Agree he is the one in the last decade, Hilton being a close 2nd.we lose good people every year. bu over the last 10 years who is the 1 guy you would have kept? for me it is Javon Hargrave. we needed him when he left and we need him now
Wasn't another reason Woodson left because the Steelers wanted to switch him to safety and he felt he could still play corner? He was playing safety with the Rats, iirc.Mike Hilton… he was perpetually ranked pretty high in slot corner rankings and was a great playmaker… he left for a pittance from a hated rival… bad free agency loss… many of the ones we lost were money related….
Another was Rod Woodson, who they mistakenly thought was done… his super bowl ring with tge Ravens is a blemish on our franchise…
they just thought he was done… he played corner in SF and Baltimore before he eventually switched to safetyWasn't another reason Woodson left because the Steelers wanted to switch him to safety and he felt he could still play corner? He was playing safety with the Rats, iirc.
I remember telling Alex Kozora on Twitter I’d trade Tuitt and long term Grave Digger. He pretty much said the Steelers would be stupid to consider that. Well, i bet he would take a 3rd and Hargrave about right now.we lose good people every year. bu over the last 10 years who is the 1 guy you would have kept? for me it is Javon Hargrave. we needed him when he left and we need him now
I didn't like losing Chad Brown. I was fond of the snake man and Colorado players at that time in regards to the draft. Hargrave was a victim of Tuitt being the better option without hindsight. I understood Rod's injury situation but that irritated me when he jumped ship. Thigpen's departure was irritating on a smaller scale but didn't like him leaving.
Mike Hilton… he was perpetually ranked pretty high in slot corner rankings and was a great playmaker… he left for a pittance from a hated rival… bad free agency loss… many of the ones we lost were money related….
Another was Rod Woodson, who they mistakenly thought was done… his super bowl ring with tge Ravens is a blemish on our franchise…
I don't think Bell counts because the Steelers offered him a good deal...probably even too much money considering the position. Considering Bell's production fell off a cliff as soon as he left it appears it worked out great for the Steelers.Does Bell count? He was a **** but you have to admit it hurt losing him.
You had me till the ending likeSeeing Rod Woodson leave in Free Agency after the 96 season was crushing! He still had alot of football left in him to play. A Generational talent! He was one of the All-Time Greatest DB's to ever play the game. A Steeler great and he should have been a Steeler his entire career! They really messed up letting him walk. The guy was the best Steelers CB of All-Time....yes even better than Mel Blount!
Seeing Rod Woodson leave in Free Agency after the 96 season was crushing! He still had alot of football left in him to play. A Generational talent! He was one of the All-Time Greatest DB's to ever play the game. A Steeler great and he should have been a Steeler his entire career! They really messed up letting him walk. The guy was the best Steelers CB of All-Time....yes even better than Mel Blount!