SCF Official Review: 2011 Panini Gridiron Gear

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First and foremost, I'd like to thank our sponsors at Panini for providing us with this box.



18 packs per box
8 cards per pack
Current Retail Price (online): $101.99-$114.99

Product Description

BOX BREAK
- 2 Autograph (seq. #ed to 349 or less)
- 2 Memorabilia (seq. #ed to 299 or less)
- 18 Rookies (one per pack)
- 9 Inserts/Parallels


CASE BREAK
Eight or more of the following: Rookie Gridiron Gems or signatures of Adrian Peterson, Drew Brees, Michael Vick, Tom Brady, LaDainian Tomlinson, Peyton Manning, Philip Rivers, Tony Romo, Aaron Rodgers, Sam Bradford, Cam Newton, A.J. Green, Julio Jones, Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder, Mark Ingram, Jonathan Baldwin, Andy Dalton, Colin Kaepernick, Ryan Williams, Shane Vereen, Mikel LeShoure and/or Daniel Thomas.


PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

- Rookie Gridiron Gems Pull-Out Rookie Autographs:
The most innovative combination of autographs and memorabilia the hobby has ever seen. Seeded 8 Per Case! More attainable than ever before!

- NFL Gridiron Signatures:
Superstar autographs on unique NFL field plates. First-time field-plate signers include: Super Bowl XLV MVP Aaron Rodgers, 2010 Comeback Player of the Year Michael Vick, and Pro Bowl quarterbacks Philip Rivers and Drew Brees!

- NFL Pro Gridiron Signatures:
Only the greatest legends in NFL history make the cut on these autographed cards that include unique rubber team helmets embedded into the card.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Rookie Gridiron Gems
Rookie cards featuring a signed pull-out swatch of the top rookies including: Cam Newton, A.J. Green, Julio Jones, Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder, Mark Ingram seq. #ed to 349 or less

NFL Gridiron Signatures
Featuring:
- Aaron Rodgers
- Michael Vick
- Ben Roethlisberger
- Calvin Johnson
- Philip Rivers
- Larry Fitzgerald
- Steven Jackson
- Drew Brees

Plates & Patches Signatures
Dual prime swatches w/autograph featuring Aaron Rodgers, Miles Austin, Eli Manning, DeSean Jackson & Jamaal Charles seq. #ed to 10 or less



WHAT WE PULLED



Base - 116/150 (77.3%)
Rookies - 18/100 (18%)
Silver X /250 (4) - Jermaine Gresham, Michael Vick, Akeem Ayers, Courtney Smith
Gold X /100 (1) - Ben Roethlisberger
Platinum X /25 (1) - Tyvon Branch



Game Breakers (1)
NFL Nation (1)
Rookie Orientation Gold /100 (1) - Bilal Powell



Tyron Smith Autograph /299



Game Breakers Chris Johnson Jersey /250



Rookie Gridiron Gems Alex Green Jersey/Autograph Pullout /304



Rookie Gridiron Gems Prime Ryan Williams 2-color Patch/Ball/2-color Patch /50



FINAL RATINGS

Base - 4.5/5
Design - 4/5
Fun - 3.5/5
Value - 4/5
Rebuy - 4/5

Total - 20/25 (80%)

Pros:
1 Rookie per pack, but 100 subjects overall
On-card Pullout Rookie Autographs
Good value for the money
Can conceivably complete the base set with two boxes

Cons:
Design looks like a toned down version of Certified
Sticker Autos
Bigger Focus on parallels/low insert yield

Once again, I'd like to thank our wonderful sponsors at Panini for giving us the opportunity to open and review this release. For more information on all their products, visit them at www.paniniamerica.net.