It happens every time a prominent athlete retires. People ask: Where does he rank in his franchise’s history?
Here we go again.
Where does Heath Miller fit among the all-time Steelers? Was he a legendary player the way Joe Greene and Mike Webster were? No. Is he a future Hall of Famer the way Alan Faneca and Troy Polamalu are? No. Will he go down as one of the more popular players the way Franco Harris and Jerome Bettis did? Absolutely.
“Heeeaath!”
There is a difference between being great and being popular. I thought it would be fun to put together a top-10 list of Steelers from the past 50 years in each category so you can compare your choices to mine.