How do you take your coffee: with cream and sugar, or black? Some of you might be thinking, "I don't drink coffee at all", and there's our first problem. We have arrived at Week 11, ladies and gentlemen, and it's high time for a wake up call on some of these players. You need a jolt of caffeine to keep you up and going through these last few weeks of the regular season, giving you the energy to make it to the promised land: the playoffs.

Now that we've established that, we come back to the initial question: do you like fixings in your coffee, or do you prefer it straight black? If your answer wasn't "Go bold or go home", you're doing it wrong.

But that's why I'm here. This column should provide a weekly pick-me-up of bold calls and rich textures that say, "Good morning, you're gonna kick some tail and take some names this week!" Like a finely crafted latté, I'm hoping to be a strong, yet palatable voice of reason when you go over your lineups for Week 11. At this point in the season, though, you set down that pumpkin spice and slam the espresso shot: there will be some big name players you'll need to bench, and you've got to have every ounce of courage possible for it. Ready?