STEELERS at CARDINALS Game Preview....the WHISENHUNT BOWL....Can the STEELERS make it Difficult for CARDS QB KOLB n WR FItgerald....DA KID probable

The BLACK n YELLOW take their Following to the VALLEY of the SUN......PHOENIX ARIZONA for a WEEK 7 Tilt that has the 4-2 STEELERS playing the 1-4 CARDINALS coming off of a BYE WEEK.

A few things stick out looking at this one. The CONCERN for the STEELERS 2nd Half Offensive Meltdown vs the JAGS has to be corrected. Steelers Offensive Coordinator Bruce ARIANS has to keep his foot on the pedal and not worry about the DEFENSE always bailing the STEELERS out.

The RUN Game has started to come around and I like the DEPTH behind SHARD with REDMAN and RAMBLIN' WRECK #27. The PASSING Game will be huge in this one as the STEELERS have a Tender Hamstring WR Mike WALLACE who is probable but they need to watch him closely...that injury can be tricky. Look for 2nd Year WRs TONE 2.0 Antonio BROWN and Emmanuel GO GO SANDERS to play big in this one.

The STEELERS Offensive Line looks quite healthy with TWIN playing with a Sore Elbow. LT Max STARKS has given the STEELERS a Boost and look for them to neutralize the CARDS Front led by Former 'NOLES DT Darnell DOCKETT.

The CARDINALS have struggled in many areas and the OFFENSE was suppose to run a helluva lot smoother than it has with the Addidtion of $60 Plus Million QB Kevin KOLB by way of BROAD STREET in PHILLY and the COUGARS of HOUSTON University. KOLB hasn't played all that bad as he 101-172 completions and 1281 Yards and 5TDs. But it's the Inability for the CARDS to effectively RUN the PIGSKIN that has KOLB and the Offense predicatable.

The RUN Game anchored by 3rd Year Pro and Soft as a HOSTESS Honey BUN Chris BEANIE WELLS. They have to find a way to run against the STEELERS who uncharacteristically have surrendered 2 100 Yard rushers and the JAGS Mo JONES-DREW had 96 Yards last week. So if the CARDS can get the Run Game going a little it might open the Passing Game.

SPEAKING of PASING GAME...the CARDS are led by All-World WR and new $120 Million Man Larry FITZGERALD. The STEELERS know him all too well and the man with that asignment in one on one will be #24 In your STEELERS Program and #1 In your STEELERS Defensive Back Depth CHart...I LIKE IKE...TAYLOR that is. Then when the CARDINALS are not throwing to FITZ 4th Year man EARLY DOUCET of BAYOU BENGAL TIGER Fame will try to get it going opposite of FITZ. The STEELERS Secondary will be ready and willing and of course up for the challenge.

The CARDINALS D must stop the RUN and get to BIG BEN to have any shot. If the STEELERS can run the BALL it will be a long day for 'ZONA and RED ZONE.

INJURY REPORT:

STEELERS: James HARRISON OLB Doug LEGURSKEY G Aaron SMITH DE Casey HAMPTON NT OUT Chris HOKE NT Doubtful

CARDINALS: Kerry RHODES OUT

STEELERS Note: Look for the STEELERS to use ZIGGY HOOD at NT a lot and the ROOKIE LIL IRONHEAD Cam HEYWARD to get a lot of time at DE

KEY PLAYERS in this GAME

STEELERS

QB BIG BEN
C TWIN
T L SCOTT
T M GILBERT
TE HEAAAAAAAAATH
WR HINES
WR TONE 2.0
WR GO GO

DE ZIGGY
DE the BEARDED One #99
DE Lil IRONHEAD
OLB LAWdawg
DB I LIKE IKE

CARDINALS

QB KOLB
RB BEANIE WELLS
WR FITZ
WR EARLEY DOUCET

DT Darnell DOCKETT
OLB J-PEEZY Joey Porter
OLB C HAGGANS
DB Patrick PETERSON
S Rashad JOHNSON
S Adrian WILSON

PLAYERS to WATCH: The STEELERS NT who ever that might be with HOKE and HAMPTON out. And all the EX-STEELERS in this one Coaching and PLAYING....Coaches Russ GRIMM, Ray HORTON, Ken WHISENHUNT.....Clark HAGGANS and JOey PORTER.

You think the CARDINALS don't know us......this will be like a RIVALRY Game and the CARDINALS if you rememeber wanted STEELERS LineBacker Coach Keith BUTLER...and the STEELERS said NO and they took HORTON. BUTLER well be the successor to The GREAT ONE Dick LeBEAU when LeBEAU calls it quits.

This will be a NASTY ONE.....follow me on TWITTER at @bluedudesports or email me at bluedudesports@gmail.com