Kick Ass Offense

After pleading guilty to a felony fleeing charge Monday, former Minnesota Viking Koren Robinson said he didn’t know he was being chased by “cops” in August until the 12-mile high-speed pursuit ended on Stoltzman Road in Mankato.

Seven lesser charges related to driving intoxicated, recklessly and without a license were dismissed in a plea agreement with prosecutors. Robinson also agreed to not fight the forfeiture of the BMW 760 sedan he used to leave squad cars in his wake that night as he flew south on Highway 169 from St. Peter to Mankato.

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Current list of free agent wide receivers.

Derick Armstrong
Eddie Berlin
Marc Boerighter
David Boston
Tyrone Calico
Troy Edwards
Jimmy Farris
Kevin Johnson
Patrick Johnson
Jason McAddley
Johnnie Morton
Jerome Pathon
Todd Pinkston
Marcus Robinson
Charles Rogers
John Stone
Scottie Vines
Peter Warrick
Dez White
Rashaun Woods

Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress released the following statement today after the Pittsburgh Steelers introduced Mike Tomlin as their head coach:

“Mike is a great communicator, he knows how to tell players what he wants from them and gets them to follow through with his directions. He did a great job for us and I know the people in Pittsburgh will really like him once they get to know him.”

The Steelers will hold a press conference at 2:30 p.m. central time today to introduce Mike Tomlin as their new head coach. Tomlin will become the 16th head coach in Steelers history after coaching as defensive coordinator with the Minnesota Vikings in 2006.

The press conference will take place at Steelers headquarters at the UPMC Sports Performance Complex.

Look for Brad Childress to hire one of two defensive assistants to replace departing Defensive Coordinator Mike Tomlin this week. It is likely that either linebackers coach Fred Pagac or defensive line coach Karl Dunbar will be tapped to replace Tomlin as the Vikings new DC.

Fred Pagac, linebackers; born April 26, 1952, Richeyville, Pa. Tight end Ohio State 1971-73. Pro tight end Chicago Bears 1974, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976. College coach: Ohio State 1978-2000. Pro coach: Oakland Raiders 2001-03, Kansas City Chiefs 2004-05, joined Vikings in 2006.

Karl Dunbar, defensive line; born May 18, 1967, Plaisance, La. Defensive lineman Louisiana State 1986-89. Pro defensive lineman Pittsburgh Steelers 1990, New Orleans Saints 1992-93, Arizona Cardinals 1994-95. College coach: Nicholls State 1998-99, Louisiana State 2001-01, 2005, Oklahoma State 2002-03. Pro coach: Chicago Bears 2004, joined Vikings in 2006.

The controversy should now be put to bed.

FOXSports.com has learned that the Steelers have finally informed Vikings defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin that they have in fact chosen him as their next head coach. Tomlin is slated to fly to Pittsburgh by tomorrow morning provided the two sides can work out a contract.

The two sides have agreed to terms on a multi-year deal that is believed to be comparable to the four-year, $10 million deal Cam Cameron reached with the Miami Dolphins.

The Steelers are expected to officially announce Tomlin as their coach Monday.

Tomlin was originally scheduled to fly to Mobile, Alabama for this week’s Senior Bowl but was asked by Pittsburgh brass to not get on the plane.

Calls to Tomlin have not been returned but sources close to the coach said he expects to be able to work out the terms of the contract with the Steelers by this evening.

Source: Foxsports

Sports Illustrated has backed away from Michael Silver’s exclusive story yesterday that the Pittsburgh Steelers had hired Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin as their new head coach. Although the story is still online, SI.com no longer links to it from its homepage. In fact, the web site has replaced its headline announcing SI’s “scoop” with a headline reading, “Steelers dispute reports, say no hiring yet”. The Tomlin story is also nowhere to be found on Silver’s archive.

Source: AOL Sportsblog

Statement from Steelers Spokesperson Dave Lockett

At this point and time, the Steelers have not concluded a contract agreement with a new head coach, nor do we expect to do so today. There will be no other announcements from this office today.

Enjoy Championship Sunday!

Source: Steelers.com

Publicly, everyone keeps pointing at Culpepper’s surgically repaired knee last season to explain his problems at quarterback. Privately, as it turns out, Nick Saban felt the knee was fine and the real problem was further north on the anatomy chart, a Dolphins source says.

Source: Florida Sun-Sentinel

Russ Grimm has been offered and has accepted the Steelers’ head coaching position, a source in Pittsburgh confirmed late Saturday.
Grimm, 47, succeeds Bill Cowher, who coached the Steelers for 15 seasons before resigning Jan. 5. The hiring of Grimm will be announced Monday at a news conference.

ESPN and SI.com, Sports Illustrated’s Web site, reported yesterday that Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin had been chosen to replace Cowher.

An NFL source confirmed yesterday that Tomlin had not heard from the Steelers and no contract negotiations had taken place.

Steelers pick Grimm, source says