Shades of the Steelers of old...kinda. Hear me out

[top dawg]

In case y'all forgot, I am also a Steelers fan (except when they play the Panthers). When I look at the Panthers I can't help but see some similarities between this team and the Steelers team that dominated the 70s, when I was coming up. Now, before some of you go postal on me, I know that those Steelers teams have four rings. This is just me having dreams of Super Bowl rings in Charlotte. I can only hope that the Panthers will strive to play up to the level of probably the best team there ever was in NFL history. We do have the talent to take it all. Now it's just about motivation, desire, and consistency, consistency, consistency...and hope that John Fox = Chuck Noll.

Jake Delhomme = Terry Bradshaw

Thomas Davis/Jon Beason = Jack Ham/Jack Lambert

Julius Peppers = L. C. Greenwood

Steve Smith and Muhsin Muhammad = Lynn Swann/John Stallworth

Deangelo Williams/Jonathan Stewart = Franco Harris/Rocky Bleier

Chris Gamble = Mel Blount

Maake Kemoeatu = Ernie Holmes

Damione Lewis = Joe Greene

Johnson = Dwight White

[mountainpantherfan]

Some of the comparisons I can see but not so much on others. Damione Lewis = Joe Greene? Not in a million years.

[top dawg]

Some of the comparisons I can see but not so much on others. Damione Lewis = Joe Greene? Not in a million years.

Yeah, I admit that is probably the biggest stretch (as well as Kemoe and Charles Johnson), but some are still young or relatively young and will strive for those heights. I couldn't help to think about Jenks when thinking of Joe Greene though.

[Delhommey]

Actually I think it's a stretch comparing Swann to Smith.

I'm not kidding.

[mountainpantherfan]

Actually I think it's a stretch comparing Swann to Smith.

I'm not kidding.

Swann was good but no where near Smith. After hearing Young, who played with Jerry Rice, talk about Smith on MNF I'm convienced that Smith is going to be known as one of the top 5 WR ever. His numbers don't and won't match that of Rice but Smith's talent is at least on par with that of Rice.

[Brandon]

Actually I think it's a stretch comparing Swann to Smith.

I'm not kidding.

Swann and Smitty were both very similar. Smaller WR's with huge verticals and the ability to ****** just about any ball out of the air. Not to mention big plays after the catch.

The Jake/Terry comparison doesn't pan out, because TB was a very mobile QB and Jake.... well let's just leave it as saying he's not.

[Go To Girl]

You me at steelers fan - couldn't read another word after that -

[Brandon]

You me at steelers fan - couldn't read another word after that -

You have a problem with Steeler's fans?

[Kettle]

You have a problem with Steeler's fans?

OUR STATE IS F'n OVERRUN WITH THEM!!!

[Go To Girl]

yes - I do. If I ever see a car with any type of steelers bumper sticker or plate or emblem, I swear to God I really do this - I tell my husband to hit the car. My kids laugh at me because every time I see them make any dumb move, I'll say it's because they are a steelers fan. My husband ticks me off because he never does...and we're always in my car. I'd gladly sacrifice it to hit a steelers fan.

(oh, and I don''t mind the team nearly as much as I dislike the fans)

[Delhommey]

As long as we don't get fans like this:

[No More Rebuilding]

The Squeelers are going to get a beat down this weekend.

[Brandon]

yes - I do. If I ever see a car with any type of steelers bumper sticker or plate or emblem, I swear to God I really do this - I tell my husband to hit the car. My kids laugh at me because every time I see them make any dumb move, I'll say it's because they are a steelers fan. My husband ticks me off because he never does...and we're always in my car. I'd gladly sacrifice it to hit a steelers fan.

(oh, and I don''t mind the team nearly as much as I dislike the fans)

I'll be sure to keep a distance from you on the road then.

[unicar15]

Except their team was called the "The Steel Curtain" for a reason...our defense has not even looked comparable to theirs lately..