Earlier this week, we wrote the 1964-1971 Pittsburgh Steelers were named the 21st best/worst “anti-dynasty” in league history as one of the ugliest stretches of failure football’s ever seen. And we noted one era was probably going to top it. That’s exactly what happened with Football Outsiders naming the 1933-1943 Pirates/Steelers the 7th worst “dynasty” ever.
Over the team’s first nine seasons, they went just 25-71-6, a .275 winning percentage. In explaining this miserable pile of failure, author Bryan Knowles noted the team’s poor recruiting strategy hindered the team from fielding a competitive roster.