Tuesday Practice: Poppinga, Wells, and Lumpkin
by Brandon on Aug 26, 2009 7:00 AM CDT
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PrintCan we start a new nickname for LB Brady Poppinga? The Cockroach? From Greg Bedard:
"Oh, and expect Brady Poppinga to be the opening-day starter at ROLB. He's like a cockroach. He survives anything."
After RG Josh Sitton beat out C Scott Wells for the starting job on Monday, Bob McGinn speculated that the Green Bay Packers might trade Wells because they have C Duke Preston available as a backup. On Tuesday, they released Preston, so I guess that means Wells isn't going anywhere. He's signed to a reasonable 5 year, $15 million contract, so the team can certainly afford him, and Mike McCarthy admitted he's played great. On one hand, his trade value is never going to be higher since he's only 28 and signed to a reasonable contract. On the other hand, he's under their control for the next three seasons and the team could always use quality depth.
Of course Wells is not happy about any of this. And I don't blame him. From Rob Demovsky:
"You think I'm happy?" Wells said after today's practice...
"They told me I played well," Wells said. "That's all I can say. If you want further explanation, you need to talk to somebody other than me."
As for the practice itself, it looks like the rest of training camp will be quite dull. From Greg Bedard:
"Think we could be done with truly competitive training drills for the rest of camp."
He also told fans of RB Kregg Lumpkin to brace yourself for his release:
"Lumpkin fumbles again. That is going to get him cut."
I noticed this in the box score against Buffalo, but I couldn't figure out why WR Ruvell Martin was the holder on extra points. Apparently they're down to their 3rd string holder. From Mike McCarthy:
Q: Is Ruvell likely to be the holder with [QB] Matt [Flynn] injured?
A: We'll see. We'll see where Matt's at. He's the third holder obviously with Durant Brooks and Matt having injuries. We're getting him ready.
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wells
I hope they can convince him to stick around and be happy with the role. Having a guy with his experience backing up three positions is HUGE!!
yes
On that fly to right-center
I kinda expected JD to plow into Rios with an ATV.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Aug 17, 2009 7:35 PM PDT reply recommended Unrec 3
After Brohm is cut...
I wonder if they’re grooming Martin for emergency QB?
by screen name is unavailable on Aug 26, 2009 2:10 PM CDT reply actions
no
On that fly to right-center
I kinda expected JD to plow into Rios with an ATV.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Aug 17, 2009 7:35 PM PDT reply recommended Unrec 3
The Colts will take him
You can have Addai.
by the_iowa_hawkeye on Aug 26, 2009 2:51 PM CDT reply actions
no
On that fly to right-center
I kinda expected JD to plow into Rios with an ATV.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Aug 17, 2009 7:35 PM PDT reply recommended Unrec 3
As it stands right now it sounds like Favre is doing the Pack a tremendous favor
When he signed with the Vikings there was little doubt in most of us Packer’s fans minds that Favre was doing this out of spite for the organization.
The tables seem to have turned in the past week or so with the big DIVISION in the Vikings locker room, players rallying around Travaris Jackson, and very little support for one Brett Favre.
I say bring on the drama, what fun it would be to see the hated Vikings loose control of themselves because of Favre and his attempts to spite the Pack.
*see top story on ESPN.com right now http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp09/news/story?id=4424660
Oz+Coop+Hawk= baseball trinity
by OznCoop on Aug 26, 2009 5:36 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
hate to bring this discussion up AGAIN..
But if Favre does struggle and Childress grows a pair to bench Brett do you guys think Favre will remain with the team or once again retire this time in the middle of the season?
Favre does not believe in "class" anymore, so YES I believe Favre would checkout if he were to be benched.
That being said, there is no way, no matter how bad he plays, that i can envision him being benched. It not unlike the Orton situation out in Denver where Chris Sims is outplaying him, but it doen’t matter because McDaniels through his team out the window in the process of aquiring Kyle Orton.
Oz+Coop+Hawk= baseball trinity
yes
but if there is a big enough uproar in the locker room you would think Childress would flirt with the idea or go down with Brett and lose his job
No way
Childress would ever, ever bench him, because that would mean he was wrong. Childress is so full of himself. I live in MN, and I read all the ridiculous things he says in the sports page. He seems to think he is Mr. Wonderful.
by packallday555 on Aug 26, 2009 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, but,
if it takes a near-mutiny,
then I wouldn’t exactly call it growing a pair. LOL
The glass is more than half-full.
lockerroom
I predicted even before Favre signed that Childress had already lost his locker room… Now that Favre has skipped all OTA’s and training camp, and Childress has GIVEN the QB job to him, is there any wonder that there is a locker room DIVIDE?! LOL
This is just what I have been waiting for… Favre may temporarily smooth over the divide w/ decent early season play, but Favre is Favre and he is OLD!!! No longer has the stamina to play a 16 games schedule. He is a meltdown waiting to happen!!! Only thing that would please me more would be for the Pack to win in Minn, then have Favre lead the queens into Lambeau, get boooed unmercifully then get drilled and intercepted to the point that Childress has NO CHOICE but to bench him!!!
He won't bench him
As long as Favre looks like he did last season, they won’t bench him. And there were plenty of INTs last season too. Childress and Wilf are starstruck with him. Hell even tough guy Jared Allen was gushing.
And Favre will have some help from the schedule. His first three games are against some weak (Cleveland, San Francisco) to awful (Detroit) defensive teams. And then he’s got games against Arizona, St. Louis, and Detroit (again) later in the season. That’ll be enough to pad his stats, like he did last season by dropping 6 TDs against Arizona.
benching
I know your right… But nothing would make me happier, thats all I was saying… Not that I expected Childress to bench Favre, but that it would make my year and I would LMAO!!!
Like I said, he’ll smooth things over a little early w/ some easy wins and decent play, but we both know that Favre will meltdown… Just a matter of when! Heres hoping for a 5 pick performance ealy in the season to send the “divide” into orbit!!!!
THis has the potential to get out of hand in a HURRY, if Favre isn’t FAR and AWAY better than Jackson, or Sage for that matter!!! LOL
Don't get your hopes up
There is no locker room drama. When AP comes out and tells the press that he hasn’t seen anything and doesn’t know what the media is talking about…I’m inclined to believe him over Schefter’s ‘nfl sources’. Just more trash journalism.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 26, 2009 9:57 PM CDT reply actions
Maybe
But they were players who had come out and said that they support Jackson. I’m sure those players are a little upset, especially because of how the whole situation went down. I’m sure it’s not as big a deal as ESPN is making it out to be, but I’m sure it is an issue.
Of course that’s what AP is going to come out and say.
by packallday555 on Aug 27, 2009 1:10 AM CDT up reply actions
I wonder
But [there] were players who had come out and said that they support Jackson.
How many of those players were among those who allegedly begged and pleaded with Favre to join the team in the days before they announced that he was going to stay retired? LOL
The glass is more than half-full.
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