After almost five decades inhabiting the planet, with the majority of those years existing as a die hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan, I have had the pleasure of witnessing the full spectrum of Steelers seasons. Thankfully I wasn't around for the pre-Noll and Mean Joe years where the Steelers were the laughing stock of the NFL.
My earliest memories as a child revolve around the unparalleled Steel Curtain dynasty. Four titles in a six year period is unprecedented and the very definition of domination. That era of success set the bar of expectations for a large portion of the fanbase old enough to have experienced it.