This is the continuation of a series of “What If” articles on Steelers history.
1933-69: The Winter of Our Discontent: HERE.
1970-79: The Golden Age: HERE
1980-84: The Era where “Nothing Happened”: HERE
1985-92: The Great Bounce :HERE
1993-99: Don’t Call it a Comeback: HERE
1996-2003: Bill Cowher’s Second Act: HERE
2010-15: Heartbreak, part 1: HERE
2016-19: Heartbreak, part 2: HERE
In this edition, the changing of the guard, where the torch is passed from one Hall of Famer with a great nickname (The Bus) to another (Big Ben).