2011 Press Pass Football
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS;
Find (5) On-Card Auographs per box!!
Press Pass Football 2011 will include autographs from the following upcoming rookies including Heisman Trophy winners Cam Newton and Mark Ingram:Blaine Gabbert, AJ Green, Julio Jones, Colin Kaepernick, Jake Locker, Ryan Mallett, Von Miller, Christian Ponder, Titus Young, Da'Quan Bowers, Andy Dalton, Nick Fairley, and many more!!
PRODUCT BREAKDOWN:
Gridiron Gamers Jersey Cards - 1:84 packs
Press Pass Signings - 1:5.6 packs
- Bronze
- Silver (#'d to 199)
- Gold (#'d to 99)
- Blue (#'d to 50)
Class of 2011 - 1:7 packs
Class of 2011 Autographs - #'d to 250
Power Pick - 1:14
Power Pick Autographs - #'d to 250
Face to Face - 1:4 packs
Reflectors - #'d to 299
- Reflectors "Proof Edition" #'d to 100 (Hobby Only)
Here's what I pulled in our box of 2011 Press Pass Football.
Inserts;
This years release of Press Pass Football features 7 different non-autographed insert sets. Press Pass delivers several nice insert sets geared towards those collectors that enjoy building the subsets along with the base set. In our box we pulled quite a few nice inserts. Scanned below are the inserts cards along with what we pulled in our break.
Face to Face
In our box we we pulled 8 of the 15 Face to Face inserts or 53% of the complete set.
2011 Graduating Class
In our box we we pulled all 9 of the 2011 Graduating Class inserts we pulled the complete set along with 3 duplicates.
Banner Season
In our box we we pulled all 15 of the Banner Season inserts for a complete set along with 5 duplicates or 20 total Banner Season inserts.
Class of 2011
In our box we we pulled 4 of the 10 Class of 2011 inserts or 40% of the complete set.
Trophy Club
In our box we we pulled all 6 of the Trophy Club inserts and 8 overall with 2 duplicates.
Power Pick
In our box we we pulled 2 of the 5 Power Pick inserts or 40% of the complete set.
National Leaders
In our box we we pulled all of the 17 National Leaders inserts along with 1 duplicate and 1 Reflector variation as well bring the total pulled to 19.
Game Used;
Our box featured a Gridiron Gamers Gold Variation numbered to 99 Game Used card of Torrey Smith. The odds of pulling a Game Used piece are slotted at 1 in very 84 packs. So our box featured a bonus hit. The overall design of the Game Used card doe not disappoint. The card features an in action photograph and is highlighted with a gold foil finish.
Rookie Autographs;
Our box did deliver the 5 autographs as expected we pulled 4 Press Pass Authentics Autographs with 1 being a Silver Variation numbered to 199 and 1 Power Pick Autograph numbered to 250. The interesting thing on our autograph pulls the the Red Ink variation on the Power Pick Autograph. At this time I haven't seen any other Jonathan Baldwin Red Ink autographs from any of the autograph sets in circulation. It will be interesting to see if Press Pass releases a short print Red ink list in the near future as we may have pulled a very scarce card.
Final Thoughts on 2011 Press Pass Football;
Press Pass always delivers a nice early season release. Unfortunately the lack of NCAA licensing prohibits them from providing team logos and the association of the school they attended. I'm sure this will be some what disappointing to hard core college collectors. I do really like the new horizontal design on the base set in my opinion it's a refreshing change to see Press Pass change their design. The down side of course is the darker backgrounds a little less forgiving and surface issues such as chipping can be magnified.
The autographs and game used cards maintained a similar design to previous releases. While I admit to not knowing a lot about the players we pulled it will be a lot of fun to see where they are selected in the upcoming draft. To me half the fun of the early season breaks is waiting to see how high they're drafted and where they go.
Our box not only delivered a complete set but we also completed 4 of the 7 inserts sets as well and enjoyed the advertised five-autograph break. We exceeded per-box hit odds with an additional memorabilia card so all in all good value all the way through even though we did not pull one of the more recognizable names in this years release.
Here's how I would rate this product;
- Value = 5
- Innovation = 4
- Fun and Experience = 5
- Rebuy Value = 4
I rate this product "B+" for Press Pass.
I would like to thank Trader Retreat and Press Pass for giving me the chance to review this new product. Look for these great pulls to be included in future contests here on Trader Retreat.
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