Buzz Break: 2017 Donruss Optic football cards (SE blaster)

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The box: 2017 Donruss Optic football cards (Special Edition blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 24
Base set completion: 
11 of 100 (11 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Odell Beckham Jr., Adrian Peterson, DeAndre Hopkins, Josh McCown, Stefon Diggs, T.Y. Hilton, Clay Matthews, Sammy Watkins, DeSean Jackson, Jordan Reed, Brian Hoyer

Insert/short-print cards: 12 (all inserts in gallery below)
Rated Rookies (SP) (3) – Patrick Mahomes II, Kareem Hunt, James Conner
Rookie Cards (SP) (3) – Jonathan Allen, Jabrill Peppers, Takkarist McKinley
Prizm (1) – Brian Hoyer
Prizm Rookies (1) – Quincy Wilson
Pink Prizm Rookies (1) – Sidney Jones
Pink Prizm Rated Rookies (1) – Mack Hollins
Illusions (1) – Christian McCaffrey & Ed McCaffrey
1981 Tribute (1) – A.J. Green

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Rookie Threads Jerseys (1) – Josh Reynolds

What's Buzz-worthy: Finally ... I pulled a Mahomes since he's been MVP-Mahomes. This is a brand I'd rip all day long with a strong rookie crop -- a few seen here -- and a ton of parallels with money potential. Blasters don't have a ton of parallels every time but you can land a few colors here and if you land a key guy they will pay for things pretty easily. (Especially with these being retail bargain-bin boxes for now.) There are a few formats for this release can be found at the link above with guaranteed ink in some. These Special Edition blasters do include a memorabilia card every time, which seems like a safer rip than standard blasters  -- check out the price on the Mega Box in the sale right now at the link above ... that's worth a rip with it guaranteeing even more than this format. For now, this brand seems plentiful but they will dry up and the allure of a Optic rainbow will grow on collectors even more -- especially if the top rookies in this one make some postseason waves.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A (rookies saved everything as base selection was rough)
Fun Grade: A-

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