The Legend of Kordell Stewart

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[@elvishouck]

I was a fan, he did what he could with what he had. The mistakes killed us but we always felt like we were in it. He was fun to watch.

[@ab3040]

I wish he would've had a more Taysom Hill type role.

[@SolitaryMan41]

Great Answer very noble one. Slash was hope at that time.

[@jorgegaytan3012]

👍👍👍

[@mrhead6856]

Shawn Houck he sucked as a qb would have been an amazing wide receiver and had long career like Hines Ward

[@RichM0410]

Shawn Houck not to start a fight but ODonell (sp?) killed u guys! SB was an excellent example made Larry Brown SB MVP.

[@l.j.jackson3674]

Slash and the Bus are the reasons I fell in love with Steelers football! And if we started him instead of O’Donnell in that super bowl we probably win!

[@jorgegaytan3012]

Totally right

[@ElGonzoMayor]

Absolutely

[@gardenislandbradda]

Same here

[@RichM0410]

L.J. Jackson yes. O’Donnell made Larry brown SB mvp

[@l.j.jackson3674]

Rich Moore O’Donnell should have been the Cowboys MVP that game....

[@coopboulton]

He was a player that came out of the draft 20 years too early. If he was a modern player he would have benefited tremendously from the new QB running games like the RPO. He also would have benefited from having today's coaches that understand a mobile quarterback much better.

[@WhathehadasSole]

He would have been a DANGEROUS weapon under a Andy Reid. Play WR to RB to QB

[@soulesslemming]

Kordell went through 3 offensive coordinators, that's gotta be tough for a qb.

[@printezstroman]

Especially with no QB coach.

[@EdmacZ]

Four. Ray Sherman was fired mid season in 1998, Gilbride replaced him, until Mularkey took over in 2000.

[@soulesslemming]

@@EdmacZ lol I forgot about Sherman.

[@grinningchicken]

Changing Coordinators repeatedly turns QB brains to mush Most of the greats had only one sometimes 2 in their whole career

[@soulesslemming]

@@grinningchicken completely agree

[@victoryasher66]

Man, if the Steelers had an OC who coulda really opened him up back then the way the Ravens opened up SJ last year, Slash woulda been beast mode. The Steelers didn't know how to use this jewel of an athlete they had.

[@MarsRacingNetwork]

People like to forget that he had something like 4-5 offensive coordinators during his tenure.Guy was solid,and fun to watch.

[@funzjag]

Stewart had some great seasons and was a top notch athlete. I throughly enjoyed this mini documentary.

[@Swank_Bono]

He was a part of one of the underrated college teams of that time, Colorado. Ray Carruth, Michael Westbrook, Rashaan Salaam, Slash that team was beast! Glad I had the privilege to see it.

[@sofiarune3124]

Killer Carruth lol

[@grinningchicken]

@@sofiarune3124 I forgot Killer Ray was on that team.

[@TonyTheBassPlayer1]

I always said history will be infinitely kinder to Kordell than the haters in the Pittsburgh faithful. He endured more ticky tack rumors and racist driven hate mongering than any quarterback in my lifetime. I Loved Kordell. Saw him play in both of those AFC Championship seasons live in person. Saw a lot of his regular season games too and all of his home playoff games. I remember many a day, between him and the Bus, we would be dominating teams so heavily in the 4th quarter, that I would catch the last 5 minutes on the ferry, with a Jack n Coke, listening to Bill and Myron kabitz on the radio, waiting to get taken back to the parking lot in Station Square on the Southside.

[@brypete]

Kordell and Greg Lloyd were always my favorite players as a kid..kinda wish the Steelers weren't changing offensive coordinators from 97-00.. I think consistency there would of helped him as a QB more...

[@timothykozlowski2732]

Kevin Greene and Greg Lloyd, were great together.

[@adgee5401]

You forgot to mention that he won AFC Offensive Player of the Year in 2001.

[@johnscott353]

Kordells legacy- a great running qb who couldnt handle the big games

[@rowlandbuck2703]

The Steelers were physically out played in all those games. It wasn’t just Kordell.

[@EdmacZ]

Didn’t know it was Kordell who gave up two Special Teams return touchdowns against the Patriots in 2001.

[@johnscott353]

@@EdmacZ yes the main reason they lost was cause of special teams. But watch the end it's on KZbin. He had two opportunities to tie, and severely overthrew his passes leading to interceptions. It wasnt his fault they were down but given the opportunity to tie he collapsed under the pressure there isnt much debate there

[@wazz3987]

Mystic Souls wasn’t even a big game that’s the sad part, had to stop one dude and just say boo to tannehill and would of made it, smh

[@mannyamato247]

tommyboy so true

[@Dizzle0919]

Kordell obviously was ahead of his time as far as his skill level...First Steelers Jersey I ever purchased was his

[@ItzYinzburgh]

I’m looking to get another soon! I loved Slash

[@lonewolf7136]

💯gotta give it up to slash we need a qb like him right now

[@TrashBagB]

Those B-Roll shots in the beginning were epic #BangBang #SteelerGang

[@CarlosFlores-bj9bf]

I love that guy he was my favorite in that time

[@blaqlight1918]

So much fun to watch, I was always excited to see what he would do next....He could be do anything on any given play.

[@bennygarr5468]

Slash was my man I would take him right now

[@brendalee4013]

Slash was so fun and exciting to watch, he was an amazing athlete!

[@billyholic]

He was a great Football player

[@aidan9497]

If he would’ve just accepted the slash role and played slot receiver he would go down as an all time NFL fan favorite. One of a kind

[@SuperGuitarDude7]

He was great! He was great for the Steelers before he was the starting QB, and as starting QB he led us to two AFC Championship games and I don't think anyone could have stopped the Broncos or the Patriots those years. They both did win the Superbowl those two years.

[@williamshepley3923]

It was a luv hate thing with kordell. I was at the game in Baltimore 97 where Pitt overcame a 21 point half time deficit to win

[@RANS87IROCZ]

He was one of my fav players! For sure at the time! I believed in him!

[@kevin5073]

I remember these years well. I always felt that if he had played receiver he would be a HOF player. Imagine having Stewart and Ward at receiver...

[@Zachary-it7uq]

He played lots of positions WR, QB, HB

[@jnyfumare]

He cried when he played the bench.

[@charlescampbell7710]

I’ve always said this about Kordell, he was a quarterback in college but when he got to the league the Steelers used him where they need. “SLASH” how many NFL players go from a RB or WR to quarterback?

[@CSnake4Gaming]

Taysom Hill

[@NWGhost71]

I thought he was great and so fun to watch. They should have left him alone and let him play ball his way based on his strengths. I always felt the Steelers failed him.

[@ItzYinzburgh]

Chewbacca Wonka Thank you so much for watching!

[@adgee5401]

Chewbacca Wonka He wanted to play QB.

[@mrredwhite1244]

U cane say that again

[@mrredwhite1244]

U can say that again! I'm just saying.This computer make u dumb as a Brick! Lol😏

[@NWGhost71]

@@mrredwhite1244 Ok? Explain?

[@Matrix_2310]

He is my FAVORITE steeler of all time. He is the REASON I wore number 10!

[@ItzYinzburgh]

Loved watching Slash

[@Urpapa109]

Growing up, he was my favorite player to watch. I was a huge Steelers fan

[@billyholic]

To me he was amazing and brought winning attitude back to the steelers

[@frankdelcampo1383]

I think we could all agree that Kordell was a player before his time. Imagine him playing in today's wide open offenses? He was called "SLASH" for a reason because he did it all! He could run, he could pass, he could play WR and heck I think he even punted at one point too! The thing is, we can all agree he was super talented and have game changing skills and abilities. Not to make excuses for him but he had numerous coordinators at one point as guys left to take on either head coaching jobs elsewhere since "HE" directly or indirectly helped them get those gigs. Kordell's only failure was not being able to win in the playoffs and let me tell you as gut wrenching as it was to lose to Denver at home and to New England at home, he was not the play caller. Not all of those errors were on him. Sure, he was the pulling the trigger but I have watched some of those games and in hind site, the coach was managing Kordell and not fully letting him do his thing! If anybody remembers Marty Schottenheimer, he always put together great teams and great regular season records but come PLAYOFFS, the was different. To some degree. Coach Cowher did the same and coached the game not to lose instead of trying to win the game! Kordell played in a time when the Steelers were a run on 1st, 2nd downs and then chuck the ball on 3rd. We challenged defenses to stop the BUS and let our defense to out there and punish and play behind what I would call a short lead. Perfect examples again are the losses in the playoffs while holding small leads! When Kordell was allowed to be KORDELL, he was awesome! His playoff record and TD to INT ration will always be the reason why he is not looked at as a great QB in Pittsburgh. I for one, see him for what he hwas and that was a super multi-tallented player that always did what was asked of him and more! He revolutionized the QB play in the late 90s and made teams look at player like him in totally different manner! If Kordell was playing today, we would be having all sorts of other conversations. Kordell, once a STEELER, Always a STEELER! You are still very much appreciated and loved in the BURGH! Will always be remembered by me as a Steeler Great!!!

[@DrunkSteelersFan]

Love your vids bub. Slash deserves more love

[@lordzedd3297]

great stuff man thanks for the video, under rated legend

[@ItzYinzburgh]

Thanks so much! Thanks for watching!

[@franklinstahl3711]

He is the greatest SLASH player I've ever seen. I would like to see some of those earlier plays at the line of scrimmage where the line split and Kordell was involved in the fancy play.

[@ArmedNDangerous]

I’ve been a Steeler fan 30 years and I’m only 38, but I must say that Kordell has a hell of a career in the end, yes, his career was solid, he definitely wasn’t a bum that’s for damm sure a very talented QB who couldn’t get over the hump, but that’s ok he was only one man hats off to Kordell “Slash” Stewart #Steelers4Life#

[@davejohnson4950]

Was always one of my favorite players. Had his jerseys

[@jonathanstout3034]

This was a good ass vid my brother, with some great editing and commentary.

[@ItzYinzburgh]

Thank you so so much!!

[@WorldisGone]

I just subscribed! Your videos are kick ass! Keep them coming! Especially the ones going back in time to great performances

[@ItzYinzburgh]

Thank you so so much! I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it!

[@dodoubleg2356]

While you can point to other, earlier rushing QB's like Randall Cunningham, Warren Moon, etc...I think the emergence of the dual-threat QB started w/Slash. A QB who can throw 70+ yds in the air while breaking off 80yd TD runs thanks to his 4.4sec 40yd speed, having career seasons w/21 passing TD's while rushing for 11 more, Slash was one of the most explosive & entertaining players I've ever seen. If I didn't know any better, I'd think that Slash was Lamar Jackson's distant relative...completely untouchable in the regular season, but unable to win the big game in the post-season. Whatever the case, Slash broke the mold for all the dual-threat QB's who would later follow in his shoes.

[@ItzYinzburgh]

Very well said!

[@dodoubleg2356]

@@ItzYinzburgh Thank ya...very much appreciated. Biggest test of the Steelers season.

[@pvanduyk6781]

Kordell was so fun to watch. He most likely would be a Hall of Famer had he accepted his role as "Slash".

[@jasons187]

Very exciting player to watch 👀

[@roundsaturn31]

Great athlete and a dynamic player that wasn't fully utilized at times, that and some throwing mistakes (understandable) killed us. Always seemed like a great guy.

[@ryanatorryanson9535]

Having 3 offensive coordinators in 5 years killed him.

[@roundsaturn31]

@@ryanatorryanson9535 probably why I said understandable :)

[@roundsaturn31]

Great athlete, no question

[@ryanatorryanson9535]

@@roundsaturn31 I gotcha. I’ve just always felt he was judged too harshly for things that were out of his control.

[@davidschalit907]

If he had stayed a wide receiver, then he would have been the best wide receiver of all time.

[@TyBritt1829]

I put away my Stewart #10 game jersey... based on "off the field" rumors. But this segment reminded me that Slash was my boy.. and I need to pull it back out for game day

[@ItzYinzburgh]

That’s great man! Slash was that dude!

[@atownish1488hh]

I heard that too, was it ever verified

[@mikeschmidt4800]

I'm not anything of a Steelers fan, but, I've always loved watching them. Especially through Bettis, Ward and Big Ben leading a consistent ass whipping for the majority of their opponents throughout decades. It's almost like the Steelers have never adapted or changed like a great white.

[@mikeschmidt4800]

Dont let me forget about big ass Harrison.

[@screamzz4374]

So Stewart at the start of his career was like how taysom hill is currently?

[@RichM0410]

CU BUFFS fan so watched him through college.73 yards in the air CU at Michigan ‘94 I believe. Got him to sign a CU helmet at QB challenge in Fl when he was a Steeler👍

[@robertovaquerobazan9824]

A thing of beauty those runs with Dermonti Dawson in front of him, he should have stayed as a slash!

[@sheriffofrockridge9095]

The reason I’m a Steelers fan. I wish he stayed as Slash but oh well. Kordell !!!!

[@brucehamilton7702]

He was ahead of his time. Don’t think Cowher quite knew how to utilize him. Today he would be a star.

[@DaveBailiff]

Spot on, do one about steeler running backs through the years.

[@kevinwright4452]

love slash

[@tricky92x]

Fun to watch. As a football fan, that's all we can really ask for...

[@deannaavacoffman6697]

Awesome intro music!

[@d-mo733]

Bahahaha!

[@Itsovercuntfu]

Kordell definitely had some great games as a Stiller.

[@donald2490]

I never really got to watch him watch, all but one season. My second year of watching football he was pulled for Tommy Maddox. I think he dealt with a lot of racism from Pittsburgh fans and other nearby racist fans. He wasn't that best at reading defense but an incredible athlete.

[@whatupninjas]

Kordell Stewart would be a top 5 pick this year if he were born in 1990.

[@richardmartinez7298]

Big fan of kordell Watched him at colorado I wish he won bigger games or beat Nebraska he just couldn't raise his game when it mattered the most

[@steelersgoingfor7706]

46-29 2 AFC Championship games. He'd be in Canton if he was a wr.

[@r3troclipzgaming208]

He’s my football coach at north Atlanta

[@ItzYinzburgh]

That’s sick!

[@r3troclipzgaming208]

Ik

[@michaeltorres7696]

I hated him when I was a kid, he would get us to the playoffs but never the championship. As I look back I have love for those teams and have fond memories. He was an innovator but frustrated the hell outta me!

[@SirAntBo]

Those days... man

[@hbathletictraining]

The NFL’s first version of Taysom Hill lol. Slash wasn’t the best QB, but he was a pure athlete who was dangerous AF w/ the ball in his hands

[@yoymon1265]

I forgot about that new england playoff loss, they been haunting us for a long long time

[@ryanatorryanson9535]

I sissy’s felt his talents were mismanaged and squandered by Pittsburgh not being able to keep an OC. They are NOTORIOUSLY cheap in areas like that & won’t match offers. Stewart had 3 OCs in 5 years. NO quarterback can succeed like that. It’s a miracle he did as well as he did given the circumstances.

[@johnkrolczyk2241]

Stewart was a great athlete and really fun to watch. My only knock on him is that he would get into his own head to much and would fall apart after making a turnover. That was the one crucial area where he was not like Bradshaw. (both great athletes that were prone to throwing interceptions; it was just about how they each handled it mentally).

[@ItzYinzburgh]

Great observation of Stewart!

[@johnkrolczyk2241]

thanks

[@JD-te9tj]

we would have won the Super Bowl with Kordell Stewart in '95...but, yeah.

[@poseidon699]

Who's here after he got a card in Madden lol has good rushing passing and receiving ratings

[@saneman666]

I think he was an OK QB with some really good electric moments. However, he could have been a great near HOF type player if he was willing to embrace his role as SLASH.

[@EdmacZ]

Kordell Stewart. In other words. How not to manage and develop a young QB. He took a lot of unfair heat for the lean years of 1998-2000, but it wasn’t his fault. The 90’s Steelers were hemmoraging talent from free agency and Cowher never truly respected him. Stewart was banned from QB meetings. Four different offensive coordinators in five years. Ben didn’t get his fourth offensive coordinator until his 15th year in the league. He managed to put together one more solid year in 2001, but by then the damage was done.

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

He won 9 games in 2000 He was under .500 in 98 & 99

[@lovemaddenstephanieramirez7255]

@@dumisatonyjohnson8145 he was still a choke artist

[@mrredwhite1244]

If the Steelers would have played kordell against the cowboys in the 1996 Superbowl the Steelers would have won. Kordell got them there. He was a great Quarterback.

[@joshselkovits466]

I grew up watching Kordell. He was electric when he first came into the league. But he was BRUTAL to watch as a Steelers fan. Couldn’t make reads. Too many really bad interceptions

[@KamikazzeScorpion]

After watching All American on Netflix , I must say SpencerJames (Daniel Ezra a Brit) so reminded me of slash, could of been his twin ;)

[@DoubleG247]

Definitely a legend at kissing men at SCHENLEY PARK! Who can forget that one ☝🏽

[@yancyjenkinssr1824]

We're u there?

[@patrickwentz8413]

He was a turnover machine. So many great athletic skills. Wish he could have swallowed his pride and just been SLASH.

[@Rengis33]

This.

[@cybrhunk333]

I'd say he played his career just about right..he wanted to be a qb, got the opportunity and took it as far as he could. Both his SLASH and QB stints will always be remembered fondly, as well as, his commitment to the Black n Gold.

[@shawnj1966]

I loved Kordell as Slash but as a full time QB he just wasn't cut out for that. He would make a mistake and be horrible for the rest of the game! He just wasn't mentally capable of getting over it! Great player though and a great guy!

[@charlesstevens6705]

If they would have left Kordell alone like they do today he could have made a difference, yet they wanted im to be a pocket passer, Go figure !!

[@robertrohde4579]

He was best in the pocket. He couldn't throw well at all if he was on the run. Once teams learned that he couldn't throw on the run it took away any and all advantages. He could have been one of the NFL's all-time great wide receivers.

[@grinningchicken]

20 years later the NFL finally figures out what fans have been saying for years.

[@jasonking4146]

Had he played in today's nfl I'm confident that he'd be on par with Russell Wilson

[@jimmyplenderleith9471]

Kordell's only flaw, and it came to haunt him, was trying to do too much with his arm in the huge situations......2001 AFC Title game second half. But given that the OC and the plays he was running were not tailored to his style, but more to a normal drop back passer, its not entirely his fault. He just came 15-20 years too early. Imagine him and Randall Cunningham in today's offensive systems....

[@26jciotti]

Slash went to Chicago??? I don't recall that stop before his time in Baltimore

[@thomasclendaniel520]

How did the Cowher Steelers always get outcoached in the postseason? They let the other team’s offense dictate their incredible defense and through lack of an offensive game plan, they allowed the defenses to dictate that Stewart throw long in order to win the game. He rarely had decent wide receivers to work with, Still shaking my head.... Stewart was hard as nails. He took incredible shots. I only saw him unable to get up one time.

[@doggieGZ]

He was good under the right system. He should never have been bottled as a pocket passer but they tried.

[@zacharydevan4107]

3:05 I cut my jersey short like that once and Coach was pissed

[@cowboypatriot1200]

Yea.......the world was a MUCH better place 25 years ago 😢

[@brianadams9535]

He didn’t have confidence he actually cried on the sidelines when he was benched

[@kws2534]

If Cowher had just believed in him, Kordell would have had a fantastic career. But between the rotating door at OC, Kordell being on a short leash, and being forced back into the Slash role, it never happened.

[@ab3040]

Damn I wish Cowher would have been the head coach like 5 years earlier. He only had like 12 seasons.

[@cybrhunk333]

With the kind of intensity Bill Cowher brought to the sidelines, not sure he could've lasted another 5 yrs. 12yrs was enough..he had a wonderful run as coach overall.

[@johnmcmurray1912]

2 minutes into the video and I'm falling asleep. I was a Steeler fan at this time. Still am. Slash was a disappointment. Not clutch at all. Running quarterbacks always fail. Just like Vick. I repeat, running quarterbacks ALWAYS fail. Go Steelers!

[@jcastro1227]

Taysom Hill is Slash reborn. Kordell Stewart paved the way for Taysom Hill. People seem to forget that.

[@bagofrats3464]

This dude was a freak

[@timhallas4275]

Kordell Stewart came to the Steelers at the wrong time. The Steelers didn't have the tools needed to give Kordell a chance to be a super bowl champ. He had the talent to get there, just not the team.

[@fvounruly2749]

His downfall started when they tried to suppress his running and make him a pocket QB

[@FrancoM7747]

I hated the Kordell Stewart era. I couldn't wait for it to end. The coaches should have kept him 'slash'. Never a starter at QB.

[@ryanyeager3258]

And I was wondered this at 1997 let's say that if the steelers decided to have a season where they tanked on purpose finished dead last so then go in the 1998 NFL draft and they drafted Peyton Manning to the steelers I think that would have been one of the greatest dynasties of all time 1 that would have even showed up the New England Patriots.

[@anthonyfesta1224]

Exciting player!! #steelerfansince59

[@john-ic9vj]

Pro bowl season he had a 14-11 td/int ratio. Ouch.

[@jamesross8861]

All hail the hatorade crew

[@rpool5874]

How about one on Cowher?

[@ItzYinzburgh]

I’ll see what I can find soon! It’s tough considering how much content there already is on Cowher like the football life

[@dodoubleg2356]

Fun to watch. Actually, LOVED watchin' SLASH & listenin' to Myron get worked up, BUUTTT choked 2 AFC Championship games, so it's bitter sweet. Then again, Big Ben's choked more playoff games than Slash & he's Pittsburgh's Golden Child, so I say, BRING BACK SLASH!!! He's prob faster in a wheelchair than Ben anyway.

[@ItzYinzburgh]

D O Double G Thank you so much for watching!

[@yesdex5996]

D O Double G soooo true

[@elchingonracinggarage4649]

D O Double G Big Ben has 2 Super Bowl Rings. Hater!!!

[@dodoubleg2356]

@@elchingonracinggarage4649 1st off, I live & die Steelers football, so watch urself, I'm anything BUT a hater...but facts r facts. Ben's been to 3 SB's. U know how many of those games he actually didn't suck in?? 1, that's it. Even he said he played like ass in SB 40. Don't get me wrong, I'm constantly arguing that Ben's name needs to be included in the convo w/Aaron Rogers, Drew Brees...actually ANY QB that's still playin', ('cept Brady, as much as it pains me to say it) I'd take Ben 6 days a wk & twice on Sunday's...but u can't deny that while he's had some HUGE playoff wins, he's had some absolutely GOD-AWFUL post season performances, i.e. vs. the Pats, TWICE, vs. the Jags, vs. the Broncos, TWICE...lemme know when I should stop. Plus, no NFL QB has done LESS W/MORE TALENT than Ben. Ur argument that Ima hater is based on Ben's 2 rings. U know who else has 2 rings?? Eli Manning. Are u gonna sit there & tell me he's still an elite QB just cuz he has 2 rings?? C'mon now. If u don't agree than fine, let's jus agree to disagree.

[@toddpeucker9905]

7 ints in two playoff games...athletic? Yes. Legend? No. His insistence on remaining a qb was his downfall. He was arguably the second, perhaps even best wr on the Steelers. Had he accepted the conversion, he could've played for a decade or more as a starting wr. Had really good numbers and woulda made more $ in the long run. Now he is known as a below average qb that could run. One good year is not much of a legacy.

[@garymarbella9738]

ABSOLUTELY !