Football cards that never were - what do you wish existed?
 

I started out a thread making basketball cards that never were on MS Paint, and they are in that section, here if you want to see them:

[url]https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1274045[/url]

Now I've also been working on some football cards that never were. One I always wondered about was Joe Montana, who of course has that classic 1981 Topps rookie. However, Montana was actually a rookie in 1979, not 1980, but played sparingly enough that Topps didn't find him worthy of a card. But what if they had? I wanted to see one.

[IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/PqX65Vfs/Montana2.png[/IMG]

Someone in the other thread brought up the fact that Kurt Warner was in the Packers camp back in 1994, and wondered what a 94 Bowman version of that card would be:

[IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/hP8vWBxy/Warner.png[/IMG]

Do I have any more requests? I've been enjoying doing these.

Khalil Mack contenders

Deion Jones Contenders

Steve Gleason Contenders Auto. The year would be tough to determine. I'll go with 2006 since that was his only year with any card produced.

I will request a 2000 Brady Topps chrome

The first two are awesome

nice montana - but you left too much of the logo on the helmet. remember, those were the unlicensed years and no logos visible.

on a side note - rams cards from that era do have the horns on the helmets which i find odd

[QUOTE=glen87;14397816]nice montana - but you left too much of the logo on the helmet. remember, those were the unlicensed years and no logos visible.

on a side note - rams cards from that era do have the horns on the helmets which i find odd[/QUOTE]
The logo can barely be seen. I'm not certain Topps would have even bothered to airbrush it.

That Warner is really awesome! Well done.

I would like to have seen some kind of rookie for Jeff Saturday in 1998 or 1999. Another would be to have a Tarik Glenn Skybox Rubies in 1997.

Pat Tillman - 2001 SP Authentic
Pat Tillman - 2001 Topps Chrome
Pat Tillman - 2001 Contenders

Any of these would be awesome.

The moment a player got crushed with helmet flying off.

Make that an insert cards set for a product would be so cool.

1996 Topps Chrome + Refractor Terrell Owens
1996 Select Certified Mirror (All) Terrell Owens

1980-up Earl Campbell Topps Cards
The 80s Topps baseball subsets (like '83 now and then, .84 all-time leaders, ect) for football.
1986 Topps USFL
2012 Topps Chrome Tony Gonzalez

Boy, there are some great ideas in here. I had better get to work.

Awesome stuff!

Cole Beasley - 2014 Topps Chrome and Contenders

[QUOTE=Siberian13;14397716]Khalil Mack contenders[/QUOTE]

Very unique suggestion

Marino and Unitas Contenders rookie tickets/cracked ice

[QUOTE=TheFrenzy;14397926]Pat Tillman - 2001 SP Authentic
Pat Tillman - 2001 Topps Chrome
Pat Tillman - 2001 Contenders

Any of these would be awesome.[/QUOTE]

The Best Pat Tillman card isn't even a Pat Tillman card. It's a Pacific card, I believe a Washington Redskin running back. Card shows Tillman's full jersey name of him.

88Horsepower - Tarik Glenn was in the SP product therefore it's not as he was being dismissed.

Siberian- K. Mack was in a ton of products

Meteor- Best suggestion yet, 1986 Topps USFL set.

[QUOTE=GatorPie;14397876]The logo can barely be seen. I'm not certain Topps would have even bothered to airbrush it.[/QUOTE]

they would have, here is a '79 but similar position. look closely and you will see the gold airbrush section.

[IMG]https://img.comc.com/i/Football/1979/Topps---Base/170/OJ-Simpson.jpg?id=9de702e8-ee66-4d04-a040-d08ef3153bf4&size=original[/IMG]

that's why i am not sure how the rams horns passed.

For me it is mostly just some Steelers players autos I'd like to see. If I could choose any I think I might go with a National Treasures Notable Nicknames signed by Casey Hampton that also says "Big Snack" on it.

Another set I always thought would be fun but will never happen would be like a football criminals/suspension set type of deal.

Have like a Ray Rice card in a Mike Tysons Punch Out setting, an Aaron Hernandez Grand Theft Auto type of card. Could be an amazing set if done right.

[QUOTE=hawkeyecards;14398231]Very unique suggestion[/QUOTE]

I’m a Khalil Mack fan and collector. It’s the one card I wish existed and was made of him.

Well, this one nearly killed me, and it's far from perfect. It's just too complex unless you wanted to spend days fiddling with it.

[IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/j28ZHDpZ/Owens5.png[/IMG]

1981 Topps Bill Ring.

[QUOTE=GatorPie;14399518]Well, this one nearly killed me, and it's far from perfect. It's just too complex unless you wanted to spend days fiddling with it.

[IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/j28ZHDpZ/Owens5.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]

I totally forgot to mention this one.... fantastic

Someone mentioned Earl Campbell cards from the 80's.

[IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/cL3Kqrsj/Campbell2.png[/IMG]