There are only a few things Pittsburgh football fans can’t tolerate.

At the top of the list is this one: Play the quarterback position badly and they will vilify you.

Just ask Cliff Stoudt, who may still be No. 1 on the Most Hated Steeler list, just ahead of Kordell Stewart.

In 1984, the Pittsburgh Maulers of the USFL sold out a game against the Stoudt-led Birmingham Stallions at Three Rivers Stadium. The fans’ sole purpose of attending was to pelt Stoudt with snowballs and mean, mean words.

Missing field goals and then slamming fans for lack of support also will move you up the Jagoff List.

Jeff Reed now sits atop that list.

What in the name of Mike Vanderjagt happened to him?

When Reed arrived in Pittsburgh in the middle of the 2002 season, he was a savior of sorts.

Filling in for an injured Todd Peterson, Reed excelled and cemented his status as a reliable kicker.

And he stayed reliable for the better part of five seasons.

Sure, he had his problems. His range was always questionable and his hobbies of beating up paper towel dispensers and challenging police officers to MMA cage matches were cause for some concern.

But as long as he made the big kicks on Sundays, and kicked reasonably well on the mush that is Heinz Field, all was well with the world.

He sometimes had crazy hair — spiked, blonde, buzzed. He was built more like a squat halfback than a kicking machine.

And he would much rather stick his face into a wood chipper than make a tackle on special teams.

But he was a Pittsburgher. He was the Steelers’ kicker, n’at.

All that changed this season. He missed kicks with more and more frequency. Not only that, he was missing boots that some of the halftime punt, pass and kick competitors could make.

On Sunday, he barely made a 22-yard attempt in the second quarter and then missed badly on a 26-yard attempt in the third quarter.

That was bad enough. I think Reed’s ouster was how he dealt with the poor game.

Reed slammed the fans and slammed the poor field conditions at Heinz Field.

He used the old “not to make excuses, but ...” line — the biggest no-no in Postgame Interview 101.

So, Reed was gone the next day.

The Steelers don’t mess around with disgruntled employees.

Reed effectively punched his own ticket to the kicker scrap heap.

The Steelers wanted Reed gone bad enough that they unearthed Shaun Suisham from the kicker graveyard.

Suisham was released by two teams last season after missing key kicks.

Good luck, Shaun. A quick tip: make your kicks and leave the paper towel rack alone.