Buzz Break: 2020 Panini Playbook football cards (hanger box)

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The box: 2020 Panini Playbook football cards (hanger box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Keep reading to see a full breakdown and gallery of everything that was in this one.

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 30
Base set completion: 
21 of 200 (11 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Russell Wilson, Derrick Henry, Baker Mayfield, Deshaun Watson, Amari Cooper, Drew Lock, Ryan Kerrigan, Jack Doyle, Sony Michel, Fletcher Cox, Rashan Gary, Mark Andrews, Christian Kirk, Mecole Hardman Jr., Anthony Miller, Brian Burns

Rookie Cards (5) – Jacob Eason, A.J. Epenesa, James Proche, Darrynton Evans, Isaiah Coulter

Insert cards: 9 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Orange parallel (3) – Aaron Rodgers, A.J. Brown, Devin Bush II
Orange Rookies parallel (2) – Van Jefferson, Damon Arnette
Next Up (2) – Tua Tagovailoa, Laviska Shenault Jr.
Captains (1) – Matt Ryan
Blitz (1) – Tyler Lockett

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: These hangers are $12 and that seems like a solid price compared to other releases with this one including a meaty pack -- and more cards in it than a mega box of this brand with more inserts, too. (Compare this break to the mega box here.) For the money, I'd probably do three of these instead of a mega box unless those are somehow delivering better hits more regularly than my 150 Rewards points there. (A 150-point card can't come close to paying off on the $30-plus price difference, especially with the shipping fee.) This box did have some notables in the mix with Rodgers on a parallel, a Tua sighting and some strong names among the base to make it a decent break for the SRP, but overall this brand, while its base cards are a retail-exclusive, isn't anything like it is at hobby where hits rule the day. (That's OK given the price point, I guess and I like traditional cardboard ... but I don't dig in on stingy products, either.) The good news here is that hits are possible as noted on the inclusions panel. In fact, five sets are in this one for hits -- Rookies Signatures, Next Up Jerseys, Zoning Commission Materials, Captains Swatches and Blitz Memorabilia. All in all, this might be a safe buy as long as you have some luck landing notable RCs or their parallels. There are 100 rookies on the checklist, so it's not all that easy to pull any one name you are looking for. All in all, not flashy and key names might deliver well on this one ... but I may wait until later to rip more or do singles.

Product Grade: A (hobby's creative stuff gets it this grade)
Box Grade: B
Fun Grade: B-

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