'07 Topps Total Football pack 8

So far, every color parallel card I've pulled from this box has a huge dent on the bottom left corner. Kind of upsetting...

Here's what I got:

#119 Sam Hurd, Mat McBriar
#167 Nate Burleson
#173 Michael Clayton
#208 Jeff Backus
#262 Roydell Williams
#283 Shayne Graham, Kyle Larson, Glenn Holt
#372 Jason Peters, Derrick Dockery, Langston Walker [red parallel]
#483 Aundrae Allison [rookie]
#505 Brandon Mebane [rookie]
#AW2 Drew Brees [2006 award winners insert]

What it cost me: $ .91
Beckett NM/MT worth: $9.10
Insert odds I beat: 1:4 [red parallel], 1:8 [2006 award winners insert]
Most valuable card: #372 Jason Peters, Derrick Dockery, Langston Walker [red parallel] @ $2.00

'07 Topps Total Football pack 7

Here's what I got:

#115 Jeremi Johnson, Reggie Kelly, Doug Johnson
#169 Deion Branch
#187 Roscoe Parrish
#206 Champ Bailey
#250 Marcus McNeill, Mike Goff, Nick Hardwick
#293 Boss Bailey, Paris Lenon
#501 Alan Branch [rookie]
#521 Lawrence Timmons [rookie]
#542 Michael Griffin [red parallel, rookie]
#AW1 Peyton Manning [2006 award winner]

Pack Stats:

What it cost me: $ .91
Beckett NM/MT worth: $11.95
Insert odds I beat: 1:8 packs [2006 award winners, 1:4 packs [red parallel]
Most valuable card: Peyton Manning [2006 Award Winner] @ $3.00, Michael Griffin [red parallel, rookie] @ $3.00

'07 Topps Total Football pack 6

The Eagles checklist with McNabb on the front is a nice card, and I guess it doesn't count as part of the 10 cards per pack.

Here's what I got:

#143 Darren Sharper
#157 David Akers, Dirk Johnson, Reno Mahe [blue parallel]
#161 Shawne Merriman
#198 Carson Palmer
#200 Willie McGinest
#211 Ryan Pickett, Cullen Jenkins, Corey Williams
#375 Braylon Edwards
#391 Rashean Mathis
#526 Stewart Bradley [rookie]
#540 LaRon Landry [rookie]
#TC24 Donovan McNabb [eagles checklist]


Pack Stats:

What it cost me: $ .91
Beckett NM/MT worth: $10.20
Insert odds I beat: 1:2 packs [blue parallel]
Most valuable card: LaRon Landry [rookie] @ $2.00

'07 Topps Total Football pack 5

Here's what I got:

#1 Carnell Williams
#14 DeShaun Foster
#17 Ed Reed
#46 Michael Bennett, Kris Wilson
#252 Walt Harris, Michael Lewis [blue parallel]
#271 Wayne Gandy, Todd McClure, Kynan Forney
#359 Jimmy Williams, Lawyer Milloy, Chris Crocker
#418 Shaun O'Hara, Chris Snee, Kareem McKenzie
#484 Chansi Stuckey [rookie]
#504 Justin Harrell [rookie]

Pack Stats:

What it cost me: $ .91
Beckett NM/MT worth: $8.05
Insert odds I beat: 1:2 packs [blue parallel]
Most valuable card: #252 Walt Harris, Michael Lewis [blue parallel] @ $1.50 and #504 Justin Harrell [rookie] @ $1.50

Favorite Card of the Week [1.4.08-1.10.08]

This first round draft pick got off to a great start last season in Buffalo passing the 1,000 yard mark in his rookie season, making him the fourth Bills rookie to pass that mark, the first since Greg Bell in 1984. In addition, he did this while missing 3 games during the season for an ankle injury. If Marshawn continues down this path and maybe if the Bills pick up some playoff wins with him in the next few years, his rookie cards' worth have the potential to pick up a lot of momentum.

'07 Topps Total Football pack 4

Alright, here we go.. finally got my first insert card out of this box, a Rudi Johnson Total Topps foil. A couple more worthwhile cards in this pack too, a Marshawn Lynch rookie and a Randy Moss red parallel. This one definitely one-ups the last Topps Total pack.

Here's what I got:

#107 Daimon Shelton, Robert Royal, Ryan Neufeld
#125 Al Harris, Marquand Manuel, Nick Collins
#133 Byron Leftwich
#202 Phil Dawson, Dave Zastudil, Joshua Cribbs
#210 Greg Jennings
#258 Steven Jackson
#327 Randy Moss [red parallel]
#457 Marshawn Lynch [rookie]
#469 Brian Leonard [rookie]
#TT19 Rudi Johnson [total topps insert]

Pack Stats:

What it cost me: $ .91
Beckett NM/MT worth: $12.95
Insert odds I beat: 1:4 packs [red parallel], 1:8 packs [total topps insert]
Most valuable card: #327 Randy Moss [red parallel] @ $3.00, #457 Marshawn Lynch [rookie] @ $3.00

'07 Topps Total Football pack 3

Here's what I got:

#3 Brandon Jones, Kerry Collins
#26 Terence Newman, Anthony Henry
#40 Peyton Manning
#88 Brandon Lloyd
#396 Rob Morris, Gary Brackett
#402 Reggie Williams
#410 Troy Williamson
#450 Isaiah Stanback [rookie]
#507 Jamaal Anderson [rookie]
#509 Jarvis Moss [blue parallel, rookie]

Pack Stats:

What it cost me: $ .91
Beckett NM/MT worth: $9.70
Insert odds I beat: 1 of 2 packs [blue parallel]
Most valuable card: #509 Jarvis Moss [blue parallel] @ $2.50


Always nice to see Peyton Manning.. and one of the better rookie cards as a blue parallel was nice too. So far, this is probably the best Topps Total pack so far.. but hopefully I'll get something other than base set and parallels out of this box.

'07 Topps Total Football pack 2

Time to open up my second pack of Topps Total out of this box.

Here's what I got:

#2 Marcel Shipp, Troy Walters
#7 Kyle Vanden Bosch, Travis Laboy, Andre Woolfolk
#21 Chris Gamble
#59 Matt Light, Logan Mankins, Dan Koppen
#124 Owen Daniels, Jeb Putzier, Mark Bruener
#379 Patrick Ramsey, Brandon Marshall, Daniel Graham
#390 John Lynch [blue parallel]
#398 Dwight Freeney
#455 Lester Ricard [rookie]
#473 Thomas Clayton [rookie]


Pack Stats:

What it cost me: $ .91
Beckett NM/MT worth: $8.20
Insert odds I beat: 1 of 2 packs [blue parallel]
Most valuable card: #390 John Lynch [blue parallel] @ $2.00

Shopping Spree

The wife and I had to get some grocery shopping done today, so I'm going to stock up on several packs so I can hopefully spread out the days I actually open them up so they'll last for a good while. It's sad, really, but if I don't do this right, I'll go broke fast. And my baby girl won't have any milk when my wife's breasts run dry.

I decided on a $10 box of '07 Topps Total Football because, hey, it's 11 packs for 10 bucks! I'm a sucker for a bargain. Also got a pack of '07 Bowman Baseball Draft Picks & Prospects and a cello pack of '07 Topps Football with 22 cards, which will be a treat because it's better than some packs that have only 4 or 5. Some new ones I haven't seen too.. a pack of '07 Topps Baseball Rookies: 1952 Edition and a pack of '07-'08 Topps Stadium Club Basketball.

Today I went ahead and opened a pack of the Topps Total Football.. and was just a little disappointed because there were no cool inserts today. Sure there were 2 guaranteed rookies and I also pulled a silver parallel which is 1 of 6 packs, but the silver had a badly bent corner. I know I can't expect much from the cheapest packs out there but I like to hope.

Here's what I got:

#6 DeAngelo Hall
#68 Nate Washington
#52 Rosevelt Colvin, Mike Vrabel
#93 Reynaldo Hill, Cortland Finnegan, Bo Scaife
#221 Marty Booker [silver parallel]
#368 Derrick Mason
#417 Reggie Brown
#439 Cornelius Griffin, Rocky McIntosh
#465 Lorenzo Booker [rookie]
#525 Earl Everett [rookie]

Pack Stats:

What it cost me: $.91
Beckett NM/MT worth: $8.95
Insert odds I beat: 1 of 6 packs [silver parallel]
Most valuable card: #221 Marty Booker [silver parallel] @ $2.50

Kind of cool.. I pulled Miami's "Booker & Booker" duo from the same pack.