5 greatest draft regrets in Pittsburgh Steelers history

The Steelers should have never stuck with Mark Malone for so long

The end of the 70s dynasty happened as the star players began to retire during the early 80s. The Steelers began to fall into a funk as the team started losing games. Terry Bradshaw could not stay healthy, and Mark Malone was turned to often during those times.

Many held onto hope that Malone would make for an easy transition from Bradshaw. They wanted that to be true and wished they could stay competitive, but that did not happen.  Unfortunately for the black and gold, this transition period was rocky and saw many quarterbacks start for them that lacked talent.

The main issue with Malone and his tenure with Pittsburgh was the number of chances that he was given to start for this team. Not just him but other players at the position should have been moved on from much sooner. That could have led to better options during draft classes in the 80s that the club missed out on.

Some of those names that they seemed disinterested in included the likes of future Hall of Famers at quarterback. Some notable signal callers that were some of the bests to ever play the game in the Steelers uniform just became a dream. Joe Montana, John Elway, and Dan Marino just to name a few.