4th & Inches With Jana And The Sherpa

Welcome to fantasy football playoff season!  If you have a first-round bye in your league's playoffs, you likely need just 2 more victories to bring home a championship; if you made the playoffs, but don't have a first-round bye, you likely need 3 more.  Which players have favorable playoff-week matchups?  If you have a first-round bye, should you be looking ahead to future weeks' matchups, and if so, how aggressively should you bid for those players? Tune in tonight at 8pm Eastern (or download and listen after the fact with 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!

So we've reached the last week of the regular season in most fantasy football leagues.  How badly do you need a win?  Unless you've either already secured a first-round bye for your league's playoffs, or just tuned out entirely (in which case you likely wouldn't be reading this), this is one of the most fun, yet simultaneously stress-inducing, weeks of the season.  Is it worth going with your roster's backups at certain positions (esp. QB) if the backup has a markedly better matchup this week than your starter?  Add in the fact that 6 (?!) teams have Week 14 byes, and you'll almost certainly be at least glancing at your league's waiver wire - is there anyone still available who can get you a much-needed victory? 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.  We'll be celebrating Jana's birthday, so cut yourself some virtual cake, and let us guide you to victory!

Heading into NFL Week 13 most fantasy football leagues have 2 weeks remaining in their regular seasons.  Whether you've already clinched a playoff spot and are fighting for a top seed and possible first round playoff bye, you're currently residing on the playoff bubble, or you're already looking forward to next year's draft, you want to put your best foot forward the last few weeks, even if it's just to play spoiler.  Can players like Zay Jones and Mike White provide your team with a late-season jolt, or are they just the fantasy football equivalent of fool's gold? 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.  It's our 13th show of our 13th season, so set aside your triskaidekaphobia, and let us guide you to victory!

Thanksgiving week is simultaneously one of the most fun weeks of the fantasy football season, and one of the most challenging.  Fun in the sense that there are fewer teams on a bye (or, as is the case this year, none), and only one game at a time to watch (i.e. - no FOMO).  Challenging in the sense that if you have players with injury concerns who aren't playing until the weekend, and your backup options are playing on Thursday, you have a tough decision to make.  Which players will ultimately play on Sunday, and which ones have so much uncertainty surrounding their health status that you're better off going with a sure thing on Thursday? Tune in Tuesday at 10:30pm Eastern (or download afterwards and listen with your favority podcast app) for the 4th and Inches Show with Jana & The Sherpa - now in our 13th season, let us guide you to victory!  As is our Thanksgiving week tradition, we'll also give you the players we're especially thankful for this year, and which ones have turned out to be turkeys!

The fantasy football regular season is now 2/3 over in most leagues - how is your team doing?  Regardless of whether you're in contention for a top seed for your league's playoffs, or you're playing spoiler and already looking forward to next year, there are still opportunities to improve your team.  Even for leagues whose trading deadlines are fast approaching, there are plenty of players on waivers who could at the very least serve as bye week fill-ins.  Is Rachaad White now the lead back in Tampa Bay?  When will we see Mike Williams again?  Will Trey McBride join the ranks of impact rookie tight ends now that Zach Ertz is out for the season? 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 13th season, let us guide you to victory!

Perhaps the most important position to get right for your fantasy football team (with the possible exception of running back) is quarterback.  While some will always choose to go the streaming route, having a consistently above average performer at that key position can cover for a number of other roster deficiencies.  Unfortunately, there's increasing evidence that a couple of long-term QB stalwarts, Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady, may no longer be top-tier performers.  Should you hold tight, and trust that their recent subpar performances are just due to small sample sizes, or is it finally time to say "thanks for the memories" and move on from these guys? 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 13th season, let us guide you to victory!

This week we hit the halfway point of the NFL's regular season, and we're almost 2/3 of the way through the fantasy football regular season.  Yesterday the trade deadline, and several notable players changed teams.  Will any of these traded players who are already on your rosters see a notable increase or decrease in their value with their new team?  What about the players already on those teams - how will their value be affected?  And finally, which players on the traded players' old teams might see a spike in their opportunities and fantasy value? 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 13th season together, let us guide you to victory!

If it seems like this year's NFL Trade Deadline (Tues Nov 1st, 4pm Eastern, but who's paying attention?) is getting more hype in articles related to fantasy football, you're not alone.  Robby Anderson, Christian McCaffrey (!?!), and James Robinson have already changed teams, and it seems likely that a number of others potentially will too in the next 6 days.  How are these trades likely to affect NFL teams, and what under-the-radar opportunities may that create that could be used to help your fantasy football team? Tune in tonight at 9pm 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 13th season together, let us guide you to victory!

Here's hoping your fantasy football teams fared better than the NFL favorites for Week 6 - if, as the old Holiday Inn commercials used to claim "The best surprise is no surprise", then this past weekend of football was an unpleasant surprise for many. Aside from the usual bye week-related and injury-related absences, there's also been a fair amount of chatter about potential trades leading up to the October 31st deadline (note: if Robbie Anderson is available in your league, pick him up).  Who's likely to be on the mend and on the move, and how can you take advantage to shore up your fantasy team's depth? Tune in tonight at 8pm Eastern (or download after the fact and listen with your favorite podcast app) for a special Tuesday night edition of the 4th and Inches Show with Jana & The Sherpa.  Now in our 13th season, let us guide you to victory!  

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 victo

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

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 t

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

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! 

NFL Week 14 represents the final week of the regular season for most fantasy football leagues.  Unfortunately, 4 teams (Ind, Mia, NE, Phi) have byes this week, which means that some fairly significant players will be sidelined (Jonathan Taylor, anyone?).  So keeping up with injuries and who's available on the waiver wire is even more important this week than usual.  Where can you turn for advice on which players can help with your playoff push? Tune in tonight at 8pm Eastern (or download after the fact and listen with your favorite podcast app) for 4th and Inches with Jana & The Sherpa.  Now in our 12th season, let us guide you to victory!