What makes a football card iconic?

This week Pack and Brett McGrath discuss one of the biggest Peyton Manning rookie cards ever to reach the market and why sales like this help define the hobby. From Calvin Johnson and Patrick Surtain to Bronko Nagurski and Mike Ditka, they look at the cards that shape collecting across generations.

They also tackle a collector question that sparks a bigger conversation.

How should we rank the greatest players of all time?

Is it MVPs? Championships? Peak performance? Or something else entirely?

Plus:

• The Peyton Manning Gem Master 1/1 Heritage auction

• Ranking the greatest quarterbacks, running backs, and receivers

• Trade night thoughts

• Buying cards without buyer's remorse

• Calvin Johnson Superfractor sale

• Patrick Surtain Honors Shield Auto

• New pickups

• Cracked Ice Card Call Out

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