After the kerfuffle over the Beckett Video Box Break of two boxes of Upper Deck Exquisite, one would hope that Beckett would tread very carefully with their next round of box breaks.  And while they do play it somewhat safe, by opening a box of 2008 Press Pass, which is significantly less impactful on the wallet than Exquisite, and point out explcitly that it was taken “off the production line at the printing facility north of Dallas,” some people may still ask a few questions…

The first question someone may ask would be on the timing–Press Pass isn’t shipping until next week, but they get the box to open early.  Doesn’t particularly bother me, as they’re in the press, and it’s a good move by the Press Pass folks to build some buzz early.  But given the kerfuffle, I am a bit surprised that they went for a break of product that won’t hit the public for a bit yet.

The second question is that of star player cards–a question that will likely be asked of every single future Beckett Box Break, given the Adrian Peterson 1/1 pull.  In the box of 2008 Press Pass, they pulled two Matt Ryan parallels (one #’d to 500), a Matt Ryan jersey (#’d to 150), and a Darren McFadden insert, along with a handful of other likely first round picks.

Given Matt Ryan’s status as likely being the first QB taken in the draft, some might raise eyebrows at this.  Of course, in a product like Press Pass, it’s tough to say that’s not somewhat normal.

In the end, I’d say this break shouldn’t raise too much of an uproar.  But there will likely be some collector’s who disagree…

Of course, the much bigger news out of all of this in my eyes is that the 2008 Football Card Season is just around the corner!