Bryan Sends Some Bangers!

It's not easy trying to run two blogs, but I try to make time for both when I do. I like the elements that both bring so I don't plan on stopping anytime soon.

However, that means catching up on trade mail days over time will take time to do so on both blogs.

Today's mail day came from my friend Bryan, @90sNicheFBcard around Christmas time. As I said, it may take a while to post.

Daniel Jones /25. I had a lot of faith in Jones, but after this year I am slightly losing it.

Two new Kayvons for that rookie cards collection. And they are shiny as well so that's always a bonus.

I am not a huge fan of Prizm inserts as they are pretty bland, but when you add the shiny element to it, they look great.

Donruss is one of the very few products left where the inserts throughout the product look like the good ole days. It's also one of the most fun products to open because of that.

Up next, Bryan picked up this card for me awhile ago when I was chasing the rainbow. This one is /10 and I have all of them except the 1/1. I do still want to finish this rainbow up, despite the player, just to say I did it and the fact that I think this is a pretty solid insert look.

Now we start to dig into meatier cards from the trade,

Darius Slayton relic. I think this guy could easily be a 1,000 yard receiver if the right quarterback arrives. Slayton is very underrated.

James Butler autograph.

Azeez autograph /20. I really wished he could have been the big deal he was made out to be. Imagine having him opposite of Kayvon and how much of a pass rush this could have.

Evan Engram has turned into a solid Tight End since he left the Giants. It was expected that the talent was always there and that he just needed a home to showcase it.

Will Tiki make the Hall Of Fame? I think a lot of people forget about his numbers because he struggled early in his career. Look at the later numbers and he ranks up there with the greats.

Mathias was another one of the big pass rushers that helped lead the Giants to two Super Bowl wins.

 

Mark was a legendary tight end for the Giants. It's just too bad I wasn't into football to have watched more of his play. I have seen highlights though and it appears I missed a lot. Glad to have his autograph apart of my collection now though.

And that does it for this great mail day.

Thanks to Bryan for the new PC cards and I look forward to trading with you again!

The Rest Of It!

 Here is finally the rest of my trade with fellow Twitter friend, @TyRecino.

Along with a bonus surprise.

Danny Dimes numbered parallel. I think Absolute is really underrated with their parallels. This is really cool in person.

Not a Giant anymore and maybe not even apart of a team soon, but a new Kadarius Toney for my collection.

Landon Collins will always have a place in my collection. After his pick 6 last year that helped the Giants clinch a playoff spot, I won't forget about him anytime soon.

Ever since JPP left the Giants, he hasn't really found himself a permanent team. But, I will never forget his time with the Gmen. He was a firecracker off the end. Sorry, that was probably a badly placed joke.

 

I didn't know that Illusions had such spectacular looking parallels. I may have to look into others, especially of my boy Saquon. I just hope the Giants and him can meet in the middle and make him a Giant for life.

Now onto the bonus surprise....

Nice Select Gold Eli Manning /100. Before we get all excited and call this Eli number 1000, this is actually one of the Eli's that got misplaced in my countdown. So we will call this Eli 990.

Thanks again to Ty for this trade and looking forward to our next!

All Out

 This upcoming season, Daniel Jones will need to go ALL OUT if the Giants are going to make the playoffs again.

Jones got paid big time this offseason despite many skeptics on him, but I think it was well earned and maybe a bargain deal in the end for the Giants compared to other recent QB's who just got paid.

Remember these words in a few months once football season is underway and criticize me then.

I have always been a fan of Danny Dimes since the Giants drafted him and have always rooted him on. I think the struggles come from not having the right pieces around him nor having the right coaching staff. This year, the Giants loaded up on offense by locking in on some WR's, making sure Saquon stays and then adding a couple pieces to the oline. They also kept all coaches in place and the same system. There are no excuses left.

Let's go ALL OUT Daniel.

This 2022 Prizm All Out insert shows Danny doing just that.

 

Back of the card talks about his game against the Jags last year. I don't quite remember how he played, but I do remember the ending of that game where the Giants barely held on.

Thoughts on my latest add welcomed in comments and let me know which player on your team you think has the most pressure.

Pack Pulled Again

I hate bye weeks. It's so boring.

But I can say I am still excited about the future of this team after a 6-2 start. The Seahawks loss was a tough one to swallow as the team reverted back to looking a little like last year, but I still feel with the schedule they have remaining, they can still make a run at this thing.

All I want out of this team for the second half of the season is a playoff berth. One playoff game would bring me so much joy.

I guess we will see how they play out of the bye this week against Houston.

Now onto today's post. This is almost like a sequel to a previous post where I pack pulled some Giants. It doesn't happen often, so I got to celebrate it.

Recently, I started busting some older packs I had sitting around and one of those was a 2021 Prestige Hanger pack.

To my surprise, I landed three NY Giants pulls.

A Living Legends of Jeremy Shockey. Still my favorite Tight End ever to watch.

Darius Slayton Xtra Points Astral Stars parallel. I just picked him up for my fantasy football team that is struggling at the WR position.

 

Final card I found was an Xtra Points Green of Daniel Jones numbered to 199.

Pretty decent finds for my collection.

Thoughts on my latest adds, the second half of the Giants season and what you expect from your team in the second half of the season welcomed in comments.

Single Card Mail Day:2020 Chronicles Jersey Card Daniel Jones

They call him Danny Dimes because of his throws, I call him Danny affordable when it comes to some of his cards.

When window shopping for other Giants cards, this one popped up on eBay for .55 with one day left. Being a Giants collector and one who seeks out cheap cards, it seemed like one to watch. 

So, I did so and won the card for .55 and $1 shipped. I can't complain about a deal like that.

I actually haven't seen one of these relics before I saw this one pop up. I think the relic on the Chronicles base card design works well.

 

Back of card.

And the back actually has a real back, despite the jersey being player worn once again. I miss the game used days.

Thoughts on my latest add and if you have ever found a card under $1 on eBay before and what it was.

Score 2022 Mail Day

2022 Score released a little over a week ago and once I saw some of the Giants cards in the set, I wanted them.

Thanks to @HoopsGD, I was able to add all of the base plus more.

For the first time in YEARS, the rookies are finally featured in their NFL uniforms. Yeah, they are lame photos from the RPS, but it's better than college jerseys. This is the first cards of the rookies, minus Robinson, that I have in their Giants jerseys. Always a beautiful thing to get the first ones.

These two right here had a heck of a Sunday against the Packers. Hope both can keep it going.

Rudolph isn't a Giant anymore, but I don't mind adding cards of him still. And I have a firm belief that Sterling will be back next year.

Here are three other G-Men stars. Yes, there are four cards but I am never counting Golladay.

Danny Dimes Scorecard parallel.

 

And finally, my favorite card of them all. How cool is this squad card??

Thanks again to Greg for this mail day. I am trying to figure out another way to use this Squad card, maybe a nice side picture for the blog or a background. Hmmm.

Thoughts on my mail day and Score football this year welcomed in comments.

A Couple Of Dimes

Another successful trade was in the books with @tonyaces and I landed myself a couple more Daniel Jones to my collection.

Danny Dimes is another player, just like Toney, I have slowed down on adding a lot of cards of. I have a feeling that one or even both players won't have a future with the team. But, occasionally I will still take their cards. I just don't seek them.

First new add was a 2019 Panini Chronicles Studio rookie card parallel /199.

2020 Select Bronze Die Cut /355

 

Thanks again to @tonyaces for the trade!

Thoughts on my latest Jones additions welcomed in comments.

A Mosaic Addition!

It's a dreary Monday both in weather form and the fact that it's Monday, but on Big Blue Cardboard, I am trying to brighten things up some.

In a shiny way of course.

I was in trade talks with someone for my very first Kadarius Toney Mosaic card and the trade talks fell through as I didn't have quite what the trader needed. However, this wasn't the end of me landing the Toney. Being the kindhearted person @lordremix876 was, he ended up sending me the Toney along with a few friends as well.

Here is the Toney, it's the NFL Debut subset and a silver Prizm. These look so sharp in person!

 

Mosaic Camo Pink of Giants legend Tiki Barber.

Andrew Thomas Optic silver. Thomas is still the anchor and the best player on the Gmen's offensive line. I hope he can continue his growth this year, Daniel Jones needs it.

Speaking of Daniel Jones, a pink camo Mosaic of him. This is a big break or make year for Jones under the new regime. He has got to show something or he will be gone.

Thanks again to @lordremix876 for the newest additions. It made my week.

Thoughts on these additions or the players welcomed in comments.

A Fun Trade Concept

In the world of "values" and worrying about every nickel and dime, it's nice to see someone break outside the box and trade in a unique way I haven't seen before.

Yes, I have seen plenty of mystery trades such as people posting cards to be claimed and you sending back a surprise from their PC list, but to have a trade that is just send back whatever you find equal, is interesting and fun.

I was tagged in this fun trade thread hosted by @tonyaces by a fellow Giants fan that spotted a card he thought I would enjoy. Of course, he was right.

Along with that card, I found a couple more I needed for my collection as well.

I traded off most of my Jasson Dominguez collection regrettably, so I am now trying to rebuild it. This was a great piece to start with. I must also apologize for posting a non-Giants card on here.

I don't know what these parallels are called in Rookies and Stars this year, but they are pretty stunning. This was the card that the fellow Giants fan tagged me for and was the one that started my claims. I was not going to say no to this one regardless of Saquon's future status with the Giants.

And my final claim was this die cut parallel of Daniel Jones. I didn't find much Select, one hanger box last year, so there are lots of Big Blue gaps in my collection.

Thanks goes out to @tonyaces for this fun trade thread and I have got to gather your return cards still. I may have to steal your idea and use it too. I liked it that much.

Thoughts on this form of trading and my newest pickups is welcome in comments!

2021 Playoff Adds

The closest the Giants have gotten to the Playoffs in the last six years comes via Panini's Playoff football brand.

Just like with every product, I try my best to add at least one of each card to my collection. I am not a duplicate collector unless it's a specific card.

I am still missing a couple base cards from this product, hopefully will add those soon. Here is what I accumulated so far,

Daniel Jones base

Saquon Barkley Base Card

Kadarius Toney Rookie Card base.

Aaron Robinson Kickoff Parallel. I don't have many cards of Robinson.

I am missing Golladay, LT and Slayton for base. Along with many inserts and parallels.

If you have any that I missing, let me know.