For me, I’ll of course never forget the way that Ben would shrug off defenders. How he’d extend plays, hut long accurate throws in stride. Even the shovel passes.
Of course seeing Troy and his hair flying about on seemingly every play. His ability to constantly get there and affect games was legendary. Whether timing the snap count, or somehow scooping interceptions off the ground one handed.
To today and seeing TJ massively impact games at critical moments. Getting key sacks, and turnovers that have kept the team in countless games.
What are some favorites over the years?
Haven’t been a Steelers/football fan for very long (last year was my first season ig you could call it as a fan) so I didn’t really get to see the killer B’s or Troy play but I’ve loved seeing cam play even in his old age he is electric. Another would be Tj (obviously) and Alex. More specifically this season has been JPJ (got to see his int in the Baltimore game) and Warren
Antwaan Randle El
Willie Parker
LaMarr Woodley
Juju-Smith Schuster
Cameron Heyward
For me it was Rod Woodson. He embodied everything that my younger self thought great football player were. I remember taking my ailing father to a Steelers game/ Jets game (live in NJ) and I got end zone seats in the first few rows. Woodson was returning kickoffs in those days and he caught a kickoff in the far end zone from us and ran it back 90 yards for a go-ahead touchdown and it’s literally burned into my memories especially when I think back on my father. Fast forward to the pandemic and my wife got me a Cameo video from Rod himself wishing me a happy birthday. He also sent me a HOF signed Jersey that wasn’t described in the video my wife paid for ($80 for the Cameo , if that) and I thought that was super cool so I messaged him on social media to thank him and sent him a pic of it hangin in my man cave and he responded and I just felt the whole thing ha was pretty amazing
Deebo, post-Steel Curtain nobody has embodied what it means to be a Steeler more than James Harrison. Undrafted guy who was cut by multiple teams, did a stint in Europe, didn’t become a full-time starter until he was 29. He went on to win a DPoY and retired as our sack leader. Not to mention the most iconic Super Bowl play of all time.
Of course i want to say Troy, AB, Ben, TJ etc but since those are the most popular answers, I’m going with LeVeon Bell in his prime. A dual threat option out of the backfield. The beauty of taking the handoff and patiently dancing behind the offensive line until that hole opened was beautiful.
Leveon Bell
TJ Watt. The first player I’ve watched improve and grow since the beginning and I thought he’d be a bust at first
Martavis Bryant with the ball in space. I remember a db coach comforting a guy he torched. “That’s 6’4”, 211 lbs, and he ran a 4.4… don’t feel bad, that’s a gazelle”. Quoting from memory but that was basically it.