Dick LeBeau
Dick LeBeau Sunday evening when the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, there is not much the Cards will be able to do against Troy Polamalu, James Harrison and the rest of Dick LeBeau's high flying Pittsburgh defense.

LeBeau directs the NFL's top defense of this decade and maybe one of the best the league has ever seen. Only Kurt Warner and his talented receiving corps stand in their way. Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin and Steve Breaston all went over 1,000 yards this season, but that might not be enough.

Arizona will have to run and run effectively if they expect to beat the Steelers. This seems very unlikely. Throughout most of the regular season the Cardinals running game was non-existent. True, Arizona, with the help of the reemergence of running back Edgerrin James, has been able to move the ball on the ground in the post-season, they still average under 4 yards per
carry.

The Pittsburgh defense averaged less than 240 yard allowed this season. LeBeau's zone blitz schemes have given fits to opposing quarterbacks all year long. They will be especially difficult for Kurt Warner to read and will most certainly disrupt Arizona's quick pass offense. Warner simple may not have the time for his receivers to get down field.

Then there is the Steelers offense. Now that running back Willie Parker is healthy and playing well, Pittsburgh will control the game with the rushing attack against an Arizona defense that ranked 16th in the NFL against the run. This will allow quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to move the ball down the field with ease. The Cardinals defense was 22 in the league against the pass.

In Sunday's Super Bowl the Pittsburgh Steelers will control this game from the opening whistle with a tough swarming defense and a pounding running game at will eat up the clock and keep the ball out of Kurt Warner's hands.