Montreal Alouettes general manager and head coach Jim Popp reportedly made some inappropriate comments to his players on Sunday during a team meeting.

According to reports from RDS and the Montreal Gazette, Popp had some harsh words for his players at Olympic Stadium following the club's 2-4 start to the season.

Popp addressed the reported comments on Wednesday in Edmonton, ahead of the Alouettes' Thursday night game against the Eskimos.

"I said what I said and now somebody wants to interpret (what) certain individuals (thought of it), then that's up to them," explained Popp. "A lot of guys have come to me and said exactly what I said...and said that that needed to be said. So that's what I said.

"And you don't know what I said so you can question it all you want. You can hear someone mumble. That’s fine. Maybe those are the guys that are in trouble. It was a private meeting."

Alouettes receiver Duron Carter offered his thoughts on what the coach told the team.

"Personally, I just take it for what it is. I don't really put too much into it," Carter told RDS on Wednesday. "It happens to be 2016 and you can't say stuff like that. If this was ten years ago then I guess it wouldn't be a problem but here we are answering that question."