Dominique Yates

It's really funny.

We talked to Michael Parsons during locker room clean-out, and we asked him about Hathaway, and he said, I can't wait to work with him next year.

We said, well, he might get a head coaching job.

He said, oh, Hathaway, he ain't going nowhere.

The players really love him and they want him around, but he's a guy that, deservably so, is in the position he's in right now.

Really all of the defensive guys, some of the younger guys like Javon Bullard, who has made a big jump in his second season.

Edwin Williams, another safety who made a big jump and had a good second season.

Edgerton Cooper, Keyshawn Nixon.

I mean, really every defensive guy we talked to had a big ringing endorsement for him.

And they know how the business works.

You know, when you have success, you're a candidate for other jobs.

So they understand that there is a chance they could lose him.

But really, all of the notable guys on this Packers defense really have sung Hathaway's praises, and they believe he is a head coach in the NFL.

Very likable, very personable.

Anytime I've had conversations with him, just you could say they have like a little window before practice when everyone's getting ready.

Anytime, you know, I've had a conversation with him, he's been very friendly.

And just the guy that, again, he seems to just get it, especially dealing with the media.

You know, obviously I didn't listen to every Mike Tomlin press conference, but I could tell at times he would get a little short or snippy or maybe just walk out of the presser if he didn't like a question.

You won't get that from Hathaway if he was the Steelers coach.

He does a really good job in just standing there and taking the questions.