Random Blaster Box- 2010 Topps NFL II

This was the second blaster box of 2010 Topps NFL that I picked up and I was not as happy with my pulls with this box. I figured I would cover this blaster after a busy football weekend. I got to watch my Arizona Wildcats drum up the ghost of the old Desert Swarm late in the game and lay a 34-27 win on the Iowa Hawkeyes and now I am watching Peyton Manning show Eli how to run a game.


Among the rookie cards that came from the box, I pulled a Jimmy Clausen rookie, who is one of the rookies I would like to see become succesful in the NFL, and a gold parallel Rob Gronkowski rookie.



I like the 52 Bowman inserts and to pull a couple of rookies like Bryant and Clausen were pretty good pulls in my eyes.



Ryan Matthews has potenatial and of course Aaron Rodgers is proving that Green Bay can forget about that other guy... what's his name?


This card will be making it's way to my brother-in-law, an Eagles fan, as fast as it can. I do not like the Eagles, never have and never will.

I pulled a Gridiron Giveaway code card that netted me a 1992 Topps Emile Harry card. Who is Emile Harry you might ask (at least I did)? Harry was a receiver who played 5 1/2 years in Kansas City and 4 games with the LA Rams. He amassed a total of 150 catches for 2,011 yards in 6 years with the Chiefs and Rams. Will I be taking delivery of this card? That would be a big N-O.

Random Blaster Box- 2010 Topps NFL

Being a recent release I figured I would grab a couple of boxes of 2010 Topps NFL. I love football and Topps does the base set well. They select some great images and nothing is over done (except to many inserts but that is a different story).

I decided to use the Collins card because seeing the retro Bucs uniform reminded me of the days when the "Battle of the Bays" game meant nothing to anyone.

I pulled some of the top rookies (ok, well not Bradford) and I love the Spiller card. Look at his intent, the determination... the background? Yup, Topps designers made an tad of an error when they photoshopped the background. The seats behind the endzone should be perpendicular to the field not at an angle.

One of the nicer inserts is the 1952 Bowman Football inserts. I think Topps did the original set justice. The cards have a painting or drawing look to them, but they have a glossy finish like the base set.

Just like the 2010 Topps Baseball release there are rookie reprints, Gold, Peak Performance and Lineage inserts. I was fortunate to pull a Drew Brees reprint from the 2001 set, a Gold Jerry Hughes RC #/2010, a Gridiron Giveaway code card (My code was for a 2005 Topps Doug Gabriel... oh well) and a handful of the other hits.

Not part of the regular checklist, but the Throwback Patch is a manufactured patch that is included in blaster boxes at a rate of 1/box. It is not that bad of a card, a decent two-toned card with a simple design and the patch. I like the throwback connection and Peyton Manning is one of my favorite players so I am very happy.