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Youth might dictate new hiring model

By Jeffri Chadiha
ESPN.com

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin planted the seed nearly every time he spoke with his good friend, then-Tampa Bay Buccaneers secondary coach Raheem Morris, two years ago. You're going to be a head coach, Tomlin said back then. You need to start preparing for the day it happens. The encouraging words made Morris grin, but he also thought Tomlin was nuts. Tomlin had just gotten his big break at the tender age of 34. Morris, on the other hand, was a 31-year-old with only ...

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