2018 Donruss Football

2018 Donruss Football:  Playoffs kick off today and this guy played in 22 playoff games and won two Super Bowls.  As one of my all-time favorites he is an obvious kickoff to this post.  

Good design works on these cards as does the inclusion of retired greats.  

Hit on a few different Baker Mayfield cards.  He and the Brown really struggled this year.  I'm curious to see what they can do next year.

Maybe not the sexiest pack I've ever broken but the Elway is a fun pull.  Julio Jones and Russell Wilson are also wins.  This was a discounted pack and at that price it is easy to pick these up.

BREAKDOWN:

30 – Total Cards
4 – Retired Greats
4 – Blue Parallel
3 – Rated Rookie
1 – RC
1 – The Rookies

Random Wax: 2018 Donruss Football

I've opened quite a bit of the 2018 Donruss football but I like the design so another pack of these is a no brainer.  I really like snow shots so this pack over delivered with not only this T.Y. Hilton but also the Clay Matthews Snow Days insert.  Good on Panini for snow themed cards.

Nice pull in this pack with stud Patrick Mahomes as well plenty of other stars from around the league. 

With two key Falcons in this pack I was real happy and Calvin Ridley had a very good rookie year.  I can't wait to see what else he and Julio Jones can do catching the ball.

I have no doubts I'll open more of these at some point.  The simple '84 Donruss design works with the football cards.  About the only thing missing is the player's position.  While I know that isn't important it still seems like there is room here for such a small inclusion.

Nice Joe Theismann card.

BREAKDOWN:

30 – Total Cards

4 – Blue Parallels

3 – Retired Greats

3 – Rated Rookie

1 – Snow Days

1 - RC

Random Wax: 2018 Donruss Football

This 2018 Donruss football pack wasn't my best pack I've ever opened but the design is still solid and inserts good.  There were definitely some stars here but just not in volume.  I really like the Gridiron Kings cards and Khalil Mack was the big headline at the beginning of the 2018 NFL season.  I don't know if trading him was the right call for Oakland but they got a pretty good haul for him.  We'll see what they do with the picks.  Chicago definitely got a stud to come off the edge.

Still some excellent players here including Jets legend Joe Klecko.  Personal favorite Larry Fitzgerald was the highlight for me.  

Howard and Berry are on the move this offseason while Goff, in this blue parallel, had his team in the Super Bowl before succumbing to the New England Patriots. 

BREAKDOWN:

30 – Total Cards

4 – Press Proof

2 – RC

2 – Rated Rookie

1 – Gridiron Kings

1 – Retired Legend

Random Wax: 2018 Donruss Football

Grabbed another pack of the 2018 Donruss football.  This set is growing more on me.  This card of Ron Jaworski is really sweet.  That is probably my favorite Eagles uniform - perforated jerseys weren't all that but this one always stands out in my mind and is how I remember Jaws.  

  Love that Matt Ryan card and the all red uni.  Not saying I want to watch a whole game with the Falcons in them but I dig it on this card. 

A pretty good pull though not spectacular.  I know Fournette has started off slow, and injured, but if he can stay on the field he really can be a workhorse.

Joe Thomas was great and I was sorry to see him retire.  I love how he didn't go to the draft to go fishing instead.  Of course he was also a great player and I've liked what I've heard of him in interviews and small parts as a media guy.

 A nice Josh Allen rookie.  I'm really hoping he can be the franchise quarterback us Buffalo fans have been waiting for.

BREAKDOWN:

30 – Total Cards

4 – Blue Press Proof Parallels (1 – Rated Rookie)

3 – Rated Rookie (Total)

2 – Retired Greats

1 – RC

1 – Elite Series

2018 Donruss Football

With tonight's Falcons-Eagles game kicking off the 2018 NFL season I thought some 2018 Donruss football would be appropriate.  Overall I like these cards if not wowed by them.  The pull wasn't the most exciting either though it did deliver Super Bowl hero Nick Foles.  He truly delivered a game for ages defeating New England for the Eagle's first Super Bowl championship.  There better be a photo on a trading card some day with him catching that pass in the Super Bowl.  I really like the All-Time Gridiron Kings John Lynch card.  This "canvas" card has a great feel to it and the art is great in my opinion.  I'll definitely search more of these out.  

A punter card!  I love it and Hecker does have one heck of a leg.  Earl Campbell was the lone retired great.  I'd have loved to see more retired greats but Earl Campbell was the only one I snagged.  If I'm only going to pull one he is a great one to get.  A quick look shows there aren't a ton of retired greats and they are pretty much the same we've seen in previous years.  I'm not complaining but would like to see a little more variance here.  Seems like it wouldn't cost too much to grab one or two different retired greats each year just to shake it up.

 The star power in this pack is right here.  I do like the design overall though the player's names can get lost against some of the background colors.  The backs have enough color to be fine with me.

Joe Mixon is one of the four blue Press Proof cards I pulled.  I will grab more of these cards for sure  as the season goes on.  Can't wait to get an in hand look at the other brands as well.

BREAKDOWN:

30 – Total Cards

4 – Blue Press Proof Parallels

3 – RC

1 – Rated Rookie

1 – Retired Legends

1 – All-Time Gridiron Kings