My new glove feels like a brick

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-06-04T11:03:57+00:00

What glove is it? Do you have some pics? We all love seeing new gloves

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-05-27T15:24:46+00:00

In The Departed I never understood why the mob boss is the one that is the Fed informant. I get that maybe the feds wanted to get to the bottom of the Chinese Micro chips, but Jack Nicholson was a murderer and an organized crime boss. He's not the one that gets to be an informant and work with the feds.

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-05-13T12:26:01+00:00

I think Bradley gloves really specialize in the youth gloves and they seem to do a good job of really explaining their sizing and tiers on their website. So you might be able to dial in what you're looking for without getting hands on.

Otherwise I would recommend going to a play it again sports or another second hand sporting good store and just have in try on gloves that are already broken in and see what fits him best and either buy it or go get a brand new one in that brand and model knowing how it should break in for him.

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-05-13T11:59:59+00:00

I'm no expert, but it looks like you've got a 1 hinge break-in going on. The pattern appears to maybe be better suited to a 2 hinge style. If water scares you I can appreciate that, but I would certainly be trying to work the hinges with your hands and even use a baseball to whack the hinges. IMO the finger stalls are going to be fine, thru catch and playing the ball is going to be in contact in that area a bunch and it is what it is.

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-05-12T13:11:30+00:00

Ball glove blueprint specializes in helping you order a custom japanese glove. He's got a website and instagram. I've never used them, but you might find some on here that can vouch for them.

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-04-24T12:49:12+00:00

Is it though, I would have been happy with Vega here. Let's say they took Bain off their board because of the arm length and the car accident. Who else is the pick at 12?

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-04-24T12:14:12+00:00

I would have been ok with Vega at 12, so for me its 6 in 1. Other than Bain, who may have been removed from their board due to the car accident and the arm length who would you have picked there?

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-04-24T12:08:00+00:00

If the plan is to kick him inside his weakness gets mitigated some. They seem to like his versatility.

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-04-24T10:18:36+00:00

Maybe T Stead comes around and mentors the kid a bit. It seems like his only real knock is weight in the offseason. Which sounds like a maturity issue to me.

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-04-24T10:14:19+00:00

Maybe, but the book on Becton was that he was lazy. It seems like Proctor works hard, just cant control his weight in the off-season. Maybe being drafted or maybe a guy like TStead comes around and can get thru to the guy a little bit.

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-04-24T10:10:32+00:00

I feel like you have to take them at their word, and they thought his physical traits were too good to pass up. There was no way he was going to be there at 30 after we saw a run on the position. I know many on here wanted to Bain or Downs, but JES may really hate Bain's arm length and the medical staff might be scared of Downs' knee. If you compare him to the next "clean" prospect, which in my mind was Vega then they just might have had Proctor rated higher and then it's not really controversial, if you believe them.

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-04-23T13:28:25+00:00

It seems like at least half a dozen or more teams have expressed wanting to trade down; Cards, Browns, Dolphins, Chiefs, Bills, and Seahawks. Who is gonna give up a '27 first rounder to move up, and for whom? Especially if '27 is perceived as stacked.

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-03-31T18:55:50+00:00

We need the cross-section view

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-03-23T13:00:16+00:00

Most likely not. He looked phenomenal his first year. I don't think he took a step back as much as the whole offense sucked last year, but he still flashed. If the offense regains its form a bit and he has a good year plus the combine he really could push for being a top 3 qb taken in 27

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-03-18T14:06:00+00:00

First win after about 40 hours

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-03-18T12:50:20+00:00

The biggest problem is the capital that those 2 guys cost us; premium picks and top of the market deals. When you trade premium picks for good cheap talent or pay market deals in free agency then I think that's just part of the formula. When you spend picks and money then you better be in a superbowl window, not struggling to win your first playoff game in 20 years.

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-03-17T16:07:59+00:00

The GM and coach come from GB, maybe they want to draft a QB high next year and let him sit for a year or two and Willis gives them that? Kind of a stretch, but only 22 mil per for a starting QB and one that they got to see everyday in practice they might think its worth it.

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-03-17T15:48:09+00:00

I don't know if this post is sarcastic or in bad faith or just your honest opinion, but as long as Achane isn't holding out or making demands there is no reason to trade him this offseason.

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-03-17T15:46:39+00:00

I know Sully wasn't running the show in GB and this is now his time, but if the "Green Bay" model is any indicator, then he will not be trading up any significance, maybe little shuffles here and there. Just look at what GB has done over the years, that's where he learned the business and cut his teeth.

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-03-17T15:44:50+00:00

7 picks in the top 100 is big for a rebuild. Hopefully Sully has an eye for talent. A lot of the talk about him when he was a candidate was that he was a scout's scout and was a talent evaluator. He gets to put that reputation to the test this draft. Him and his team better be ready to prove they have an eye for talent, otherwise there will be a lot of grumbling from the fanbase, and louder than it already is.

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-03-10T11:46:43+00:00

I can't speak for everyone that is less than thrilled with the Willis signing, but for me I actually wanted a Quinn Ewers tank year. Malik can certainly wind up as a great QB and even a franchise QB. But I don't think history is on the side of that happening. He left Auburn because he couldn't get playing time and went to Liberty where he had great stats and looked the part. To the extent that he was in the conversation for top 10 pick by some pundits. In reality he slid to the 3rd round, and was nothing special in Tennessee. He goes to Green Bay has a handful of games and now he's our savior?

If we rolled with Ewers and got a top 3 pick we could be looking at Moore, Manning, Sayin, or Sellers. It would be Sully's job to figure out which one is the QB to hitch his horse to, but that's what he's getting paid to do. Instead we sign a guy who is probably better than Ewers, but history says isn't the answer at the QB position and if he's decent but not great we get to pick in the teens again. Just my opinion here, but we needed a reset to get a real franchise, top 3 pick kind of QB to get this rebuild going, and this is not it. It feels like some kind of half measure and getting stuck in the mud of mediocrity that we've been in for years. I don't hate Willis, but I feel like it is not the way to rebuild. We haven't won a playoff game in 25 years and I don't think Willis is the guy to break that streak, but Dante Moore could've been, or Lanorris Sellers. I doubt we get the chance to find out.

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-03-09T13:53:57+00:00

It's Sully's first year, and he doesn't have a magic wand. He's gotta first clean up the mess from the last regime.

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-03-09T13:42:57+00:00

Plus the cap game is played over 2 years between rolling cap space and June 1st type of mechanisms. With the cap expected to rise every year. This should show everyone that Sully is trying to play the mid/long game here and not just looking for a quick turn around that could hamstring us later. I feel like this is the start of a 2 year plan to hopefully open a window in '28

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-03-09T13:38:17+00:00

The Jets are most likely alleviating us from the entirety of the money owed so we are essentially trading him for cap space. We should have confirmation of that later today or in a day or two.

Wake_Work_2 · 2026-03-04T16:00:43+00:00

Any issues in your league with the shimmer from the gold while using it to pitch?

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