Tomlin Finalist for Coach of Year

Mike Tomlin is a finalist for the 2007 Motorola NFL Coach of the Year Award. The others up for the award are New England’s Bill Belichick, Jacksonville’s Jack Del Rio, Washington’s Joe Gibbs and Green Bay’s Mike McCarthy, who is a Pittsburgh native.Fans can vote for one of the five on NFL.com until 6 p.m. Jan. 21. The winner will be announced during the week leading up to Super Bowl XLII.

In his first season as a head coach, Tomlin led the Steelers to a 10-6 record during the regular season and the AFC North title.

The Steelers lost to the Jaguars last Saturday, 31-29, in an AFC wild-card game.