Pieces Of My Future #13:Got Some Finally!

After the NFL Draft, I was in a flurry trying to get some cards of the Giants first round QB Daniel Jones as I didn't have any. I was and have been also trying to land a Jones autograph via trade but I have had zero takers. It was the same amount of takers I had on this blog for my PWE section so I pulled it.

My buddy @Brent3323 came to the rescue with my first cards of the Giants QB and even sent along some other friends with him. Dudes so nice and generous.

Check out what he sent also!

 Daniel Jones! I gotta update my Giants numbers with my first two! (if you have any send 'em my way!)

 Also sent the third Giants first round grab in Baker. They have been needing another lockdown corner and I was completely on board with this.

 Numbered Nassibs

Steve Smith numbered. I wished he could had stayed more healthy. Still a Super Bowl hero in my mind.

Jennings numbered

 A new Eli! He continues to be my second biggest Giants collection.

Evan Engram living in the shadows of Jeremy Shockey still. He shows flashes but has to be more consistent especially next year when they will need him.

 Shiny Select!

 Lorenzo Carter numbered parallel. I really need his autograph still.

 Another David Wilson hit for that PC

 A new Andre Williams

And a Wayne Gallman autograph to end. I kind of wonder how much longer he will be a Giant with their recent signing of Rod Smith from Dallas to possibly back up Saquon. Maybe he makes them have a three headed monster who knows.

Thanks again to Brent for his generosity again. I have been putting a nice stack aside for you that I hope to get out at some point.

Pieces Of My Future #5: Bryan Sends Even More

Here comes the next part of my trade mail day from @90sNicheFBCard. The rest of the mail day will be strewn about on here in a variety of ways as I mentioned in the first part.

Today I am showing off the hits from my trade and there was plenty of 'em.

 Paul Perkins rookie relic. Impressive enough, this guy still remains on the roster. Gets me?

 New Eli relic.

Evan Engram has a bright future and could be a big part of the offense next year as the weapons aren't what they once were.

 Hakeeeeeeeeem Nicks!

Greg Jones didn't last on the team too long that was starving for some Linebackers, but he at least has a really nice signature.

 Eli Manning Seal Of Approval. I think Black Gold is one of Panini's best looking products.

Andre Brown put up a couple solid seasons and this card was once on fire. Than he came back down to earth and well...now I own my second copy. This one is better than my other.

Another Perkins relic, this time with an autograph. What makes this card though is the F on the football swatch.

Wayne Gallman auto with two color swatch. This also marks one of just a few National Treasure cards I own.

 Micro Etching with auto, yes please!

The face of the Giants WR's now, Sterling Shepard. Of course his rookie contract deal is up very soon. What will the Gmen do with him? I hope he stays.

Harry Carson was a beast and has a great looking signature as well. Knock this one off from the Giants Autograph project.

Jessie Palmer, good lookin' fella but didn't have many great looks on the field. My first signature of him and I have always been a Spx fan as many of you know.

Newest Saquon relic card. I should post my whole PC on here sometime.

 

And we finish it up with an awesome Winning Materials dual relic of the greatest MLB player with the greatest swing ever, Griffey Jr.

Thanks to @90sNicheFBCard for the trade and for these great additions to my PC. More from this trade in upcoming segments.

Big Blue Sunday's:The Future Is Bright (Also a Ghostbusters Autograph Set Update)

Another week, another Giants loss. They have now fallen to 1-3 on the young season and surprisingly only still one game out of the division.

The defense played it's best all season vs one of the leagues top QB's but the offense couldn't step up it's game to try and pull it out.

Now today, they take on Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers in a match-up I am worried about especially on defense, not that the offense doesn't have it's major concerns as well. The Giants defense has not done well when it comes to keeping running QB's contained and we all know what Cam loves to do. They did an okay job vs Watson, but in the second half the Texans figured some things out despite still losing that game. It will be interesting to see if the Giants defense that shut down Drew Brees, yes I will call it that after holding him under 300 yards, shows up in this one as well.

As for the offense, Eli Manning hasn't looked great so far four games in. He can't seem to connect with Odell on deep passes and at times looks like a lot of his throws are not accurate at all despite the offensive line starting to gel and giving him time. I think his lack of mobility doesn't help in an offensive scheme that requires some of that. Saquon has done his best to keep the chains moving, but everyone knows the ball is going to him when he is in the game and teams are following him. But, I still feel they should have ran the ball more vs the Saints and kept the clock on their side. They have got to figure it out this week or 1-4 could be on it's way and a season full of hopes and dreams soon fade away.

Even despite that, I still think the future is bright for my Giants. 

They have a young QB in Kyle Lauletta who I wonder would help this offense more than Eli if he was given the opportunity. He is pretty mobile as he showed in the preseason and looked really sharp at times. I recently added a new rookie card of him and a couple of Odell Beckhams thanks to @footballcrdonly.

They also still have for awhile a young Top 3 wide receiver in the league.

Odell has put up some decent numbers, but all of them have been out of the end zone. Who would have thought the leagues highest paid receiver is still touchdown-less?

They have a decent back up running back in Wayne Gallman that I got this autograph of from @TNJ_G3 along with another relic I will show off in a second. Gallman has played really well taking Barkleys spot and giving him a break, til last week when he coughed up a fumble that I think changed the momentum of the game and that led to the Giants loss.

They also learned from past draft mistakes like Andre Williams who never panned out under the Jerry Reese drafts. 2018 draft class has stepped up big. Even though I do PC those past draft mistakes like Williams and actually PC him heavily for some reason or another.

And an example of showing they learned from past draft mistakes, is the drafting of Saquon Barkley. The dude has impressed throughout even though some may argue a QB should have been picked. I don't. I still like this pick and he will be a stud for years to come. I was able to add this newest relic thanks to @tbozz1174.

Even though I know the future is bright, I am not ready to think about the future quite yet. I want to think about the present. I want to win now, not later til later comes of course. So Giants, I am pleading to you, wake up today and go get a W. Defense step up and stop Cam. Offense, score 20 points at least. Let's get this train back on track!

Thanks to all three guys who pulled off these trades with me. Hope we can do future deals!

And as my headline for this post promised, a Ghostbusters Autograph Set update. Thanks to my awesome wife, I was only one card away from the set. Key word, WAS.  Once again, a miracle happened and the final card was found. That's a story for another day.