[nthnoak]

I missed a lot of the collecting for jerseys and patches, as I didn't really collect all that much from about 1998-2004 (college and a few years after). I've got a few from back when they were game worn, mainly Brett Favres, and just started getting ones from recently.

That being said, I like the game used stuff, if it's game used, but I also don't mind the rookie premiere stuff. Whether they are game used or not doesn't matter to me, as long as they don't try to sell them off as such, and that I'm under no impression that the player used them. And, I guess, that the values should reflect the fact that they aren't game used. But, some of them are extremely cool cards (like the TJ Graham auto acrylic jersey card from Playbook that I got), real jerseys or not. If they are trying to say they are real jerseys worn in real games, that's not cool in my book, but if they come out and say they were Rookie Premiere, or event worn, or just "this wasn't worn by the player", I'm ok with that, as long as they aren't selling for the same amount as what they would if they were GU. Now, if you're buying NT or Playbook or another high end product, I'd think they'd want to use game worn, since that's a premium product.

Maybe I'm not normal in that respect. As long as the autos are real that I get (and I know there are times that they may or may not be), I'm happy.

I understand still liking them because some of them look cool game used or event worn. Thats what a lot of people did including myself for awhile. But what they are doing now is a bit different. Before they were at least still event worn and patches of that players name and number. But now they are letters and numbers not relevant to the players. Like Michael Floyd. He doesnt have R's and O's in his last name yet these nameplate patches have them. And he also doesnt wear number 88 yet his cards have those patches. That is complete BS and laziness and to come out of a $600 a pack product is garbage. I just honestly dont see any reason what so ever to believe that these were ever even worn by the player. Especially when they gave the reason they did for the Osweiler I mentioned originally. It obviously wasnt just him because all the rcs have these patches and saying he wore a Thomas jersey is probably false because all these players have 88 patches on them.