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Favorite player per HC.

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by 86WardsWay, Jan 8, 2022.

  1. 86WardsWay

    86WardsWay Well-Known Member

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    Who was you favorite player for the 3 Head Coaches that we have had over the last 52 years.

    For me it is:

    Coach Noll - Jack Lambert. Runner ups are Joe Greene and Rocky Bleir.

    Coach Cowher - Hines Ward. Runner ups Troy Polamalu are Jerome Bettis.

    Coach Tomlin - Ben Roethlisberger. Runner ups are Maurkice Pouncey and Heath Miller.
     
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  2. S.T.D

    S.T.D Well-Known Member

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    Noll - Blount
    Cowher - Troy P.
    Tomlin - Heyward

    Runners up.
    Noll - Greene , and Lambert
    Cowher - Hampton, and Ward
    Tomlin - TJ, and Woodley (until He got paid,and fat)
     
  3. FosterMorris

    FosterMorris Well-Known Member

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    Noll - too young but I'll go Woodson because he was drafted by Noll

    Cowher - Porter

    Tomlin - Harrison
     
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  4. S.T.D

    S.T.D Well-Known Member

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    Cowher brought in Harrison
     
  5. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Snoozing

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    Lambert

    Bettis

    Harrison
     
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  6. FosterMorris

    FosterMorris Well-Known Member

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    Yeah but he didn't start until Porter left. I was kind of unclear on the overlap.

    Heyward is my favorite player drafted by Tomlin.
     
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  7. santeesteel

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    ?
     
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  8. santeesteel

    santeesteel

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    Mean Joe
    Troy
    T.J.
     
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  9. 86WardsWay

    86WardsWay Well-Known Member

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    What are you confused about? Ben played the majority of his career under Tomlin.
     
  10. Marvology

    Marvology Well-Known Member

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    Noll was before I got into football

    Cowher kind of had 2 eras: pre-and post-Kordell

    pre-Kordell: Greg Lloyd
    post-Kordell: Troy Polamalu

    Same with Tomin, pre- and post-"Cowher's players and Coaches"

    pre-leftovers: James Harrison
    post-leftovers: Le'veon Bell
     
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  11. TuRnDoWnForWaTT

    TuRnDoWnForWaTT Well-Known Member

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    Chuck Noll / Greg Lloyd

    Bill Cowher / Hines Ward

    Mike Tomlin / Ben Roethlisberger

    runners up

    Noll / Woodson
    Cowher / Porter
    Tomlin / Harrison

    I excluded 70's Noll players. I was too small to remember the glory years.
     
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  12. santeesteel

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    But drafted under Cowher's time. That's the way I read it?!
     
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  13. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    The OP didn’t say that the coach had to draft the player, if a player played under two different coaches, it’s up to you which you associate them with.

    For me it would be:

    Noll: Bradshaw. Runner up: Swann
    Cowher: Woodson. Runner up: Ward
    Tomlin: Troy: Runner up: Ben
     
  14. WNYFAN

    WNYFAN Well-Known Member

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    Noll-Lambert
    Cowher-Ward
    Tomlin-Miller
     
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  15. Steel Hog

    Steel Hog Well-Known Member

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    Can't do this because there are too many that were deserving and players playing for more than one HC>.
     
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  16. Rush2seven

    Rush2seven Well-Known Member

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    Noll - Rocky, Harris, Mean Joe, Lambert, Swann, Bradshaw, LC Greenwood, Blount, Brister, Hodge (special mention to the entire teams from 1974, 1975, 1978, & 1979)
    Cowher - Lloyd, Kevin Green, Kordell, Bettis, Hines, Troy, Ben (special mention to the entire team from 2005)
    Tomlin - Hines, Troy, Ben, Harrison, AB before he quit on the team, JuJu, TJ Watt (special mention to the entire team from 2008)
     
  17. S.T.D

    S.T.D Well-Known Member

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    Same. That's why I picked the way I did. Ah well ....I guess it doesn't matter.
     
  18. 86WardsWay

    86WardsWay Well-Known Member

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    I guess I should have specified "played for at any time".
     
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  19. The Sodfather

    The Sodfather Well-Known Member

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    Too many to list from all three tenures.
     
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  20. Rush2seven

    Rush2seven Well-Known Member

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    “for” pretty much means that
     
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  21. mytake

    mytake Well-Known Member

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    How many times did Cowher cut him?
     
  22. mytake

    mytake Well-Known Member

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    How come the Lambert avatar then?
     
  23. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    It’s cool :cool:
     
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  24. mytake

    mytake Well-Known Member

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    Franco (Jack Ham)
    Bettis (Lloyd)
    TJ Watt ( Roethlisberger)
     
  25. 86WardsWay

    86WardsWay Well-Known Member

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    Could have used this one for your favorite player though.

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