Catching up with my collection - 5

One good thing about actually getting these posts out is that I can then go ahead and add the cards into the binders or boxes where they belong in my collection. So I'm going to continue with some cards from 2011 and 2012.

On the left is a Josh Cribbs card from the Threads insert set of 2011 Panini Limited. It is numbered out of 99.

Along with being one of the best returners in the game, Cribbs was also used in the Browns version of the wildcat offense. I have no idea what made me think of the wildcat offense just now.

On the right is a Peyton Hillis card from the Blue Materials insert set from 2011 Panini Totally Certified. It is also numbered out of 99.

I am very happy that Peyton Hillis appears to have recovered from being unconscious for 10 days following his rescue of his niece and son from a riptide at a Florida beach in January.

Here are a couple of Greg Little autograph cards.

On the left is an Autographs insert card from 2011 Bowman Sterling, while on the right is a his autographed card in the 2011 Panini Crown Royale base seet, numbered out of 299.

Greg Little was drafted by the Browns out of North Carolina in the 2nd round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Here are a couple more Greg Little cards.

I like the swatch in the Future Materials Prime insert card from 2011 Panini Totally Certified. It is numbered out of 49.

I'm not sure how many autographs I own of Greg Little, but this one is from the Rookie Autographs Gold insert set from 2011 Topps Prime, and is numbered out of 50. Don't you love that autograph? So nice and legible.

Here is a base card, numbered out of 499, of Colt McCoy from 2011 Panini Timeless Treasures.

In 2011, I went to a day of Browns training camp and wanted to buy a replica jersey while there. I bought a Colt McCoy jersey after narrowing my choices to that or a Peyton Hillis jersey.

Here is a base autographed card, numbered out of 99, of Buster Skrine from 2011 Panini National Treasures.

Sadly, Buster Skrine was charged with multiple counts of fraud in the Toronto area earlier this summer.

Nose tackle Phil Taylor was drafted by the Browns in the 1st round of the 2011 NFL Draft out of Baylor. I added two more of his autographed cards to my collection. He played four seasons with the Browns.

The top card is a Turn of the Century Autographs insert card, numbered out of 499, from 2011 Donruss Elite.

The bottom card is a Monikers Autographs Silver insert card from 2011 Panini Limited, numbered out of 199.

The 2012 cards in this post start with three autographs of The Rabbit, Travis Benjamin. (And I know that you can make out that name in his autograph above.)

The card on the left is from the base set of 2012 Panini Contenders, while the middle card is a Rookie Autographs Bronze insert card, numbered out of 150 from 2012 Topps Strata. The card on the right is a Rookie Autographs insert card, numbered out of 286, from 2012 Topps Prime.

Travis Benjamin was drafted in the 4th round of the 2012 NFL Draft, out of Miami. He played four seasons with the Browns and had 10 receiving touchdowns, and 3 punt return touchdowns in that time.

I would have been really happy pulling all of these Trent Richardson cards during his rookie season. I had such high hopes for him at running back. And, really, I can't believe that it has been eleven years since he was drafted.

The top card is a Rookie Relics Prism Refractors insert card, numbered out of 47, from 2012 Bowman Sterling. I love the multi-colored swatch in it.

The bottom card, also from 2012 Bowman Sterling, is a Jumbo Rookie Patch, numbered out of 99. The boring swatch is somewhat saved by the hard to notice stitching on the left of the swatch.

The top card doesn't have any stitching on the swatch. It is a Rookie Crusade Materials Red insert card, numbered out of 199, from 2012 Panini Rookies & Stars.

The bottom card is a base rookie card from 2012 Topps Valor, numbered out of 170. I've always liked the Topps Valor cards.

Obviously, I would have been happy to pull these Brandon Weeden cards as well from 2012 sets, but I had a lot higher expectations for Richardson over Weeden.

The top card is a Certified Skills Materials insert card, numbered out of 299, from 2012 Panini Certified.

The bottom left card is a New Breed Jerseys insert card from 2012 Panini Elite, while the bottom right card is a Rookie Gridiron Kings Jersey insert card from 2012 Panini Gridiron. Both bottom cards are also numbered out of 299.

The top card is quite thick, with a little bit of chipping on the edges, and is from the Rookie Relics Patch Gold insert set from 2012 Topps Inception. You can see that it is numbered out of 50.

The bottom card is a Rookie Jumbo Relics insert card, numbered out of 99, from 2012 Topps Triple Threads.

These 2012 additions to my collection will finish with a couple of autographed cards of Billy Winn, a 6th round draft pick in the 2012 NFL Draft from Boise State. He played three seasons with the Browns.

As you can see, both cards are from the same set, 2012 Press Pass Sports Town. The top card, numbered out of 149, is from the base set, while the bottom card, numbered out of 75 is a Red parallel.