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The All-Time Not So Much Team
October 25, 2007

With the Steelers naming their All-Time Team yesterday (see cool video of it here), we thought we'd take today to honor those gentlemen who wore the Black & Gold whom we'd rather all forget about.

Introducing the Steelers All-Time Not So Much Team ...

We realize that the Steelers were generally horrible prior to 1972, but as BNG falls into the 30 and under demographic, this "Band of Bumblers" is comprised of players we actually saw play.

[Disclosure: Steelers Tribute has run a much cooler version of this all season (and with voting goodness!) but we thought we'd borrow the idea for the day. Thanks, guys.]

OFFENSE

QB: Kent Graham
See: At Cleveland, 2000 season.
RB: Tim Worley
Worst. Pick. Ever.
RB: Famous Amos Zeroue
Given the keys to the kingdom and the Bus's job. Funny how things work out ...
T: Jamain Stephens
Did have a nice game against Reggie White once. Unfotunately, that was his ONLY good game.
G: John Reinstra
Rhino was a no-go.
C: None.
Consistant excellence since the late 1960's
G: Tom Ricketts
Played like he had rickets.
T: Todd Fordham
A swinging gate from Florida State.
TE: Eric Green
Exceptional talent. Chronic underacheiver. Occassional drug problem. All-Dud team captain.
WR: Troy Edwards
Bad attitude. Bad receiver.
WR: Charles Johnson
Had some productive years in Pennsylvania. With the Eagles.

DEFENSE

DL: Daryl Sims
Another first round flop.
DL: Nolan Harrison
Horrible free agency pickup.
DL: Brentson Buckner
Tough call because he wasn't terrible, but he made that dumb playoff rap song that became bulletin board material prior to a Steelers postseason exit.
OLB: Alonzo Jackson
Remember this name, Mr. Timmons.
ILB: Huey Richardson
First round pick. Noticing a trend?
ILB: Kendrell Bell
Seriously. Played like the second coming off Jack Lambert for one season. Then was either constantly hurt or generally invisible when on the field.
OLB: Aaron Jones Uncanny that the Steelers routinely drafted dolts like this in round one, yet scoop up Greg Lloyd in the fifth.
CB: Beltin' Delton Hall
Dubbed "The Toaster" for his propensity for getting burnt. Or was that Harvey Clayton?
CB: Hank Poteat.
Amazing that he has a Super Bowl ring (New England).
SS: Umm ...
Donnie Shell to Carnell Lake to Lee Flowers to Troy Polamalu. Three should be HOFers and another solid player.
FS: Scott Shields
This guy stunk on ice.

SPECIAL TEAMS

K: Kris Brown.
His dismissal gave the Steelers the equally bad Todd Pederson for a few games.
P: Chris Gardocki
But he never had one blocked, as you may have heard ...

HOT LINKS

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And finally, PittGirl mines this treasure about football culture in Pittsburgh versus Seattle.

First published on October 25, 2007 at 2:11 am