Jermichael Finley, Wes Welker, Pierre Garcon: Injury Report Week 7

It’s Week 7 and there are six teams with a bye week. The injuries continue to pile up and teams taking a week off are not helping you as lineup decisions are made. Here’s a little info about those that are injured or those replacing the injured that can hopefully help lead you to a fantasy victory this week.

Jermichael Finley, TE, Green Bay Packers vs. St. Louis Rams
If you're still trusting Jermichael Finley in your lineup then you are a braver fantasy owner than I. Not only is he listed as probable with a shoulder injury, but he is 20th amongst fantasy tight ends in PPR formats. He opened the season with 11 targets, seven catches, 47 yards and a TD against San Francisco. Since then, he has had no more than five targets in a game, no more than four catches in a game and no touchdowns in a game. The last two weeks, Finley has five catches for 23 yards on nine targets — 7.3 in a PPR, 2.3 in non-PPR. It doesn't really matter what the Rams do or do not allow to tight ends since Finley should be on the waiver wire, but just in case here are the numbers. St. Louis is ranked No. 8 against the position, having allowed the first TD to the position last week (Anthony Fasano). The Rams have not allowed a tight end to catch more than four passes since Detroit had two tight ends catch five in Week 1; Fasano had four last week.

Wes Welker, WR, New England Patriots vs. New York Jets
An ankle injury has Wes Welker as questionable on the injury report, but he is expected to start against a Jets team that is fourth against fantasy wide receivers. Reggie Wayne's 5-for-87 last week was the most yards and the second-most catches allowed to the position this season by the Jets. They have surrendered three scores to the position, all three coming in the first two weeks. You are not sitting Wes Welker, particularly if Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez are limited and the shoulder injury Brandon Lloyd suffered last week carries over into today's late game.  Welker has double-digit target outings in each of the last six games and double-digit receiving days in the last two (he had games of nine and eight catches the two weeks before the last two). He has four straight 100-yard receiving games. Welker has 31 catches for 380 and two TDs in the last five meetings with the Jets.

Pierre Garcon, WR, Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants
The foot injury suffered in Week 1 continues to hinder the Redskins' key free agent acquisition. And it doesn't look like it's going to get better any time soon. Garcon did not practice this week and is not expected to play against the Giants. The Redskins have their bye in Week 10. It'd be a surprise to see Garcon suit up against the Giants, Steelers and Panthers in the three games leading up to that bye. Garcon is already teetering on the brink of release back into the FA pool. If he doesn't play in the Week 11 game against Philadelphia, it'd be time to cut bait. In shallow leagues, he should already be on the waiver wire. In keepers, dynasties and deep leagues, you have to hold out hope.
— By Corby A. Yarbrough @Corby_Yarbrough on Twitter