http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/3148 Recent articles about Brady Poppinga en-us We don't have the opportunity to see what a position coach does on a daily basis. As fans we have a limited vision in any attempt to evaluate a position coach. At the same time, there are some criteria that can be used to at least get some sort of idea. One, the position coach needs to be evaluated by the performance of the entire group at the position. A phenomenal player is a phenomenal player, and certainly not necessarily the product of a good coach. A lousy performance by one pl... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:51:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Position_Coaches/1542126 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Position_Coaches/1542126 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Position_Coaches/1542126 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/9/e996b62143919f86fa664363c275fb05cd04eb32/small/Green_Bay_Packers_ba89.jpg by Brian Blanco - AP View full size photo » Writing this recap has been brutal. Losing to an 0-7 team is always hard. But looking back at the game, they did so many things right.  Team First Downs Yards Yards/Carry TOP Packers 20 404 5.3 35:17 Buccaneers 17 279 3.2 24:43 But then the special teams failed them (blocked punt for TD; 83 yard kickoff return allowed) and the defense, which... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:00:54 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Recap_Green_Bay_Packers_Stunned_By_Buccaneers_38_28/1528726 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Recap_Green_Bay_Packers_Stunned_By_Buccaneers_38_28/1528726 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Recap_Green_Bay_Packers_Stunned_By_Buccaneers_38_28/1528726 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/2/722d233266e4a9236c76f71229bd07f84afc66ab/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f91341537.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D098D6C48776811271746683C6076462AF24901AB2CC143EB7.jpg EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Coach Brad Childress also spoke to reporters this morning here at Vikings headquarters, and he offered a few notable thoughts on Sunday's game as well as the progress of the Packers' defense.For one, Childress hinted that he thought the Packers would play their five-linebacker "Big Okie" defense more extensively in the teams' first meeting, as they'd done the previous week in a win over St. Louis. Instead, the Packers played Big Okie on only fi... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:17:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Childress_on_Packers_defense_Sundays_game/1452218 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Childress_on_Packers_defense_Sundays_game/1452218 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Childress_on_Packers_defense_Sundays_game/1452218 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/9/4970bfe424e52ff3f7c7fdb52d282bcbbb6aca34/small/Green_Bay_Packers_c471.jpg More photos » by Jeffrey Phelps - AP 1 day ago: Green Bay's Clay Matthews, top, sacks Detroit Lions' Dante Culpepper during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps) Browse more photos » Please tell me that LB Clay Matthews is never coming off field again. From the Press-Gazette: Matthews played every snap at right outsi... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:00:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/More_On_The_Shutout_Against_The_Lions/1402865 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/More_On_The_Shutout_Against_The_Lions/1402865 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/More_On_The_Shutout_Against_The_Lions/1402865 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/9/1946d35a1689a9740476b30d533d90033295dd20/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f53166103.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193268B03E3DD5E0E09AD94B25ABB372E18.jpg Linebacker Brady Poppinga returned to practice today after sitting out on Monday and Wednesday because of illness. Poppinga appeared to be limited during the portion open to reporters, however, and it remains to be seen whether any lingering effects of the sickness impact his role in Sunday's game against Detroit.Running back DeShawn Wynn (knee) is sitting out practice again and looks doubtful for Sunday. Fullback Korey Hall (calf) already has been ruled out.Everyone else was in uniform, ... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:17:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Practice_notes_Poppinga_returns/1374273 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Practice_notes_Poppinga_returns/1374273 Linebacker Brady Poppinga returned to practice today after sitting out on Monday and Wednesday because of illness. Poppinga appeared to be limited during the portion open to reporters, however, and it remains to be seen whether any lingering effects of the sickness impact his role in Sunday's game against Detroit.Running back DeShawn Wynn (knee) is sitting out practice again and looks doubtful for Sunday. Fullback Korey Hall (calf) already has been ruled out.Everyone else was in uniform, ... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:17:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Practice_notes_Poppinga_returns/1374276 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Practice_notes_Poppinga_returns/1374276 Linebacker Brady Poppinga returned to practice today after sitting out on Monday and Wednesday because of illness. Poppinga appeared to be limited during the portion open to reporters, however, and it remains to be seen whether any lingering effects of the sickness impact his role in Sunday's game against Detroit.Running back DeShawn Wynn (knee) is sitting out practice again and looks doubtful for Sunday. Fullback Korey Hall (calf) already has been ruled out.Everyone else was in uniform, ... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:17:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Practice_notes_Poppinga_returns/1374274 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Practice_notes_Poppinga_returns/1374274 Linebacker Brady Poppinga returned to practice today after sitting out on Monday and Wednesday because of illness. Poppinga appeared to be limited during the portion open to reporters, however, and it remains to be seen whether any lingering effects of the sickness impact his role in Sunday's game against Detroit.Running back DeShawn Wynn (knee) is sitting out practice again and looks doubtful for Sunday. Fullback Korey Hall (calf) already has been ruled out.Everyone else was in uniform, ... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:17:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Practice_notes_Poppinga_returns/1374281 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Practice_notes_Poppinga_returns/1374281 Linebacker Brady Poppinga returned to practice today after sitting out on Monday and Wednesday because of illness. Poppinga appeared to be limited during the portion open to reporters, however, and it remains to be seen whether any lingering effects of the sickness impact his role in Sunday's game against Detroit.Running back DeShawn Wynn (knee) is sitting out practice again and looks doubtful for Sunday. Fullback Korey Hall (calf) already has been ruled out.Everyone else was in uniform, ... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:17:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Practice_notes_Poppinga_returns/1374279 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Practice_notes_Poppinga_returns/1374279 Linebacker Brady Poppinga returned to practice today after sitting out on Monday and Wednesday because of illness. Poppinga appeared to be limited during the portion open to reporters, however, and it remains to be seen whether any lingering effects of the sickness impact his role in Sunday's game against Detroit.Running back DeShawn Wynn (knee) is sitting out practice again and looks doubtful for Sunday. Fullback Korey Hall (calf) already has been ruled out.Everyone else was in uniform, ... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:17:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Practice_notes_Poppinga_returns/1374278 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Practice_notes_Poppinga_returns/1374278 Safety Atari Bigby, who has not played since a Week 1 knee injury, was back on the practice field today, paving the way for his return Sunday against the Detroit Lions. Bigby took part in both the jog through and individual drills during the portion of practice open to the media.Linebacker Brady Poppinga is still out sick. Fullback Korey Hall and running back DeShawn Wynn also were absent.Defensive linemen Johnny Jolly, Ryan Pickett and Cullen Jenkins all appeared to be limited. Jolly did not... Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:06:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Practice_notes_Bigby_returns_Poppinga_still_sick/1367367 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Practice_notes_Bigby_returns_Poppinga_still_sick/1367367 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Practice_notes_Bigby_returns_Poppinga_still_sick/1367367 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/0/50b6ec7d7d20a94b3506e501cbec99b6a41a7cbf/small/Green_Bay_Packers_ea3d.jpg In March of 2008, I wrote an article about Brady Poppinga, noting how quickly Packer fans will turn on a beloved player in the face of non-production. In fact, this was the first article I wrote on TundraVision, which brought a very polite response from a poster named "truebluesportsfan" on SportSpyder suggesting I stop writing articles and use my free time more wisely.Now, I didn't let that negative response to my first attempt at blogging get me down and make me quit. Amusingl... Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:39:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Poppinga_Refuses_To_Go_Quietly_Into_The_Night/1178247 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Poppinga_Refuses_To_Go_Quietly_Into_The_Night/1178247 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Poppinga_Refuses_To_Go_Quietly_Into_The_Night/1178247 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/e/5e60d03cb07d95a1231471f22a665a75b7e13d7b/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f71341456.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193DADD97B58D4678D01E923F5346A92E43.jpg The generous contract Packers linebacker Brady Poppinga signed last offseason could put his roster spot in jeopardy this year. Poppinga was a starter when he signed his deal, but he’s a clear backup in Green Bay’s new 3-4 defense.  Poppinga is set to make $1.9 million in base salary, and Rob Demovsky of the Green Bay [...] Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:08:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Poppinga_On_Roster_Bubble/758319 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Poppinga_On_Roster_Bubble/758319 They've both been working as the outside linebackers on the No. 2 defense throughout OTAs this month, but you can count on Clay Matthews and Brady Poppinga to make their push for a starting job sometime this summer. And that's not a knock against Jeremy Thompson, the second-year pro who has taken all the reps thus far with the No. 1 unit as the outside linebacker opposite Aaron Kampman. Thompson has made a relatively smooth transition from defensive end and reshaped his body in a way... 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