Andrew Quarless

[TravisWilliams23]

His ego won't let him come back at a reduced price. He thinks of himself as THE BEST TE in the league and wants to be paid accordingly. That attitude is good to motivate himself to be a great player but somehow he'll have to honestly look at what his shortcomings are. I'd argue Jimmy Graham, Gronk, Davis, and Witten are better TE's than him WITHOUT the serious neck injury. Plus, GB's past record of releasing players who've had serious neck injuries doesn't bode well for Finley's return here.

[BZnDallas]

So what are the rules on comp picks? If GB does say thank you to Fin and lets him walk in FA and he gets a huge contract somewhere do we get a 4 or better? (no disrespect to Fin)

[Joemailman]

So what are the rules on comp picks? If GB does say thank you to Fin and lets him walk in FA and he gets a huge contract somewhere do we get a 4 or better? (no disrespect to Fin)

The highest you can get is a 3, but those are rare. Likely the highest they would get is a 4.

[woodbuck27]

perhaps people are getting too hung up on #1 and #2 designations (no jokes please), but that's to be expected because money is involved. Finley - he's not a 1 or 2 so much as he is an offensive weapon that can do things Q can't but he can't (or won't) block as well as other TEs who are themselves limited physically in the passing game. Some are done with Finley. But at a reasonable price, I'd love to have him back (no pun intended).

Paranoia abounds on Packerrats.

We'll get over it...well..... some of us will.

At a reasonable price. Jermichael's ego won't allow him to come back.

[mraynrand]

Paranoia abounds on Packerrats.

We'll get over it...well..... some of us will.

Just bizarre

[mraynrand]

At a reasonable price. Jermichael's ego won't allow him to come back.

His ego won't let him come back at a reduced price. He thinks of himself as THE BEST TE in the league and wants to be paid accordingly.

I think the evidence is that TT sets a price and won' budge. I suspect that price for Fin is way lower than what Fin wants, for the reasons mentioned above. What will be interesting is whether anyone will take the chance to give him more than the Packers. There are a lot of stupid teams out there, so it's a good bet he's gone.

[run pMc]

Not sold on Quarless as your starting TE coming out of training camp. Maybe my opinion is affected by his shakier performances in games earlier in the season -- when he was still trusting the knee and getting rid of the rust -- but he's just ok. Every time he catches the ball, I'm surprised.

Finley > Quarless IMO, but I agree Finley is inconsistent. How many 'wow' plays has Quarless made vs. Finley? Does Quarless have a 100 yd game in his career? I agree with the post about how the neck injury will affect Finley's play. Assuming he gets cleared to play, will TT will sign him? I'm not sure signing players with injury histories is his style.

I think TT lets Finley go, drafts a TE, and has Quarless, Taylor, draft pick, Stoneburner and Bostick duke it out for the starting job. I think Bostick gets one more chance in TC to prove he belongs, he can't be a project forever.

[Patler]

Does Quarless have a 100 yd game in his career?

I'm not sure that is a relevant standard. In 70 regular season games, Finley only has three 100 yd games, one in 2009 and two in 2010. None since 2010.

[RashanGary]

Quarless' has played his best football this year, and he keeps getting better. I always thought he played a little stiff, but this year he looks more limber and athletic. He's not a pro-bowler, but this year he's been a good player for us. With Rodgers, Lacy and a solid group of receivers, Quarless is a nice fit for our team.

[Patler]

Quarless' has played his best football this year, and he keeps getting better. I always thought he played a little stiff, but this year he looks more limber and athletic. He's not a pro-bowler, but this year he's been a good player for us. With Rodgers, Lacy and a solid group of receivers, Quarless is a nice fit for our team.

I agree. If the Packers really are committed to their running game, and if they can keep together a group similar to Nelson, Cobb, Jones and Boykin at WR. Quarless might even be a better fit than Finley. In 2011, Quarless had surpassed Crabtree as their best blocking TE. He lost some of that following the injury, but seems to be getting it back. As long as he is reliable as a receiver, having him on the field might give them better balance and consistency, especially if Lacy develops as a receiver.

[bobblehead]

His ego won't let him come back at a reduced price. He thinks of himself as THE BEST TE in the league and wants to be paid accordingly. That attitude is good to motivate himself to be a great player but somehow he'll have to honestly look at what his shortcomings are. I'd argue Jimmy Graham, Gronk, Davis, and Witten are better TE's than him WITHOUT the serious neck injury. Plus, GB's past record of releasing players who've had serious neck injuries doesn't bode well for Finley's return here.

I'm not so sure. Finley is a weird dude. He acts TO at times, then at other times he does and says all the right things. I can't say what he will do, but if our offer is competitive with what he gets on the open market I wouldn't bet on him leaving...wouldn't bet on him staying either. Like I said he is a weird dude.

[bobblehead]

I'm not sure that is a relevant standard. In 70 regular season games, Finley only has three 100 yd games, one in 2009 and two in 2010. None since 2010.

Oh, its a relevant standard...Finley just doesn't live up to it either.

[mraynrand]

I'm not so sure. Finley is a weird dude. He acts TO at times...

That seems unfair. The worst Finley doesn't approach the worst TO. I know you probably didn't mean to equate Finley's worst with TO's worst, but I still think it's a bad comparison.