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What if the Steelers had drafted Dan Marino instead of Gabe Rivera?

What would the Steelers franchise have looked like had we drafted a future Hall of Fame, home-grown quarterback?

Pittsburgh Steelers Gabe Rivera | George Gojkovich/GettyImages

In 1983, I was fourteen years old. I had grown up watching the Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s, enjoying the success they had during that decade. They had won four Super Bowls in the span of six years, winning back-to-back Lombardi Trophies twice. That was unheard of at the time.

The 1983 NFL draft was legendary, in my opinion. There were seven future Hall of Fame players drafted in the first round.