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The bad news just keeps coming for the injury riddled Packers. The team just received word that their star tight end Jermichael Finley is going to miss a lot more time than originally expected. Current estimates range from 8-10 weeks.

Since the Packers also lost Donald Lee to injury they were forced to press Andrew Quarless into action. Quarless did fine against Washington hauling in 4 passes for 51 yards, including a nice 21 yard grab. There is definitely a dropoff from Finley, but Quarless looks capable in the role.

Fantasy Outlook:
At best, Finley would be available for the last 4 games of the season. At worst, he might not even return. You have to let him go and make room on your roster. You can't afford to hold onto a TE for that long, especially considering how deep the position is.

Since TE is deep and Green Bay is a passing team, Quarless is worth following, but you should be able to find a better option at the position in the near term until we see more from him.

Finley led the team in receiving yards over the first 4 games and has been one of Aaron Rodgers favorite targets. His workload will need to be redistributed and we think Greg Jennings could be a big benefactor. The Packers have been looking for ways to get him the ball more and now they may be forced into getting it done.