2019 Absolute Football: This is my first look at these cards and I think I like them. I will say I'm not a fan of the price point - you only get 20 cards in these packs. Still the unique football strings incorporated into the design is a nice touch and I like how the logos are placed. The photos are also pretty good. Tom "Terrific" is a great way to lead this pack off.
Barry Sanders! Nice appearance of one of the true all-time greats. Wish the photo took up a little more of that card but I'm still digging it. I like the photos on the Julio and JuJu photos.
The backs are fine though the fine print is small. This is the first Absolute set that shows the background in photos as opposed to some type of decorated background. I could be wrong as my experience with this brand only goes back to 2014.
I'm normally not a fan of backgrounds being muted but it does make these rookie cards stand out from the veteran base cards. Their names are also displayed normally as opposed to veteran cards - first last. How about the new NFL hotness Gardner Minshew II?
There are other inserts I didn't pull so there is more to this set. Overall I do like these cards but wish there were more per pack. I'll probably revisit this set again at some point though.
BREAKDOWN:
20 – Total Cards
9 – RC3 – Green Parallel
1 – NFL Icons
1 – Team Trios
I think I've decided that this will be the football set I put together for this year. I like the design a lot. I'm waiting for a box of jumbo packs to come up for sale at a decent price though. Panini cards always just seem to be too much $ per card.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree. The price point is tough. I get that there is some foil involved here but still. Good luck with the set!
DeleteYeah, design wise, these aren't too bad. Getting Barry Sanders and Tom Brady in the same pack certainly makes for a good pack! You said the price was a bit high, but didn't specify how much, can you help satisfy a fellow's curiosity?
ReplyDelete$5.49 at Wal-Mart. Normal price of "fat packs". I just don't get why I only get 20 in in these as opposed to 40 Score in a pack. I see the same thing with Panini Threads in basketball.
DeleteI like the Team Trios insert. Gotta go hunt down the Seahawks and Packers versions to see who made the cut.
ReplyDeleteI had to hunt down the Bills and Falcons myself.
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