The first time you do something, it’s memorable. Like, your first kiss, or your first time waking up in a bathtub with a kidney missing. Because if you wake up a second time in a bathtub with a second kidney missing, well, it’s going to be a rough day that you don’t want to remember. 

Now, will Mick Ciallela’s second time at the top of the Razzbowl rankings be remembered as a second kiss or a second missing kidney? Let’s find out!

With 66% of the cutline best ball portion of the tournament done, Mick becomes the first Razzbowler to repeat as the Leadingest Leaderboard Leader. Let’s take a look at what the man from Fantrax has been doing to chase that coveted Razzbowl trophy and sweet, sweet Razzball merch. 

Week 6 Highlights

As I noted in the Week 4 update, when Mick first tasted the buttery air on top of Mt. Razzbowl, his team was drafted with one basic principle in mind: HYPER RB. With his first four picks of the draft, he took Dalvin Cook, Chris Carson, Aaron Jones, and David Johnson. He followed those picks with Tyler Lockett and Dak Prescott…uh oh. Now, Dak Prescott had a legendary start to the year, overshadowed by the fact that Russell Wilson started the year with a record-breaking run of touchdowns thrown. Mick’s hold on the #1 spot will rely on his backup quarterbacks: Kirk Cousins, Andy Dalton, and Ryan Fitzpatrick. You probably heard that Fitzpatrick was ousted from his signal caller throne in Miami, and Kirk Cousins is on pace for Joe Namath-levels of interceptions this year. Could Kirk Cousins pull a 2019 Jameis Winston and be an in-season QB hero that loses his job in the off-season? Mick sure hopes so! 

Let’s take a look at Mick’s leading team: 

Mick Ciallela’s Razzbowl team

Referring back to my Razzbowl Guidebook, there were a number of successful teams that finished first or second in their league powered by the big and not-so-accurate arm of Jameis Winston. Kirk Cousins and Andy Dalton might just be a Crap-tacular Garbage Time Duo (which is also the name of my low-rated comedy podcast with Donkey Teeth) that provides enough floor to keep Mick’s Hyper RB team afloat. Mick also has that low-key pairing that most drafters didn’t think to grab: Kirk Cousins and Justin Jefferson. 

The top 10 in the Razzbowl main event remains fairly unchanged from last week, but with a couple notable arrivals in the 8-10 spots. First, Jordan Loupe landed in the #8 spot, also powered by the Cousins/Jefferson pair and a healthy dose of Joe Mixon/Miles Sanders action. You might recognize Jordan from his contributions to Razzball writer JB Barry’s Twitter avatar, so if you like how he made JB look, give a shout to Jordan. 

And at the number 9 spot, Aaron Rieke surfs in on a Ryan Tannehill-powered team that also lost Dak Prescott to the season-ending injury. Whether teams like Aaron and Mick can survive Dak’s absence will be seen in the next few weeks. Aaron’s a regular in the Razzball community and practiced a Razzbowl draft with the us before the main event. I will victory lap right now and point out that I’m beating Aaron by 10 points in that practice league. I sure hope nobody will dig and find my main event Razzbowl standing! Looks like the practice draft worked for Aaron, at least! 

Filling out the top ten, “Wanna Be Fantasy Writer” Jerry Janiga might be getting some writing offers on the table after landing in the 10th spot in the Razzbowl. Janiga has three Vikings on his roster — Justin Jefferson, Adam Thielen, and Dalvin Cook — so here’s to hoping some NFC North garbage time will keep his team in the hunt. 

Finally, it’s worth pointing out that six of the top ten positions in the Razzbowl right now are players who came through the fan lottery. SIXTY PERCENT! Holy moly, industry guys, we’re getting wasted. Big congrats to the fans who are absolutely crushing it in the Razzbowl. 

Oh! And Razzball’s own Aaron Pags (#15 in the competition) had the hottest week behind my heartthrob stack of Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, and Hayden Hurst. Seriously, friends, now that Raheem Morris is in charge of the Falcons, you better watch out for Pags and his air attack stack. Although Pags will miss Miles Sanders for a while, he’s got DK Metcalf and Cooper Kupp in the wings, meaning huge weeks could be in order. Pags finished sixth in the Razzbowl last year and wrote about it in the pre-season, if you want to check it out. 

FAAB-ulous Finds

Razzbowlers are running out of FAAB energy after 6 weeks, and most of the good players are gone. Also, players like yours truly ran out of money some 4 weeks ago while trying to salvage a decimated team. ENYWHEY, Travis Fulgham led the FAAB list for the second week in a row, and as long as the Eagles stay constantly injured, Fulgham should be getting some targets that will help teams after the cutline. JD McKissic tied Fulgham for most FAAB acquisitions, but if you’re getting a Football Team running back and hoping to take home a championship, well, best of luck to you. 

There were a couple of star players out there on the wire, such as Mike Davis, Justin Herbert, Dalton Schulz, Derek Carr, Rob Gronkowski, and Jimmy Garoppolo. There are definitely some impatient owners out there, and I don’t blame anybody for dropping Jimmy G or Gronk. But! One manager’s trash is another manager’s treasure. I’ll keep you updated if Jimmy G wins somebody a championship at the end of the season. 

Cutline

We’re probably getting more readers on the Razzbowl content as we approach the cutline at the end of week 9, so it’s worth stating again: The top 3 teams in each league advance to the main event championship round, the 4-6 teams go to a consolation round, and the 7-12 teams are cut and they watch from the sideline. After the cut, you’re setting your lineup and showing your week-to-week mojo. Prizes on the line include a giant trophy, Razzball merch, subscriptions to Razzball premium content, and Donkey Teeth’s Kerryon Johnson fathead. Also, the internet will love you and you’ll get to be on podcasts or maybe Sports Illustrated will call you. 

Good luck in Week 7!