Astral Projections: Week 5 Tarot Readings (Sunday)

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The cards are clean, the deck is shuffled, the universe is open for business. Let's do some tarot readings on the top fantasy football players!

This post only contains the top-10 at qb and top-5 at rb/wr, please check here for more (sorry it's a bit light this week, I'll try and add more tonight/tomorrow morning - comment for players you really wanna see).

Past week spreadsheets with accuracy ratings (week 3 ) from tometoyou1983 (<33)

Notes:

I currently use Golden Thread Tarot to save time and better record each read. Some reads in the future might be done with a physical deck.
Each player has a single tarot card drawn to inform the question "How will [player name] perform in [week x] of the NFL season?"
Each card cell links to a description in Labyrinthos (this will be added soon). They are the same descriptions/card illustrations as those in the Golden Thread app and help explain my comments on the card visuals.
I'm not experienced in Tarot readings prior to this season at all.

Quarterbacks:

Player Name	Card	Keywords	Hot Take
Biggie Ben	The Chariot - Reversed	Lack of control, lack of direction, aggression	Big Ben himself might not look fully in the drivers seat this week, but this card imply lots and lots of volume (two opposing forces battling). He's a great fantasy play just by nature of the match up.
Cam Newton	Knight of Swords - Reversed	No direction, disregard for consequence, unpredictability	Injury or at least turnover risk for Cam this week. He's going to be his normal rushing self, but it's more running away from defenders than planned.
Matt Ryan	The Emperor - Reversed	Tyranny, rigidity, coldness	Matt Ryan is the leader this week, but he's just following the gameplan and not playing free. He's going to play well, but just won't adapt if needed.
Deshaun Watson	V of Cups	Loss, grief, disappointment	Sounds like either Houston wins and Deshaun doesn't put up many FPs or he puts up lots of points in a loss. Likely overrated this week.
Phillip Rivers	X of Pentacles - Reversed	Failure, lack of stability, lack of resources	Seems like a good match up, but I wonder if we see more rushing TDs than passing. Something is missing from this performance even if Rivers is putting in work.
Aaron Rodgers	King of Pentacles - Reversed	Greed, indulgence, sensuality	Greed and indulgence are what I want to see. Rodgers putting up points and just giving it to the Lions. This card does warn against higher callings however, which I misread initially as "higher ceilings." This might be telling us to temper our expectations.
Jared Goff	The Hermit - Reversed	Loneliness, isolation, lost your way	Downgrade for Goff this week, disconnected with his teammates. Isolation points to someone doing well, but I think it may be Gurley leading the way.
Patrick Mahomes	VII of Wands	Perseverance, defensive, maintaining control	Great draw for Mahomes against the Jags. We know the Jags are going to play hard on defense, but it sounds like Mahomes will stay in control, even if he doesn't put up great fantasy numbers. Tough game, middling performance.
Matt Stafford	V of Swords	Unbridled ambition, win at all costs, sneakiness	Good play this week. Should be throwing a ton and he WANTS to put the team on his back. There's future risk mentioned, but this week he's good.
Blake Bortles	The Hierophant	Tradition, conformity, morality and ethics	Expect Bortles's solid start to continue. Expect an average score for him (his avg FPs for this season).

Running Backs:

Player Name	Card	Keywords	Hot Take
Todd Gurley	Strength	Bravery, compassion, focus, inner strength	Gurley is going to be pushing the pile. Solid week.
Melvin Gordon	The Emperor	Authority, structure, control, fatherhood	Yup. Play Gordon this week for sure
Ezekiel Elliott	X of Cups - Reversed	Shattered dreams, broken family, bad relationship	Well. Bad news for Elliott. Coming back down to earth this week.
Christian McCaffrey	King of Cups - Reversed	Manipulation, moodiness, trickery	Hard to predict this week with illusions out there. I don't think this downgrades him too much, but it's just hard to predict an outcome as he isn't in control.
Saquon Barkley	Page of Pentacles - Reversed	Daydreaming, impracticality, laziness	Downgrade a bit from last week, but still a decent performance. Mediocre all around.

Wide (thicc) Receiver:

Player Name	Card	Keywords	Hot Take
Antionio Brown	VIII of Cups	Walking away, disillusionment, leaving behind	It looks like he's leaving behind points this week, but they could be defenders. You play him no matter what, but don't be surprised if others vulture his TDs.
Julio Jones	Ace of Wands - Reversed	Lack of energy, lack of passion, boredom	Don't expect a TD this week... as if you did in the first place.
DeAndre Hopkins	The Devil - Reversed	Freedom, release, restoring control	Match up sounds tough, but DeAndre can be trusted to at least put up good numbers, he's not fully free so don't expect a repeat of last week.
Juju!	Strength	Bravery, compassion, focus, inner strength	Juju is a great play this week. With AB getting a worse card, I'd rather take Juju with his head in the game.
OBJ	X of Pentacles	Legacy, inheritance, culmination	Good week for OBJ. We should see some solid points, he's gonna be having fun.

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