John Clayton with a solid breakdown of the matchup

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2. Pressure point: Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau created the zone blitz, but he faces some interesting decisions when it comes to pressuring Warner, who is one of the best in the league against the blitz. In the regular season, Warner completed 64.4 percent of his passes against the blitz. He had 14 touchdown passes and was sacked only five times in blitzing situations. His quarterback rating against the blitz was 103.1.
LeBeau's biggest asset is the ability of LBs James Harrison and LaMarr Woodley to get to the quarterback. Harrison and Woodley combined for 27½ sacks in the regular season. If Harrison and Woodley can pressure Warner, the Steelers can drop seven defenders into coverage against the Cardinals' three-receiver offense.

Glad someone in the media finally mentioned this
 

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Honestly, Pitt is going to only rush 4 and drop 7.. Edge and Hightower should be ready for big games then.

How about this...
If Ward isn't 100% and can't move laterally or cut like normal than the Cards could start 2 covering him and pull one off if he's not moving freely. That could free one up to help out w/ Holmes (Covering Ward 1on1) and if that's the case look for the Cards to put 7 in the box and stuff the run. Add a few well timed blitz's and the Cards could be in good shape.
 
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