I’ll play your silly game: Frank Lewis, Ron Shanklin, Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, Larry Brown TE, Franco Harris RB, Joe Gilliam QB. Lewis and Shanklin we’re as tough as two wide receivers could be, blocking and catching in a crowd, not particularly fast but swift. They would make great slot receivers now. Swann and Stallworth young and fast. the first super bowl year joe gilliam was qb as Noll had brought in Lionel Taylor to rework the passing game and Dan Radakovich to rework the offensive line. it was Mad Rad‘s second stint with the Steelers having helped Noll build the Steeler curtain. He reworked the line stance, inventing the modern stance that’s dominate in football now where the line doesnt have their hand in the dirt. Gilliam was first black qb to really be the starter and to have the offense built around him… Noll would yell at him for passing too much, and pass he did! qbs called their own plays then, and Gilliam would yell back ”they open coach! pressure off the field was just too much and it got to him and drugs did him in… but man what could have been! never seen another arm like “Jefferson Street Joe”s not before or since, it was like a bullwhip! terry Bradshaw says same thing as they were close friends. Terry threw a beautiful ball with lots of air under it. Joe threw a high fastball strike shredding zone defenses that were just coming into vogue. Bradshaw bounced back from earlier problems, he and Franco lead the team to first super bowl win and in years to come he would lead the passing game. All those guys way ahead of their times, would love to see them now with the changes both on and off the field. GoSteelers!!
