Packs Per Box: 24
Cards Per Pack: 8
Expected Total Cards: 192
Total Cards Received: 195
Total Common Cards: 154
Total Rookies: 23 (A. Williams, R. Holman, J. Jarrett, D. Ausberry, T. Smith, J. Reid, C. Matthews, M. Cannon, J. Carpenter, R. Kerrigan, D. Sampson, A. Black, J. Jenkins, N. Enderle, T. Taylor, J. Sheard, N. Solder, B. Hogan, R. Johnson, M. Williams, A. Clayborn, B. Reed, L. Kendricks)
Total Insert Cards: 18
Triple Threat: (1) Chargers: Rivers/Gates/Jackson
Silver Century Proof #/250: (2) Nate Burleson, Donnie Avery
Silver Century Proof Rookie #/250: (1) Mason Foster
Gold Century Proof Rookie #/100: (1) Aldon Smith
Star Factor: (3) Darren McFadden, Arian Foster, Knowshon Moreno
Gridiron Kings: (2) Todd Heap, Jared Allen
All-Rookie Team: (1) Rob Gronkowski
Generations: (1) Ed Reed/Darrelle Revis
Generations Century Proof #/100: (1) Ed Reed/Darrelle Revis
Heritage Collection: (1) John Brodie
Base Set - Prime Jerseys #/99: (1) Andre Johnson
Rookie Class - Autograph Letter Patch: (1) Leonard Hankerson #/450
Rookie Collection - Combo Material Card #/299: (1) Cam Newton/Jake Locker
Game Day Jersey #/299: (1) Cedric Benson
Overall Thoughts:
The product is a decent one. It is unique because each and every card was orientated the long way except for the Autographed Letter Patch. The more that I look at the cards, the more that I like the one orientation theme. However, the same thing that has irritated us in the past is prominent here in this product. Everything is a parallel. You get a veteran autograph, it is a parallel of the base set. If you get an autograph of a rookie that is not the Rookie Patch, it is a parallel.
I do like the design of the cards. The small logo on the upper left does not distract from the picture and the team color stripes on the right hand side is a cool touch. I wish that the entire career stats were on the back and possibly a profile head shot for the pic on the back as well. But that is minor. I give Panini props on this design.
As for value, I purchased this box for $78. At that price point, I feel like I received a decent value. Any more than that and I might have felt cheated. The Prime Jersey of Andre Johnson was cool and the Auto Letter Patch was great as well. There were no major rookie cards of the 2011 class here, but that is fine with me. You have to realize that not each and every box will have that prime pull and this one didn't. One sore spot is the quality control of the amount of card in packs. Some had 7, one had 10 and that should not happen. Panini needs to figure that out.
Box Value: 3.5 out of 5
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