The 4th & Inches Show with Jana and The Sherpa

The Bye Weeks are coming!  The Bye Weeks are coming!  Even those of you who through the fortune of your rabbit's foot, or whatever your good luck charm of choice is, have managed to navigate the first 5 weeks of the fantasy football season without incurring any significant injuries to your original roster, will need to think ahead.  Which players on the fringes of your roster can be safely cut in order to make way for needed reinforcements?  Even if you're fortunate to not be facing any bye week-related lineup deficiencies this week, you're likely still eyeing the waiver wire to see if you can upgrade your current roster in a meaningful way.  How do you separate the wheat from the chaff?
Tune in tonight at 9pm Eastern (or download after the fact and listen on your favorite podcast app) for the 4th and Inches Show with Jana & The Sherpa!  Now in our 13th season, let us guide you to victory!

If your team just happens to feature season-to-date surprises like Jared Goff or Geno Smith at QB, Saquon Barkley or Jamaal Williams at RB, Christian Kirk or Marquise Brown at WR, and the Eagles' or 49ers' Defense, then you're probably sitting pretty almost a third of the way into the fantasy football regular season.  For the rest of us, who weren't so fortunate, and are likely dealing with at least several injuries too, there's lots of "opportunity for improvement".  The good news is that there's still plenty of time to turn things around, even if your team is off to a 1-3 or (heaven forbid) an 0-4 start.  How should you go about looking for incremental improvements and injury replacements for your roster?  Which players should you target, either in trades or (more likely) on your league's waiver wire?  
Tune in tonight at 9pm Eastern (or download after the fact and listen on your favorite podcast app) for the 4th and Inches Show with Jana & The Sherpa!  Now in our 13th season, let us guide you to victory!

Congratulations to all of you whose fantasy football teams are off to a 3-0 start and haven't suffered any injuries to any of your key players! (#sarcasm)  For the rest of us, the injuries and some surprising starts have created opportunities to improve our rosters, even if those improvements are only incremental.  But how to separate the wheat from the chaff?  Are Jalen Hurts, Jared Goff, and Trevor Lawrence likely to remain better fantasy options than Patrick Mahomes, Aaron Rodgers, and Tom Brady?  Is Khalil Herbert a potential league-winning RB addition, or is he merely a talented back-up to David Montgomery who will play only as long as the latter as injured?
Tune in tonight at 8pm Eastern (or download after the fact and listen with your favorite podcast app) for the answers to these questions and more on the 4th and Inches Show with Jana & The Sherpa.  Now in our 13th season, let us guide you to victory!   

For those with Josh Allen, Tua Tagovailoa, or Jalen Hurts as their starting quarterback, chances are that Week 2 of your fantasy football season went well.  For those with Trey Lance, Matt Ryan, or Joe Burrow - you were probably facing an uphill battle in your matchups.  At this point in the season we still don't have much data to go on (#smallsamplesizes), but the fantasy football conundrum is that if you wait until the emerging stars have put up a few more noteworthy performances, they'll no longer be available to you on the waiver wire.  Fantasy football definitely requires a mindset of being willing to shoot now and ask questions later.  With that in mind, which unexpected (or better-than-expected) performances are signs of potential breakouts?  Which ones are mirages?  And what to do about the injuries that have hit your squad?
Tune in tonight at 8:00 pm 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 13th season, let us guide you to victory!

So, how did your fantasy football teams' Week 1 matchups go?  Between the unpredictable nature of Week 1, the upsets, and the injuries, many team owners are looking to replace injured players and/or upgrade a roster spot or three.  Which injuries should you be most concerned about?  Which players largely available on the waiver wire could improve your teams' fortunes?  And which players have the most and least favorable matchups for Week 2?  
Tune in tonight at 8:00 pm 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 13th season, let us guide you to victory!

Welcome to another season of the 4th & Inches Show with Jana and The Sherpa!  We are now in our Dan Marino (13th) season!  Jana and The Sherpa break down everything you need to know to win your fantasy football matchups.  We take a look at injuries, waiver wire picks, news, notes, position rankings, game predictions, and even daily fantasy picks.  Whatever your fantasy football need or question - we have you covered.  
Tune in tonight at 8:00 pm 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 13th season, let us guide you to victory!

We're finally here - the end of the 2021 NFL regular season!  The argument that springs up every year at this time regarding whether fantasy football leagues should be playing their championship game the last week of the NFL regular season is irrelevant here - if you're playing for your league's championship this week, it stinks if one or more of your star players are sitting out this week, but by no means should you throw in the towel.  For starters, your opponent is likely in the same boat you are with respect to missing players.  Another way to look at things - at the time you drafted your team, the issue of which teams would be likely resting players the last week of the season was largely random, just like the injuries and COVID-related absences that befell fantasy studs like Christian McCaffrey, Derrick Henry, Lamar Jackson, and many others this season.  Which teams will likely be resting key players this week, and who should you start in their place?
Tune in tonight at 8pm Eastern (or download after the fact and listen with your favorite podcast app) for The 4th and Inches Show with Jana & The Sherpa!  Now winding up our 12th season together - let us guide you to victory (and a championship)!

Congratulations!  You've made it to your fantasy football league's championship game and are now one of only two teams left standing!  While that's surely a source of pride, it's always more satisfying when you're able to go on to win your final matchup.  That's challenging in a "normal" season, and with a second straight season disrupted by pandemic-related absences (not to mention the normal spate of injuries), this year has been anything but "normal".  Which teams are dealing with COVID outbreaks that may affect your players' availability for your championship matchup?  Which banged up players may not play this weekend?  Which players may return from injuries this week?  And which players on the waiver wire have the potential to swing the championship matchup in your favor?
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 12th season together with well over 200 shows under our belt, let us guide you to victory (and a championship)!

So, how did your fantasy football playoff team(s) survive one of the strangest/craziest weekends of NFL games in recent history?  Hopefully, your playoff team(s) had a bye - if not, chances are your nerves are either completely destroyed or at the very least, seriously frayed.  With many fantasy playoff contests not being decided until the Tuesday evening games (?!), you have less time than usual this week to assess the damage, figure out which of your injured players are unlikely to be available for this weekend's matchups, and devise a plan to replace them on your rosters/in your lineups.  Where can you turn for advice on which players to consider?
Tune in tonight at 8pm Eastern (or download after the fact and listen with your favorite podcast app) for the 4th and Inches Show with Jana & The Sherpa!  Now in our 12th season together, let us guide you to victory!

"Playoffs?  Don't talk about - playoffs.  You kidding me?  Playoffs?  I just hope we can win a game!  Another game!"
As we head into the first week of most fantasy football leagues' playoffs, Jim Mora's words from 20 years ago ring true (at least some of them).  At this point it's good to heed the former coach's advice and take it one game at a time.  Your team made the playoffs through some combination of skill and luck (hopefully, more of the former than the latter), but anything can happen in a single-week matchup, especially with the new league-wide spike in COVID cases.  Which players can you count on this week, and which of your team's stalwarts should be benched or even replaced?
Tune in tonight at 8pm Eastern (or download after the fact and listen with your favorite podcast app) for The 4th and Inches Show with Jana & The Sherpa!  Now in our 12th season together, let us guide you to playoff victory!