You must be talking about those mythical horrible twenty five years “after Bradshaw” where the Steelers still went to AFC title games and Super Bowls. Those “horrible years” right?
Speaking of Bradshaw, he was hung in effigy in Pittsburgh and benched several times and benched for the better part of four years before he ever found his stride in the 70’s. I guess he didn’t have it either or Pittsburghers were just dickheads.