Mike Tomlin isn’t close to hiring a secondary coach to replace Ray Horton, and he’s not really concerned about it. He doesn’t necessarily believe the need for a cornerback is any greater than it has been since he took the job in 2007. He hasn’t given up on Keenan Lewis, or, for that matter, Limas Sweed. And he’s also not a big believer in history being an indicator of the future.

The offseason is underway for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Coach Mike Tomlin has been knee-deep in it for some time, despite the loss to the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV still only a couple of weeks in the rearview mirror, and with an unsettled labor situation on the immediate horizon because of the current CBA carrying an expiration date of March 3.

“When you are in my position, there’s not a lot of time to lick your wounds. There just isn’t,” said Tomlin from the Steelers practice facility on Monday. “I am making sure the staff is getting ample time to refresh, but I’ve got to turn the page and catch up to what Kevin Colbert and his group have done and the information they have given me in order to catch up. I enjoy it. It’s new and different for me. It’s a new challenge. This process kind of helps me turn the page.”...................

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