Mike Tomlin expected to be new Steelers head coach

No new update from Ed Bouchette.

Mort's reputation isn't the greatest and considering the original story was broken by SI's M.Silver, not ESPN, I'm going to holdoff until I get the alert by the Steelers.

 

i'm quite sure it's correct. a) what better way for rooney to put his money where his mouth is? it's called "the rooney rule" for a reason. b) also, as the ultimate league man -- he's the guy who told goodell he was the new commish -- he knows better than to officially break big news during championship game weekend.

rooney might finally confirm tomorrow for the pre-game shows, but no pressers until after the super bowl matchup is set.

 

Sounds to me like Silver got it right, and Bouchette and Mortensen then went into classic cover your ass mode, saying the story was incorrect. Mort is now "confirming" it on ESPN.com. What he's confirming is that he got beat on the story.

 

check out the pittsburgh trib, they are saying that Grimm has been offered and has accepted, this thing is a train wreck.

 

"A source in Pittsburgh" confirmed.

No mention of the source after that.

I'll buy it for now, though, since the source's last name probably is Rooney.

 

Seriously doubt that. Rooneys are beyond old school. They don't leak secrets or play a lot of games with media.

 

It's an educated guess. And Mortensen is now saying the Steelers haven't contacted Tomlin to tell him he's been hired.

Normally I'd bet against the T-R. But not on this one.

 

It's probably been said already, but I just heard on Fox Sports Radio that Grimm's going to be named coach. WTF is going on?

 

My guess is it's Grimm, and the other people jumped the gun and f'd up.

 

AP says Rivera could get a second interview Monday, should the Bears lose.

http://sports.aol.com/nfl/story/_a/steelers-say-coaching-search-not-over/20070120175509990001?cid=1690

 

I didn't get my scoop from my ESPN Mobile that Mort told me to buy so I don't believe it.