Last year Topps added an additional hit to each mini box of
Triple Treads Football. Those
hits, called unity cards, are gone in 2012 Topps Triple Threads Football but
the additional hit remains, each mini box still contains one autographed relic
and one relic card. The major
changes have come from a design level, most noticeable on he base and parallel
cards which have gone from full bleed photography to isolated players on faux
slate backgrounds. Triple Threads
comes close to looking like Five Star minus some bordering flourishes which
might please some collectors but starts to make the releases run together. The thing that still sets Triple
Threads apart is the iconic die cut sayings that overlay the relic pieces.
Topps Triple Threads Football fits into our premium cards
category. Each display box, which
holds two mini boxes, contains a low numbered autographed triple relic and a
low numbered triple relic card.
Each mini box contains 7 cards.
Here are all of the cards we pulled.
Tom Brady #/989, front and back
Steve Smith #/989, Michael Turner #/989
Ryan Mathews #/989, Matt Hasselback #/989, Michael Vick #/989
Adrian Peterson Sepia #/310, Ryan Mathews Sepia #/310
DeSean Jackson Emerald #/170, Frank Gore Gold #/99
The Hits
Lamar Miller Rookie Jumbo Relic TTRJR-28 #/99
Coby Fleener Autograph Rookie Relics TTRAR-12 #/99
Robert Griffin III RG3 - Doug Martin - Michael Floyd Triple Threads Relic Combos
"Future Stars" TTRC-14 #/36
Ryan Broyles Autograph Rookie Relic Gold Parallel "#84 WR" Card 132 #/25
Overall Look
The base card design here is strong with effective use of
spot UV on the players and bordering that separates the action from the
background. As mentioned before,
while the design seems to lean towards a Five Star look, the hit cards have
retain that classic Triple Threads.
Quality and Variety of Players
Triple Threads football does have a heavy premiere rookie
lean but the majority of the checklist is high quality and in line with the
feel of Triple Threads from years past.
Do the Hits satisfy?
I kind of miss the unity cards with interlocking backgrounds
because it gave collectors an additional level of collecting to go for if they
felt up to the challenge, but I have a felling I might be in the minority with
that opinion. There are some big hits especially if you pull one of the
booklets, but for the most part this rookie centric product might feel rather
familiar compared to other releases his year.
Will you keep coming back for more?
Triple Threads is always fun to open. It is a product you will return to time
and time again.
Rating
4 out of 5
2012 Topps Triple Threads Football delivers other solid release, a collectors' favorite year after year.
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