I've been so wrapped up in baseball cards lately that I haven't been keeping up w/ the release dates of 2012 football products. That said I didn't know the packs of Topps football I found this morning @ Walmart were put out on the shelves a whole 4 days early. I never find anything early! I quickly grabbed a single pack and a rack pack. I'll post the contents of the pack over on my blog. Now let's get to the good stuff.
#388 Minnesota Vikings | #275 Andy Dalton | #347 Matt Hasselbeck
#194 Julio Jones | #305 Jason Babin
First off kudos to Topps for coming up w/ an original design for this year's base set. The silver foil stretching across the bottom of the card along w/ the player's name doesn't scan that well, but looks good in person. Not too flashy or gaudy.
This is one of those Walmart exclusive 1957 Rookie Cards. They are seeded 1:6 packs.
Prolific Playmakers are seeded 1:4. Matt Kalil, little brother of the Panthers' Ryan Kalil (who boldly claimed the Carolina Panthers would win this year's Super Bowl!).
#437 Cortland Finnegan | #335 Michael Crabtree | #429 Dan Herron RC
The card backs are light on stats, but most feature a nice amount of text about the player. It appears a lot of the RCs use early photos, though I did see a few in full team uniforms.
#365 Brock Osweiler RC | #255 David Nelson
Nice to see some horizontal photos in the set. Photography overall is nicely done. After opening one pack I've already forgot all about 2012 Score!
#194 Julio Jones | #305 Jason Babin
First off kudos to Topps for coming up w/ an original design for this year's base set. The silver foil stretching across the bottom of the card along w/ the player's name doesn't scan that well, but looks good in person. Not too flashy or gaudy.
This is one of those Walmart exclusive 1957 Rookie Cards. They are seeded 1:6 packs.
Prolific Playmakers are seeded 1:4. Matt Kalil, little brother of the Panthers' Ryan Kalil (who boldly claimed the Carolina Panthers would win this year's Super Bowl!).
#437 Cortland Finnegan | #335 Michael Crabtree | #429 Dan Herron RC
The card backs are light on stats, but most feature a nice amount of text about the player. It appears a lot of the RCs use early photos, though I did see a few in full team uniforms.
#365 Brock Osweiler RC | #255 David Nelson
Nice to see some horizontal photos in the set. Photography overall is nicely done. After opening one pack I've already forgot all about 2012 Score!
