Random Wax: 2019 Absolute Football

2020 Absolute Football:   I like the looks of these cards so I will always pick some up when I get the chance.  It was such a letdown when Andrew Luck retired.  Hate to see that with a quarterback, or any player, with his talent.  But good on him for going out on his terms.    

Mike Evans has to be licking his chops at the thought of playing with Tom Brady.  Winston definitely put out some volume as the Buc's quarterback but Brady should be provide some leadership and swagger Winston really never could.

That's an orange mosaic parallel #/75.  While the card isn't that rare, seeing Antonio Brown in a Raiders jersey is.  A few of the inserts in Absolute give us retired greats which is always great.

Plenty of rookies which make up almost half the pack.

Love Todd Gurley and those throwback Rams jerseys.  I'm very excited to have him join the Falcons this year.  Hopefully he can get back to something close to the great years he has with L.A.

BREAKDOWN:

20 – Total Cards
9 – RC
3 – Green Parallel
1 – Red Zone
1 – Gridiron Force
1 – Orange Mosaic Parallel #/75

2019 Absolute Football

2019 Absolute Football:  This is definitely a design I like so it's no surprise we see more of these here.  Russell Wilson will play a huge part of his team's success in the playoffs.  I like Seattle but the NFC is so stacked at the top.  I think they can challenge any of those top teams but it is a tough road ahead.

Nice seeing players in their new unis.  That is a sharp pic of Le'Veon Bell.  That Darius Slayton is a Red Prizm Parallel #/100.

That Antonio Brown card looked much better about 4 months ago.  These Gridiron Force inserts highlight retired greats like Steve Atwater.  Keenan Allen had another great year for the Chargers.

Half of this pack were RC cards.  Not a bad thing but my personal preference would be a few more base cards.

Alvin Kamara had a good year but injuries limited him quite a bit.  He seems healthy going into the playoffs and could be a force to be reckoned with.  Fun pack.  It may not be star packed but I still liked my pull.

BREAKDOWN:

20 – Total Cards
10 – RC
3 – Green Parallel
1 – Red Zone
1 – Gridiron Force
1 – Red Prizm Parallel #/100

2019 Absolute Football

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 – RC
3 – Green Parallel
1 – NFL Icons
1 – Team Trios