CARDBOARD REVIEW:2019 Donruss Football (extra hit and a case hit!)

Whoa doggy. I know a lot of you complain about Panini and their baseball products but one of my favorite products they have for baseball was Donruss. The inserts look stunning and the hits flow out better than any other baseball product for the low cost.

Now that Donruss is back for Football, I was hoping for the same and it did not disappoint. I may rate this in my Top 5 favorite breaks of the year so far and it may actually be number one currently.

Let's see why I felt this way.

Each box of 2019 Donruss football comes with 18 packs of 10 cards each. There is one autograph and one relic card per box and boxes are pretty affordable at $70 per.

BASE:

There are 350 full color photo cards in the base set. Action shots included also included,

Legends of the game

 And rookies

Along with the 50 Rated Rookie Futures.

VARIATIONS:

There are Variations to find in the base set as well that feature a different photo on the front than it's base card. On the back has a V by the card number. I show an example below.

PARALLELS:
Here is an overall look at the parallels. There is sooooooooooo much.

First up, the Variation parallels

PARALLEL CARDS: Aqueous Test, Season Stat Line /500, and Jersey Number /99.

PRESS PROOF PARALLELS: Blue, Bronze, Green, Red, Silver /100, Silver Die-Cut /75, Gold /50, Gold Die-Cut /25, Black /10, and Black Die-Cut 1/1.

 

Reds including Tom Brady (VARIATION TOO) and JuJu

Aqueous Test parallels. Don't forget to check those card backs!!! The front looks no different.

RATED ROOKIE PARALLELS

PARALLEL CARDS: Aqueous Test, Canvas, Premium, Season Stat Line /500, Canvas Studio Series /100, AND Jersey Number /97

PRESS PROOF PARALLELS: Blue, Bronze, Green, Red, Yellow, Silver /100, Silver Die-Cut /75, Gold /50, Gold Die-Cut /25, Black /10, AND Black Die-Cut 1/1.

 

Canvas with a rough texture feel like a canvas

Studio Canvas with a textured feel and /100

Season Stat Line Parallel /500

Now the base card parallels,

PARALLEL CARDS: Aqueous Test, Season Stat Line /500, and Jersey Number /99

PRESS PROOF PARALLELS: Blue, Bronze, Green, Red, Yellow, Silver /100, Silver Die-Cut /75, Gold /50, Gold Die-Cut /25, Black /10, and Black Die-Cut 1/1.

 

Season Stat Line /500

Silver Die Cut /75

Gold /50

Gold Die Cut /25

INSERTS:

All-Time Gridiron Kings has 15 cards in the set

There are 15 cards to find in Gridiron Kings

 

Rookie Gridiron Kings has 20 cards to chase

Legends Of The Fall has 20 cards to chase.

Dominators includes the leagues best with a 40 card checklist

The Rookies has 40 cards to collect including my boy Daniel!

Elite Series has 30 cards to chase. A standbye insert in Donruss since the 90s

Celebrating 20 years of the 1999 design with these 40 cards

The Champ is here has 20 gagful cards of Patriots. Gag.

Elite Series rookies also have 30 to find of all rookies including my boy Jones

The Legends Series has 20 cards to collect

 

Power Formulas has 20 cards in the set and looks spectacular if turned in the sun just right

Team Pride has 32 cards, one for each team. I need the Giants!!

Action All-Pros has 20 cards in the set. Checkerboard shine.

Highlights with some great action shots has 20 cards to chase

HITS

Fans Of The Game auto!! Rob Riggle was the one I wanted the most out of the three card checklist. The Erin Andrews is the one I want next

 

Passing The Torch dual patch /25. Really sharp card.

Well that's my two hits....and I was happy...but it wasn't over there yet....

Elite Series auto /25 of Christian McCaffrey!!

Then a Downtown Case Hit. Both pulled in the final two packs of the box. These Downtowns are rare and tough pulls.

OTHER HITS NOT IN MY BOX BUT COULD BE IN YOURS INCLUDE,

• Rated Rookie Autographs
• Rated Rookies Canvas Autographs
• Signature Marks Autographs
• Signature Marks Blue
• Action All-Pros Autographs
• All-Pro Kings Autographs
• All-Time Gridiron Kings Autographs
• Canton Kings Autographs
• Dominators Autographs
• Elite Series Autographs
• Elite Series Rookies Autographs
• Gridiron Kings Autographs
• Highlights Autographs
• Inducted Autographs
• Jersey Kings Autographs
• Leather Kings Autographs
• Legends of the Fall Autographs
• Power Formulas Autographs
• Red Hot Rookies Autographs
• Retro 1989 Autographs
• Retro 1999 Autographs
• Rookie Phenom Jersey Autographs
• Rookie Gridiron Kings Autographs
• The Champ is Here Autographs
• The Legends Series Autographs
• The Rookies Autographs
• White Hot Rookies Autographs
• All-Pro Kings Relics
• Canton Kings Relics
• Donruss Threads Relics
• Jersey Kings Relics
• Leather Kings Relics
• Leather Kings Studio Series
• Rookie Phenoms Jerseys

OVERALL:As affordable as a box break can be. Tons of numbered and colored parallels. Two hits if not more per box. Tons of both rookies and veteran hits to chase with Superstars like Tom Brady as well for autographs. A fun base set to build and the Rated Rookie to bring you back in time.

This is by far my favorite break of 2019 and I had a lot of fun opening up every pack. Each one had it's own surprise and I can't wait to find some more to bust. This is box break you must do yourself and not have a breaker do. Too much fun to miss out on.

I hope the retail breaks are just as much fun.

However, if you do use a breaker, I strongly recommend using Midwest Box Breaks for your breaking needs. They are always hitting the big pulls so if they are breaking this, you could put yourself in a good spot. They also SHIP ALL CARDS! Get what you pay for!

Please thank Panini America and Tracy Hackler for providing this box for me to review to giveaway some of the hits ON TWITTER!! Please follow them on all social media sites and visit their website for all your card needs, HERE.

Big Blue Sunday's:Top Notch Additions During The Bye Week

Going into the bye week, the Giants are sitting in last place in all of the NFL at 1-7 after last weeks 20-13 loss to the Redskins. They once again played another tough game on defense, but the offense that was supposed to be their strength couldn't get it together and score. Once again it was that terrible, awful, ridiculous, worthless, offensive, offensive line that couldn't block a gust of wind. Eli was sacked many times, Saquon couldn't get it going, and the play calling wasn't the best and once again predictable as a Redskins defender called it.

I am not sure what to expect from this team when they come off from the bye. There could be lots of changes including one at QB. We will see. Will Kyle Lauletta finally get his chance? Will he actually be able to succeed behind that offensive line? I sure hope so. Especially after today's pickups.

So I am not one who usually sticks his neck out there especially on Facebook groups looking to trade. Well, there is a first time for everything and I am glad I did as I made a monster trade.

The guy had posted up a Saquon Barkley autograph, we will look at that in a second, for trade and I jumped right in. Luckily for me I had the basketball cards he was looking for and I was more than happy to let go of basketball cards for what I got.

The first card isn't a Giants card and was actually a guy who ran all over the Giants, but I have been wanting/needing an Alvin Kamara auto for some time and this is a rookie one from Phoenix. Solid looking card and I love the way he signs his name with the star. Very cool. I have knocked down two of the three autographs I have been wanting and the one that remains is still Patrick Mahomes.

Now onto my Giants pickups.

He had three Kyle Lauletta autos to let go of so I took them.

Origins. Nice looking card but 00's on the jersey makes me cry.

Pen Pals. I had one in graded school. We will talk about that sometime.

And I loved this one. Nice relic/auto. But, what's confusing to me is why is he in a 17 on this card for Origins and a 00 on the others. ;-/

Now the big card that started it all....my second Barkley autograph and my first one in a Giants uni.

Hopefully it won't be my last of his. I have been trying to initiate more trades for more but have had no luck. I even went back to this same guy who had two more Barkleys' but I had nothing of interest to him including offering up Steph Curry rookie, Anthony Davis Prizm rookie and Kawhi Leonard Prizm rookie and even a Donovan Mitchell Prizm rookie. Not even one blink from the guy. Guess I won't be able to trade anymore with him.

Some great additions to cheer me up in what has been a blue season for Big Blue. I don't think I have ever had to go through this ever with my Giants since I started watching them. They are in a rough stretch the last few years and need some motivation to turn things around. Let's see if that happens after the bye week.