RuthlessBurgher
06-27-2011, 01:51 PM
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Last week, Linda Richman got the board talking about the top 10 Steeler linebackers of all time.
This week, we continue, by discussing our top 10 Steeler defensive backs of all time.
Last time, we had to mix-and-match inside and outside backers, players from the 3-4 vs. the 4-3. This time, you have to figure out where to rank certain corners and safeties from different eras with one another. Rod Woodson vs. Mel Blount at the top is so close, so tough...my tiebreaker is the fact that the NFL needed to change its rules because of Mel. Carnell Lake vs. Donnie Shell...another difficult choice...I went Lake on basis of his ability to move to CB when needed and flourish there as well. Even when we got to the bottom of the list, I wanted to include Deshea Townsend for all that he has done for us over the years, but it's hard to say that he was a better corner than Judge Dwayne Woodruff, since Deshea spent most of his career as a nickel back rather than a starter.
Here are my picks. Have at it.
1. Mel Blount
2. Rod Woodson
3. Troy Polamalu
4. Carnell Lake
5. Donnie Shell
6. Ike Taylor
7. Jack Butler
8. Mike Wagner
9. J.T. Thomas
10. Dwayne Woodruff
Last week, Linda Richman got the board talking about the top 10 Steeler linebackers of all time.
This week, we continue, by discussing our top 10 Steeler defensive backs of all time.
Last time, we had to mix-and-match inside and outside backers, players from the 3-4 vs. the 4-3. This time, you have to figure out where to rank certain corners and safeties from different eras with one another. Rod Woodson vs. Mel Blount at the top is so close, so tough...my tiebreaker is the fact that the NFL needed to change its rules because of Mel. Carnell Lake vs. Donnie Shell...another difficult choice...I went Lake on basis of his ability to move to CB when needed and flourish there as well. Even when we got to the bottom of the list, I wanted to include Deshea Townsend for all that he has done for us over the years, but it's hard to say that he was a better corner than Judge Dwayne Woodruff, since Deshea spent most of his career as a nickel back rather than a starter.
Here are my picks. Have at it.
1. Mel Blount
2. Rod Woodson
3. Troy Polamalu
4. Carnell Lake
5. Donnie Shell
6. Ike Taylor
7. Jack Butler
8. Mike Wagner
9. J.T. Thomas
10. Dwayne Woodruff