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Pittsburgh Fans Will Hate Colin Cowherd's Brutal Steelers Comparison originally appeared on SportsNet Pittsburgh. Add SportsNet Pittsburgh as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Pittsburgh Steelers used to be an elite franchise. They're tied with the New England Patriots for the most Super Bowl titles in NFL history and haven't had a losing season since 2003.
However, the Steelers have been mired in a state of mediocrity for a while now. They haven't won a playoff game in nine years and are still hoping that 42-year-old Aaron Rodgers decides to come back for another season.
They're not a serious organization anymore, and Colin Cowherd took them to task for it on Thursday's episode of "The Herd."
"Here's what's funny. The Steelers view themselves, because of their history, as an elite franchise," Cowherd said. "The Steelers are much closer to the Jets, but they're a more functional version. The idea that the good teams in the league would just allow a 41-year-old quarterback to string them along is laughable... They're the Jets with more function. They are."
Pittsburgh wins more regular-season games than the Jets, obviously, but still isn't close to championship caliber.
Cowherd thinks the Steelers are closer to the bottom of the league than the top, noting that they've had a bottom-10 offense for seven straight seasons and the league's most expensive defense for five consecutive years. He also said they have "real questions" about their GM and long-term plans at quarterback.
New York is perpetually rebuilding, whereas Pittsburgh has refused to do so. That makes a difference during the regular season, but come January, they still end up with the same number of postseason wins.
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