Zero - I am very much against the entitlement mentality. Like in corporations, if there's a 19-year-old kid who does circles around a guy who's been there for 20 years, then yes, the 19-year-old should make more money than the veteran and should also get the promotion sooner.

Likewise, CM3 got 10 sacks. Poppinga got one. CM3 made the Pro Bowl. Poppinga will likely never get one. CM3 will have many.

Pack - You know the fine details way more than I do and I thank you for it. All I know is the results. Poppinga didn't cover too well and he only got 1 sack.

What I want is for this team to continually improve. If we got someone off the street who is better than Poppinga, then good.

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MM seemed to like poppinga from his press conference ie him and brad jones.

I havnt been a fan of popp for the past 2 years ... average at best IMO -

Is it possible that Mike McCarthy likes a player in the 'press' as motivation? We all know Rodgers is good, but he seems to peg him for this and that.

Seems like the players who are good, he kind of picks them apart.
The players we seem to think are less talented he says positive things about.

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There is also the element of talking up players in hopes of moving them as well via trade or what not.. it does little good to dismiss a player going into camp.

Now.. once the season starts.. I think in the press players should be held more accountable than they currently are in GB. Challenge their asses in public.. a time proven technique if done effectively. That and sitting their asses for a game or two.. in 07' that threat lit a fire under Colledge's ass. Well for a couple games anyway. 😉

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Colledge did well in '07

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Quick Google.. he struggled going into the Cowboy game and for a couple of weeks.. from memory.

http://profootball.scout.com/a.z?s=127&p=9&c=2&cid=530038&nid=4209013&fhn=1&yr=2010&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fprofootball.scout.com%2fa.z%3fs%3d127%26p%3d9%26c%3d2%26cid%3d530038%26nid%3d4209013%26fhn%3d1%26yr%3d2010 

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See, you proved my point. He did well.

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An element that needs consideration. I wouldn't be surprised.

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