Michael Bennett is one of the few athletes in today's game who is willing to tell it like it is. His ability to express his thoughts in a creative manner has made him a fan favorite in Seattle, and elsewhere. On Tuesday, he spoke to Seattle radio show "Brock and Salk" to discuss a number of topics, including what makes Pete Carroll a great coach.

"I think a lot of coaches, they deal with small egos and small packages, so they definitely want to make themselves feel big and a lot of times they tear a lot of the guys down," he said. "Small packages, I mean, people can figure that out."

Other coaches' "small packages" certainly can be an issue, but Bennett wasn't just about bringing jokes. He actually made some interesting points about why Carroll can succeed and others have troubles. One coach Bennett brought up is Chip Kelly, who has had some notable call-outs from some of his former players such as DeSean Jackson and LeSean McCoy. The latter famously said "there's a reason (Chip Kelly) got rid of all the black players."

Bennett has some thoughts as to why Kelly, and other coaches who might struggle like him, have troubles.

"A lot of times (coaches) can't deal with the players, who they are, where they come from, a lot of times it's difficult for the coaches to understand the players. You know, you think about Chip Kelly. He just couldn't really deal with people having their own identity, and people doing their own thing. In college you can control that, in the NFL it's hard to do that. Pete Carroll, I think has figured it out — people are who they are. You can't change where they come from, their enviornment, where they grew up. You can't make a man — 'Oh, you have to wear a suit that's the only way you can look good,' you know what I mean? "He's understanding about different people and different communities. If you look at a lot of his work, he dealt with a lot of players at USC from South Central, you know, different areas like that, Crenshaw, people in gang-infested areas. So I think he definitely understands the black athlete more than any coach out there."

The Seahawks defensive end also brought up the fact that some coaches make a big deal about players' actions and how they're supposed to act when being "professional." He said some coaches get upset if you aren't dressed nicely, if you're looking at your iPad, and that sometimes a player just needs to express himself how he wants to.