Buzz Break: 2017 Panini Football cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2017 Panini Football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 11
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 88
Base set completion: 
63 of 100 (63 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Ezekiel Elliott, Marcus Mariota, Carson Wentz, Julio Jones, Von Miller, Khalil Mack, Mark Ingram, Rob Gronkowski, Antonio Brown, Eli Manning, Russell Wilson, Tom Brady, Mark Ingram, Drew Brees

Insert/short-print cards: 24 (all in gallery below with notable base)
Rookie Cards (11) – Patrick Mahomes II, Cooper Kupp, Malik McDowell, DeAngelo Yancey, Solomon Thomas, Derek Barnett, Josh Jones, Zay Jones, Tim Williams, Josh Reynolds, Joe Williams
Shining Armor rookies parallel  (1) – Marcus Maye
Shining Armor parallel  (1) – Jameis Winston
Bravery parallel (1) – T.Y. Hilton (/399)
Templar parallel (1) – A.J. Green
Templar rookies parallel  (1) – Ryan Switzer
Legends of the Shield (1) – Morten Andersen
Accolades (1) – Brett Favre
The Rooks (2) – Myles Garrett, Samaje Perine
Decorated (1) – Matt Ryan
Kick Squad (1) – Dan Bailey
Panini Predictor (2) – Leonard Fournette, Matt Ryan

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Catapults Memorabilia (1) – Steve Young (/199)

What's Buzz-worthy: This one is fresh from the bargain bin and it delivered another memorabilia card of a Hall of Famer (one I pulled before). I'll take it. ... As said before, this retail-only brand may get overlooked vs. other established lines from Panini America but it just might top them nearly every time if they're consistently like this box. A ton of inserts with stars from the past and present, a bunch of rookies (both big and obscure), inserts and base with something to say (but oddly no stat lines) help make this a super-affordable but still-appealing set to consider ripping into. There is a guaranteed hit in every blaster here and there are autographs possible. On the checklist are names such as Mitchell Trubisky, Deshaun Watson, Leonard Fournette, Christian McCaffrey, Andy Dalton, A.J. Green, Jameis Winston, Andrew Luck, Ezekiel Elliott, Matt Ryan, Eli Manning, Matthew Stafford, Aaron Rodgers, Derek Carr, Drew Brees, Antonio Brown and so many more. Among the memorabilia cards? Amari Cooper, Todd Gurley, Adrian Peterson, Barry Sanders, Dan Marino, Bo Jackson, Earl Campbell, Jim Kelly, Warren Moon, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, Deion Sanders, Dak Prescott, Elliott, Trubisky, Fournette, and so many more. The card backs here are well-developed visually, too, perhaps moreso than other brands, helping give it a feel that's far above what you'd expect for the price. It's definitely worth ripping.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A
Fun Grade: A

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