Opening Day Reminds us of a 2011 Break Out Back

[cgilmo]

cgilmo / September 5, 2012 / No comments / Edit

In the 2011 NFL Draft the Dallas Cowboys went north of the Red River to snag Sooner running back DeMarco Murray. He then rattled off a few masterful performances before going down with a leg injury. After a surge in his cards, he was now out of sight and out of mind in the eyes of many collectors as his cards shrunk in value.


Then comes Thursday Night Football Opening Day Edition, and DeMarco appears to be the same force he was before the injury. 28 buy it now listings were hit during or after the game and the trend will probably continue as video of that masterful 48 yard run facing one of the toughest starting front 7′s in the NFL circulates. Anyone who has him in fantasy football should be elated as well, seeing him get stronger as the clock ran.



Showing his strong second half performance last year wasn’t a fluke was Laurent Robinson’s replacement Kevin Ogletree. His 7 catches for 101 yards with 2 touch downs as the only game on tv will definitely cause a spike in his card and fantasy value. One 2009 Contenders Autograph hit just short of $60 during the game last night.


One game in and two players showing off causing cards to fluctuate. Man, I love the volatility of football. Check out the hot list tomorrow to see if either of these guys make the list.

 

[f2tornado]

After Ogletree's second TD catch I thought I should check out some BINs but hesitated and ended up missing out on eBay and Beckett. I was able to secure some of his cards on other sites and hopefully he has some staying power. There is something about third/fourth year receivers where production suddenly spikes or they simply get noticed in the hobby. Being in Dallas makes the latter quite easy. I sold most of my DeMarco Murry gems last season while they were still getting decent money but sent 7 Chrome Xfractors with the PSA group sub and will be looking forward to the easy car payment when they come back. Giants rookies Wilson and Randle were barely visible. More time to buy those cards. I've always been something of a football card day trader but have ramped it up since getting a pink slip in July. I am a meteorologist and you just can't go across the street for a different position.