stillers4me
10-12-2015, 05:35 AM
In the 83-year history of their proud Super Bowl-winning franchise, the Steelers have had remarkable consistency and longevity in critical areas of their team.
Perhaps nowhere has that been more apparent than with their head coaches, as only three men — Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin — have been in charge of the team in the past 56 years. That each has won a Super Bowl and appeared in at least one other only adds to the lore of the longevity.
Even at center, the Steelers have had four players man the position for nearly most of the past 51 years — Ray Mansfield, Mike Webster, Dermontti Dawson and Maurkice Pouncey. Two of those — Webster and Dawson — are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. And Pouncey, a four-time Pro Bowl pick in his first five years, could be headed there at his pace.
Believe it or not, kicker has been an area of relative stability, too, especially given the tenuous nature of the position. In the past 16 years, only four players — Kris Brown, Todd Peterson, Jeff Reed and Shaun Suisham — handled all the kicking duties for the Steelers. And Peterson’s tenure lasted all of 10 games in 2002.
But no more...............
read more @ http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2015/10/12/Pittsburgh-Steelers-no-exception-to-growing-trend-of-struggling-NFL-kickers-football/stories/201510120045
Perhaps nowhere has that been more apparent than with their head coaches, as only three men — Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin — have been in charge of the team in the past 56 years. That each has won a Super Bowl and appeared in at least one other only adds to the lore of the longevity.
Even at center, the Steelers have had four players man the position for nearly most of the past 51 years — Ray Mansfield, Mike Webster, Dermontti Dawson and Maurkice Pouncey. Two of those — Webster and Dawson — are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. And Pouncey, a four-time Pro Bowl pick in his first five years, could be headed there at his pace.
Believe it or not, kicker has been an area of relative stability, too, especially given the tenuous nature of the position. In the past 16 years, only four players — Kris Brown, Todd Peterson, Jeff Reed and Shaun Suisham — handled all the kicking duties for the Steelers. And Peterson’s tenure lasted all of 10 games in 2002.
But no more...............
read more @ http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2015/10/12/Pittsburgh-Steelers-no-exception-to-growing-trend-of-struggling-NFL-kickers-football/stories/201510120045