Whisenhunt takes down the Steelers

That game sucked. When you're a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, even when you lose, you're not used to seeing your team get out-toughed, especially by the frickin Cardinals. I don't want to take anything away from the Arizona defense, but it was painfully obvious that Ken Whisenhunt and Russ Grimm built that Steelers offense from scratch. They knew our weaknesses, they knew our blocking schemes, and they knew what it took to stop us and they executed. Neither team played very well, but even with the lead, the Steelers never looked like they were the best team. Meanwhile the Cardinals showed the country something they never have before...grittiness and toughness. Injuries hurt us bad(no pun intended), with Hines Ward out the entire game, Roethlisberger was without his go-to receiver and when Troy Polamalu left in the second half, the defense had trouble stopping the Kurt Warner/Matt Leinart combo. On the plus side, those weaknesses were exposed early. Tomlin and Arians can now address those and we can get back on track next week against the Seahawks before going into a bye week.

We've made it through the first four weeks of the season, so today we're going to update the Copperhouse Power Rankings.

1. Patriots - The Patsies have been absolutely dominating teams and Brady is loving his new talent at WR. Right now they look unbeatable, so obviously they must be cheating.
2. Colts - They haven't been nearly as dominant as New England, but their defense is still solid and Joseph Addai is running really well
3. Cowboys - We'll see if Romo can avoid another late-season letdown, but the Cowboys look really good
4. Packers - The only other team in the NFC that is playing really good consistent ball. Brett Favre looks like the old #4
5. Steelers - Until Sunday, they were an easy #3 in the rankings. We'll have to see how they do against the Seahawks to know if the Arizona game was a fluke or if something more is wrong
6. Seahawks - They're looking better, but they have some problems in the run game. The entire team looks pretty lackadaisical at times
7. Titans - The rushing game is looking really good, and the defense is holding up its end of the bargain
8. Buccaneers - Everybody knows Cadillacs are shitty cars that break down all the time. If Michael Pittman can't step it up, the Bucs will fall hard
9. Lions - Holy shit, the Lions are in the top 10. Head to the bunker, the world is ending
10. Jaguars - The offense is going to have to put up more points if they want to make a run, but the defense is keeping them in the game so far
11. Ravens - You thought I was kidding when I said before the season the defense was getting old. Somebody get those boys some walkers
12. Texans - until last weekends let down, they were in the top 10. If they can get healthy, this team is going to make the playoffs
13. Cardinals - They're defense looked pretty solid last week. Was it just because Whisenhunt knew what to expect from the Steelers, or are they actually improving?
14. Broncos - 2-2, and could easily be 0-4 except for Jason Elam. This week they face off against the Chargers in a fight for the biggest disappointment in the AFC West
15. Giants - Eli is starting to look like he knows what he's doing out there
16. Browns - Showing signs of improvement. If Anderson keeps playing like this, Brady Quinn won't see the field for awhile
17. Eagles - I swear man, if that McNabb was white I wouldn't be nearly as disappointed in that shitty ass game he played
18. 49ers - Gore is going to need to start doing better, and the passing game has been disappointing at best
19. Raiders - This team looks to have started to turn things around. In the suddenly shitty AFC West, they actually have a chance to make the playoffs
20. Redskins - meh, whatever
21. Chargers - LT can't do shit, Philip Rivers looks lost, and Norv Turner is an idiot. At least they won't have to worry about losing in the first round of the playoffs when they're sitting on the beach in January
22. Chiefs - Even with the win over the Chargers, I can't put them above San Diego yet
23. Bears - Moving to Griese over Grossman didn't change anything, this team is in free fall
24. Panthers - You're gonna have to beat somebody besides the Rams and the Falcons to move up in the rankings
25. Falcons - good win against the Texans last weekend, we'll see if Harrington can keep improving
26. Bengals - Wow, that defense looks bad when they can't get turnovers. With Rudi Johnson out, the offense isn't going to be able to keep up
27. Saints - talk about falling fast, a preseason Super Bowl team, the Saints now just trying to get a win. With McAllister out for the season, it doesn't get any easier from here on out
28. Bills - Finally got a win on Sunday, but it was against the Jets. So much for them being better than expected this year
29. Jets - J - E -T - S Jets Suck!! At least they didn't just blow a 7 game lead or have their coach convicted of sexual harrassment
30. Vikings - QB troubles eating this team alive, and the secondary hasn't improved much from last year
31. Rams - Even with Steven Jackson, this team would be struggling to get a win
32. Dolphins - Good news, Ricky Williams is applying for reinstatement to the league. Since he's still under contract with the Dolphins, he'll be able to provide them all with some kick ass herb to ease the pain of this season