2010 Press Pass Portrait Edition Football
I would first like to thank Press Pass for making this box available to us for review!
Configuration: 20 packs per box. 5 cards per pack.
CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS:
- At least 7 On-Card Autos in every Box!
- One Autograph Or Game-Used Jersey Card In Every Other Pack!
- Look for randomly inserted "red ink" and "nickname" variations, a Press Pass tradition!
- Graduating Class Autos - Autographed insert, featuring signatures from two top rookies!
- Sideline Signatures - Product Exclusive Autographed insert with four levels to collect!
- Also look for the popular "Class of 2010 Autographs" highlighting the top names from the 2010 Draft Class and "Game Day Gear Autograph Edition", one of 5 material parallels, all featuring rare game-used collegiate jerseys!
Here’s what was in our box of 2010 Press Pass Portrait Edition.
Base cards
The photography is just as the name implies: portrait. The majority of players were photographed in situations that permitted a good shot of them without their helmets on (sidelines, running on or off of the field…), with only a few players having “action” photos on their cards. This being the first year for PE, these cards are pretty straightforward. They’re clean and direct, not too busy. On the front, the Press Pass PE 2010 logo is on the upper left with the player’s name in the upper right, both in silver foil. The photo is large and centered on the card in what looks like an arched window, with the player’s position printed underneath. The backs have a short bio of the player and his college record, along with a cropped version of the photo on the front. The cards are made from premium stock and have a good feel to them.
Inserts
Class of 2010 – A 10-card set that falls 1:4
We got all 5 that we should have:
Jahvid Best
C.J. Spiller
Jimmy Clausen
Sam Bradford
Toby Gerhart
Face to Face – A 20-card set that falls 1:2
Again, we got all that were expected, including:
Jimmy Clausen/Toby Gerhart
Tim Tebow/Jevan Snead
Freddie Barnes/Antonio Brown
Dez Bryant/Jordan Shipley
James Starks/Dan LeFevour
Headliners – A 34-card set that falls 1:1
We also got the expected number of these, including:
Tony Pike
C.J. Spiller
Brandon LaFell
Ndamukong Suh
Jason Pierre-Paul
Gold Foil Base Parallels – Hobby only parallel set with gold instead of silver foil that falls 1:4.
As with the other insert sets, we got what was “promised”.
Daryll Clark
Mike Kafka
Joe McKnight
Zac Robinson
Demaryius Thomas
THE HITS
Game Day Gear - 3 per box.
These consist of an action shot and name of the player on the left side of the card (numbering is at the bottom of the photo, above the player’s name), and the jersey swatch and player’s number on the right, along with the press Pass Seal in the upper right corner and the Game Day Gear title on the bottom. We got 2 that were done in silver foil and 1 in gold foil that was serial numbered out of 199.
Silver Game Day Gear
Navarro Bowman
Tim Tebow
Gold Game Day Gear
Montario Hardesty – numbered 141/199.
Sideline Signatures – 7 per box
The autographed cards in this set use the same photos as the base cards, but they are cropped to use less of the cards area, leaving room for the signature. The “arched window” I referred to in my description of the base cards is flipped over (arched side down) and the player’s name is under the photo rather than above it. The Sideline Signatures set name is across the bottom, below the signature itself. My scanner had a hard time picking this up without distorting the rest of the scan, so I quit trying to make it show up.
All 7 of the autographs we got were the gold version. None were numbered or had red ink.
Danario Alexander
Dezmon Briscoe
Dexter McCluster
Gerald McCoy
Jevan Snead
Jeremy Williams
Rusty Smith (with “Isaiah 41:10” inscription)
Final Thoughts
Overall, I enjoyed opening this box very much. I was able to put the entire 50-card base set together with only 3 duplicate cards. There weren’t any duplicate insert cards or hits, and I got the feeling that completing the inserts sets is very possible. I would have been happier getting either a parallel autograph OR one of the autograph variations (Graduating Class, Head of the Class…) OR a bigger-named player autograph than the ones that were in this box, but we did get good signatures from players I know of, so I can’t gripe too much. Most of the insert sets are the same as the ones that were in SE last year – updated a bit but not very different (one set WAS renamed). A good product, though. I'll be getting more soon.
Here's how I would rate this product on a scale of 1-5;
Value = 5
Innovation = 4
Fun and Experience = 4.5
Rebuy Value = 5
I rate this product "A-". Even though there was a complete base set in my box, it was fun to open and I will buy more in an effort to pull a few different autographs and jerseys.
NPN INFO:
US & Canada (except Quebec)
NPN 2010 Press Pass PE Football
9115 Harris Corners Parkway, Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28269
Only one hand-printed entry on a 3 x 5 card per envelope mailed separately and postmarked by July 27th and received by August 3rd.
Canadian entries must include the answer to a mathematical skill test: 50 + (2x4) – 10 =?
I would like to thank Press Pass and CCW for giving me the chance to review this product.
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