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How about active?

1. Crosby
2. Roethlisberger
3. Malkin
4. Polamalu
5. McCutchen
6. Heath Miller
7. James Harrison
8. Lamar Woodley
9. Jordan Staal
10. Mike Wallace maybe?

Active:
Crosby, Malkin, Roethlisberger, Polamalu, McCutchen, Woodley, Letang, Fleury, Miller, and Harrison would be mine.

jury is still out on fleury in my book...brilliant at times but as bad as they get for stretches too.

Current:

Crosby
Roethlisberger
Malkin
McCutchen
Polamalu
Harrison
Letang
Harrahan
Wallace
t-Pouncey
t-Woodley

First 5 out:

Neal, Staal, Brown, Fleury, Walker

Not a big Heath Miller fan.

Fan or no fan, Heath has caught 337 passes over 7 years, 3,864 and 31 touchdowns.

Real reliable and a big target for Ben over the years, he has caught some big time passes in key situations. Statistically speaking he isn't the best Tight End in the league, but I'd say he ranks among the best with the blocking value he brings.

No way I'd put Mike Wallace in top 10 of current players, he's a one trick pony he can't run routes.

I know he doesn't play tight end and have to block but through 3 years Wallace caught 171 passes for 3206 yards and 24 TDs. Heath never has been the Red Zone presence I feel that is needed from a tight end, he is possibly the slowest TE in the league (other than the blocking specialists), and over the past few years has dropped more important passes and put the ball on the ground more than ever before in his career. Seemed to top out after year 3 and never really elavated his game. It doesn't matter to me if Wallace is a one trick pony when that one trick gets him well over 1000 yards a year and multi digit TDs.

Can't believe no one else is giving Harrahan a spot in the top 10. One of the top 2 or 3 closers in the game over the past 2 seasons.

I think Pouncey has been hurt to much for top 10

What are the boundaries? Someone who actually played for a Pittsburgh area pro / college team, or an athlete who came from the greater Pitts. area but maybe reached greatness with another team, or in another area. Just asking. Guys like Unitas, Namath, Ditka, Parilli, etc. immediately come to mind.

Guys that have worn the Black and Gold, not athletes from the area. That List would be something else though, at least football wise.