense is not allowed. You can't look sideways at a QB now a days and don't make a bang bang hit on a WR cause you will get flagged as hitting a defenseless receiver. You can't blame the Steelers you have to blame the NFL.....now flag league!!!!!!

 

Shula and Landry are 2nd tier????? In what universe?

 

Bleacher report listed their top 25 NFL coaches of all time. The Steelers had 2 on the list. Cowher at #25 and Chuck Noll at #8. Here is the top ten.
1. Bill Belichick
2. Vince Lombardi
3. Paul Brown
4. Bill Walsh
5. Don Shula
6. Tom Landry
7. Bill Parcells
8. Chuck Noll
9. Joe Gibbs
10. George Halas

 

I have to say 2nd tier because they won big & kinda coasted for years afterwards.

My top tier would be
Lombardi, Noll, Walsh, Gibbs, Belicheat.
These guys are better than Shula or Landry imo.

 

I dont know how any team can instill fear since the product the NFL is putting on the field is so wussified

 

Putting Noll #2 and Belicheck at 5? Just a bit biased lol. Or do you mean not necessarily in that order?

 

We all know the Emperor was #1.

 

We won’t see it again. The league doesn’t allow that trademark Steelers style that we all loved.

 

This Bleacher Report list is an opinion just like mine. The only difference is Bleacher Report's opinion are written to promote controversy and click-baiting. If the list doesn't include Halas as a top 3 and Curly Lambeau in the top 10, the list can be questioned, in my opinion.

Here is the mytake list of top 10 coaches:

1. George Halas
2. Vince Lombardi
3. Bill Belichick
4. Chuck Noll
5. Curly Lambeau
6. Paul Brown
7. Bill Walsh
8. Don Shula
9. Tom Landry
10. Joe Gibbs

 

Bellicheck
Lombardi
Noll

my top 3