This time around, the “props” go out to Donruss Playoff for their 2004 Honors football product – a prime example of the old adage: “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
From the insert ratios to the sheer style of the base cards, Playoff Honors packs a mean punch. As per usual, a hobby box of 2004 Playoff Honors is “guaranteed” to include an average of two memorabilia/autographed inserts per box. Now, that’s not to say that a randomly selected hobby box couldn’t contain five or six memorabilia/autograph cards. Keep that in mind.
In our box, we beat the odds.
Can I get a “whoop, whoop” for Playoff Honors?!
For starters, we scored an “Alma Mater Materials” game-worn jersey card of Rams rookie sensation Stephen Jackson.
In addition, we also scored a “Rookie Tandems” dual-memorabilia card that contained jersey swatches from Michael Clayton and Philip Rivers.
Last, but certainly not least, we pulled Rookie Jersey “Quads” which contained event-worn jersey swatches of Eli Manning and Michael Clayton among others. Did I mention that the card was serial-numbered to 250?
We also pulled a random assortment of serial-numbered rookie cards (three including Jonathan Vilma, a hometown New York Jets favorite) and other inserts including my personal favorite – a “Fans of the Game” Ray Romano.
The box of Honors we ripped was thoroughly enjoyable and provided a ton of bang for our buck, though we didn’t actually pay for our box (“let me give a shout-out to Rob at Donruss/Playoff for providing me with “da hook up”)
Ripping through a box or two of 2004 Playoff Honors is an affordable way to pull some nice cards and have a ton of fun while you are doing it. We can hardly wait until 2005 Honors comes out.
Parallel Sets:
6 Fans of the Game Autographs
100 O’s (Retail) #/175
50 O’s Rookies (Retail) #/100
100 X’s (Hobby) #/199
50 X’s (Hobby) #/99
33 Rookie Gems O’s (Retail) #/25
33 Rookie Gems X’s (Hobby) #/25
33 Rookie Hidden Gems #/50 or less
Insert Sets:
25 Game Day #/1750
25 Game Day Souvenirs #/250
25 Game Day Souvenirs Prime #/25
16 Rookie Tandems
16 Rookie Jersey Tandems
16 Rookie FB Tandems #/125
16 Rookie Jersey FB Tandems #/50
8 Rookie Quads #/1250
8 Rookie Jersey Quads #/250
8 Rookie FB Quads #/75
8 Rookie Jersey FB Quads #/25
20 Rookie Year
20 Rookie Year Jerseys #/150
40 Alma Mater Materials (no # for singles, #/100 for doubles, #/25 for triples)
30 Class Reunion #/1500
30 Class Reunion Materials #/150
25 Prime Signature Previews #/999
25 Prime Signature Previews Autographs #/300 or less
25 Plates #/50 or less
25 Patches #/75
25 Plates and Patches #/10
50 Accolades #/1000
50 Accolades Die-Cut #/5
