2011 Press Pass Legends Football
2011 Press Pass Legends Football is a high-quality, mid-ranged product with (6) guaranteed hits per box.
Set Features;
Press Pass Legends Football 2011:
Configuration:
- 18 packs per box*. 5 cards per pack. * Each box contains 3 six-pack mini-boxes
- 5 Autographs + 1 Jersey Card per Box
- At least 2 autos will be legends
- Look for 1 of 1 Press Plates - at least 1 per case
Collect the Legendary Players of yesterday along with the up and coming Legends of Tomorrow!
Energized Inserts;
- Base Parallels - Parallel card of the 90-card base set. Bronze (#'d to 250), Silver (#'d to 175), Gold (#'d to 99), Emerald (#'d to 25) and Platinum (#'d 1 of 1).
- Saturday Signatures - Autographed insert featuring the legends of the past along with legends of the future.(1:5)
- Saturday Signatures Emerald - Autographed parallel with green foil, set #'d to 99 or less
- Saturday Signatures Platinum - Autographed parallel with platinum foil, seq #'d to 25 or less.
- Look for randomly inserted red ink and nickname inscriptions - a Press Pass Tradition!!
- Past & Present - Insert featuring a legend of the past combined with a legend of the future. (1:14)
- Past & Present Ink - Dual autographs #'d to 50 or less!!
- Legends of the Fall - Features some of the top players in the history of football.(1:7)
- Legends of the Fall Autos - Autographed parallel #'d to 399 or less.
- Legends of the fall Autos Platinum - Autographed parallel with platinum foil and seq #'s to 25.
- All American - Insert featuring players who earned accolades in 2010.(1:10)
- All American Autos - Autographed parallel #'d to 399 or less.
- All American Autos Platinum - Autographed Parallel featuring platinum foil and set #'d to 25.
- Saturday Swatches - Material insert featuring 1 swatch of game-used jersey from a current player or past great.
- Saturday Swatches Emerald - Parallel with a premium swatch, green foil and set #'d to 50 or less.
- Saturday Swatches Patches - Parallel with a swatch of patch, blue holofoil and set #'d to 100 or less.
Here's what we pulled in our box of 2011 Press Pass Legends Football.
Base Cards / Parallels / Inserts;
In my opinion this is a superb design. One of the best Press Pass has done in football to date. The front simply has the Product logo and the players name. I have seen the gridiron effect on many designs, but this one is the winner. The back has a very short information section regarding the players history in the college game and special accomplishments. The rookies have a nice stats section for their time in college. It also has the players years in college on the legends...Marino states 1979 - 1982.
The mix of legends, rookies, inserts and parallels is great. There were (26) legends in this box and that was about the perfect amount. Here is the breakdown of the inserts and parallels;
- (2) Bronze /250 parallels - Jones - Dalton
- (3) Silver /175 parallels - McDaniel - Locker - Ridley
- (1) Gold /99 parallel - Dalton
- (3) Legends of the fall - Sapp - Griese - Carter
- (3) All American - Fairley - Todman - Nevis
Numbers have been edited out on some pictures for possible contest reasons.
Relic Cards;
It's nice to see a manufacture listen and get this right. If you are going to have a limited patch edition in the set, make it at least a two-colored sweet patch. Also, make it game worn (which this is) and not event worn. A premium swatch should be just that; and this pull did not dissapoint. A real nice two-colored patch with stitching of Niles Paul, numbered out of /99.
Numbers have been blacked out for possible contest reasons.
The autographed cards we pulled are all of high-quality. The (5) autographs promised were delivered in this box break. All autographs are oncard which is getting to be the most desirable in most collecting circles.
The rookie players Saturday Signatures we pulled are Aldon Smith out of Missouri (red) /99, DeMarco Murray out of Oklahoma /99 and Cam Newton out of Auburn. The Newton is a redemption. The Legends Of The Fall we pulled are of Tony Rice and Steve Young. All autographs are of superb quality.
Numbers have been blocked out for possible contest reasons.
Final Thoughts on 2011 Press Pass Legends Football;
2011 Press Pass Legends Football received a 5 in every category on our ratings list. The (6) guaranteed hits per box make it a very solid product, deserving of the ratings. The oncard autographs were another large plus for this product as well.
Again, I love the design concept on these. The glossy cardboard with the raised silver accents really makes it a standout 2011 football release.
In most breaks I state what would have made them better in my humble opinion. There is nothing more that Press Pass can do on this product. If you don't get the hot rookie autographs, that's the luck of the draw on all product. But, you have more chances to hit them with this product.
These boxes can usually be had for between $87 and $129 on most sites that I have checked. The $87 was on ebay and was a great buy at that price point.
Here's how I would rate this product, based on what we experienced during our break;
- Value = 5
- Innovation = 5
- Fun and Experience = 5
- Rebuy Value = 5
I rate this product a solid "A+" for Press Pass!
NPN Information;
Mail to;
NPN 2011 Press Pass Legends Football
9115 Harris Corners Parkway, Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28269
Postmarked by, August 12, 2011
I would like to thank Press Pass and Trader Retreat for giving me the opportunity to review this new product.
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