Posted on 01/15/2007 4:08:21 PM PST by mmanager
The Steelers announced today that they have narrowed their search for a head coach to three -- Russ Grimm, Mike Tomlin and Ron Rivera. Grimm is their assistant head coach and line coach. Tomlin is defensive coordinator of the Vikings and Rivera defensive coordinator of the Bears. Tomlin will have his second interview with the Steelers tomorrow. Grimm will be interviewed Wednesday. The Steelers cannot interview Rivera again until after the Bears either lose in the NFC championship game Sunday or until after the Feb. 4 Super Bowl. "We are pleased with the progress of our search to date,'' Steelers President Art Rooney II said in a statement released by the club. "We now will move into the second interview phase and we are confident that each of the candidates on our short list will be excellent head coaches in the NFL. "It is our task to determine which one is the best candidate for the Pittsburgh Steelers at this point in time. Our time frame remains as was stated at the beginning. We will conclude the search when we have found the best coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers."
(Excerpt) Read more at post-gazette.com ...
Tomlin is quite young, lower 30's. Really hard to tell what he brings to the table as this was his first year up here and he inherited the defense he coached.
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Here's another outstanding Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Article:
'Many come out to show war support across land'
http://www.post-gazette.com/nation/20030324antiwar0324p7.asp
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Finalists? What is this? Donald Trump's Miss USA Contest?
I bet they promote from within and go with Grimm.
Breaking news on ESPN says Mike Tomlin is the man. Russ Grimm the victim of affirmative action??
Very possible; Chris Mortensen says Tomlin is a "presence," which means there was really no reason to hire him.
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