The 4th & Inches Show with Jana and The Sherpa

Where have all the quarterbacks gone (long time passing)?  The list of quarterbacks drafted in fantasy football leagues who've now been knocked out (either for the season or an extended period of time) now includes Aaron Rodgers, Anthony Richardson, Daniel Jones, Deshaun Watson, and Kirk Cousins.  Those in questionable health, with questionable holds on their starting positons, or with byes this week include Jared Goff, Trevor Lawrence, Matthew Stafford, Kenny Pickett, Desmond Ridder, and Baker Mayfield.  All this is to say that there's a good chance that either your starting quarterback or your bench version will be unavailable this week.  Fortunately, there are a number of good replacement options widely available on waivers, but which ones will be your best bets?
Tune in tonight at 7:30pm Eastern (or download afterwards and listen with your favorite podcast app) to the 4th and Inches Show with Jana & Ther Sherpa!  Now in our 14th season together, let us guide you to victory!

We're officially at the halfway point of the regular season for many fantasy football leagues - how is your team faring?  Whether you're undefeated and think you're the fantasy football equivalent of the 1972 Miami Dolphins, you're feeling like roadkill (i.e.- like the 2023 Miami Dolphins after losing to the Eagles), there's still plenty of regular season left.  At this point it's unlikely you'll find "difference makers" on the waiver wire, but the goal isn't to find someone who'll duplicate Patrick Mahomes' stats the rest of the way - any incremental improvement, even if it's just to the fringes of your roster, is likely to be worthwhile.  Which players currently on the waiver wire might be in that category for your fantasy team?
Tune in tonight at 7pm Eastern (or download afterwards and listen with your favorite podcast app) for the 4th and Inches Show with Jana & The Sherpa.  Now in our 14th season, let us guide you to victory!

Let's cut straight to the chase - this week will be . . . challenging.  Between the myriad of injuries (esp to QBs) and having 6 teams on bye this week, NFL Week 7 has the potential to be a real . . . challenge for fantasy football team owners.  How far down into the depths of the waiver wire will you need to go to find a replacement RB or QB?  Probably a lot deeper than you would need to in an "ordinary" week (if such a thing ever existed).  The silver lining is that your opponent this week is likely facing similar challenges, so don't expect a lot of sympathy from them.  However, NFL games will still be played, and fantasy football matchups will still be won/lost.  How can you ensure that your team has the best chance to be successful this week in spite of all the . . . challenges?
Tune in tonight at 8:30pm Eastern (or download later and listen with your favorite podcast app) for the 4th and Inches Show with Jana & The Sherpa.  Now in our 14th season, let us guide you to victory!

So, we're now through 4 weeks of the NFL season and more than a quarter of the way through the fantasy football regular season - how is your team doing?  Is it living up to the championship-level expectations you had for it when you left your draft?  Are you in the middle of the pack trying to gain ground on the league leaders?  Or are you overseeing a complete dumpster fire / pile of dung of a team that has fallen far short of its potential?  Wherever you currently sit, we're about to enter a critical part of the schedule - the bye weeks.  Unlike injuries, every owner has to navigage bye weeks to the same extent, and your ability to do so may make the difference between a playoff berth and an off-season spent second-guessing yourself.  The waiver wire is somewhat thinner than usual during bye weeks - which players can help you get over the hump, even if it's just for a week?
Tune in tonight at 7:30pm Eastern (or download afterwards and listen with your favorite podcast app) for the 4th and Inches Show with Jana & The Sherpa - now in our 14th season, let us guide you to victory!

Week 3 of the NFL season was a relatively mild one from an injury standpoint - just don't tell that to the Michael Williams or Jaylen Waddle owner in your fantasy football league.  At least Williams put up a stellar performance before he was knocked out by a knee injury that will end his season.  As someone who has Jaylen Waddle on a roster, it was disappointing (I almost wrote "infuriating") to miss out on the Dolphins' historic offensive explosion - if you were playing a team that included either Raheem Mostert or (somewhat less likely) De'Von Achane in its starting lineup this past week, most likely you were on the short end of the score.  Not to worry - those kinds of fluky things happen during the season. However, what's not fluky are the results you get when you're making incremental (or greater) improvements to your team's roster as we go through the season.  Whether your team is 0-3, 3-0, or somewhere in between, there are more than likely some areas of your roster that could use an upgrade, even if it's just to hold the fort until your injured starters return.  And we're here to help!
Join us tonight at 7:30pm Eastern (or download afterwards and listen with your favorite podcast app) for the 4th and Inches Show with Jana & The Sherpa!  Now in our 14th season, let us guide you to victory!

NFL Week 2 was a rough one from an injury standpoint.  If your fantasy football team doesn't include Nick Chubb, Saquon Barkley, Anthony Richardson, or a myriad of other players who went down with injuries, consider yourself lucky!  For the rest of us, this is likely just a taste of what's to come.  Almost every fantasy football roster faces a number of serious injuries to key players during the course of the season, but not all owners react the same way.  Some owners will bemoan their players' fates or curse at their team's misfortune.  Other owners, while still bemoaning their players' fates, will see this as an opportunity to demonstrate their know-how by making a trade or plucking this week's version of Puka Nacua from their league's waiver wire. If you want to be in the latter group, you've come to the right place!
Tune in tonight at 7:30pm Eastern (or download afterwards and listen with your favorite podcast app) to the 4th and Inches Show with Jana & The Sherpa!  Now in our 14th season together, let us guide you to victory!

So, how did NFL Week 1 go for you and your fantasy football team?  Much like a kid eager to open presents, we finally had a chance to see what we got, and the results weren't always quite what we'd hoped for.  Did you spend an early-round draft pick on Travis Kelce or Mark Andrews?  Did you have J.K. Dobbins or Aaron Rodgers in your Week 1 lineup?  Did you start any Giants' players?  If so, then you were probably left wondering what could have been.  But cheer up, it's only one week, and small sample sizes are no reason to tear your hair out (or go flinging your toys against the wall).  Which unexpected star turns are likely to last more than a week?  Which players who had a disappointing season debut are likely to bounce back?  And how do you replace those irreplaceable players on your roster who have already been bitten by the injury bug?
Tune in tonight at 8pm Eastern (or download after the fact and listen with your favorite podcast app) to the 4th and Inches Show with Jana & The Sherpa!  Now in our 14th season, let us guide you to victory!

Are you excited yet?!?  With a mere two days left until the 2023 NFL season kicks off, you're probably done with your fantasy football drafts at this point.  Now comes the fun part - seeing how your team actually stacks up against both other teams and your own expectations.  With that said, there are a lot of unanswered questions heading into the season.  How will the highly touted rookie QBs (Young, Stroud, Richardson) do in actual games?  How serious is Cooper Kupp's injury?  Will Jonathan Taylor play at all this season, and if so, where?  Which teams that revamped their offenses this off-season will be improved sources of fantasy points?
Tune in tonight at 7:30pm Eastern (or download and listen after the fact on your favorite podcast app) for the 4th and Inches Show with Jana & The Sherpa as we attempt to answer these questions and get your lineups optimized for Week 1!  Now in our 14th season together, let us guide you to victory!

It's fantasy football draft season!  Which players in new situations have a chance to flourish?  Which rookies will be valuable from the start?  Which players should be faded, either because they're in less favorable situations with a new team, or because they have additional challengers for their current role?
Tune in tonight at 8pm Eastern (or download after the fact and listen with your favorit podcast app) to the 4th and Inches Show with Jana & The Sherpa!  Now starting our 14th season (how did that happen!?!), let us guide you to victory!

It's Championship Week (for most fantasy football leagues)!  You've made it this far, but you'll remember the season far more fondly if you're able to win one last contest and emerge with your league's trophy/bragging rights.  This week, more than any other, matchups matter - better to analyze the health of your roster, matchups, weather, and any other variable you can think of ahead of time, rather than be left second-guessing yourself afterwards if things don't go your way.  Which stars have bad matchups this week that may prevent you from winning?  Which under-the-radar players have great matchups this week that you might be able to exploit to your advantage?
Tune in Wednesday night at 8pm Eastern (or download and listen after the fact with your favorite podcast app) to the 4th and Inches Show with Jana & The Sherpa!  Now in our 13th season, let us guide you to victory (and a championship)!