NFL News, Rumors and Musings

[Don Wassall]

Gastineau had a short run where he was as good a pass rusher as the NFL has ever seen. He had 20 sacks in '81, just 6 in the strike shortened '82 season, then led the league in back to back years in '83 and '84 with 19 and the then league record 22. That's when the Jets had the All-World Sack Exchange with three of the four d-linemen being of the overachieving variety, Joe Klecko and Marty Lyons along with Gastineau.

Gastineau's over the top celebratory "sack dances" made him very unpopular with DWFs and other NFL players. During the 1987 strike, Gastineau was one of many NFL players who crossed the picket line instead of striking, which caused the strike to eventually collapse. I remember seeing footage of striking players rocking a bus containing non-striking players including Gastineau and they went out of their way to find where Gastineau was sitting to spit at him. The spitters were black but my memory could be foggy on that particular detail.

Favre gave the record to Strahan. I imagine some posters here would react much like Gastineau did if they met Brett given some of the posts on CF about it.

 

[wile]

"Gave" is nearly an understatement.

 

[white is right]

Favre was an open MAGA supporter before the dam gave way and it became acceptable to be an "out" Trump supporter this year. Saw him a few times on Jesse Watters' show. He speaks deliberately like a lot of Southerners do but he's always had a sharp mind. Gastineau on the other hand, that's tough to watch.

Gastineau is recovering from cancer and probably has CTE as he played pro football for over a decade in the NFL and for short bit in the CFL and then had his celebrity boxing type career before the term existed.

I recall him getting laid out by a journeyman boxer who later shot and killed his promoter over a fixed fight where the boxer alleged he was poisoned to lose against Gastineau.

As for the incident it's possible Farve intended to roll out and then saw the Strahan brick wall and decided to slide to avoid getting blown up. Otherwise it should have been unratified as it looked like the equivalent of a fixed fight.

 

[aalin]

As for the incident it's possible Farve intended to roll out and then saw the Strahan brick wall and decided to slide to avoid getting blown up. Otherwise it should have been unratified as it looked like the equivalent of a fixed fight.

A comment from Favre's FB post about the incident

only one in on it was Favre. It was a called run play to the left but he kept the ball and rolled right knowing Strahan would be left unblocked because of the play call. I remember the oline being pissed about it because they stonewalled Strahan all game.

So yes, Favre 100% stole the record from Gastineau and gave it to the magic afflete. And Gastineau is 100% right to feel robbed. Should've decked Favre right there.

 

[icsept]

Just like the ‘72 Dolphins pop champagne when the last undefeated team loses; these records mean a lot to the old guys. But, he shouldn’t be that ate up about it. It’s not healthy.

 

[Booth]

New England signed Alex Erickson to their practice squad Wednesday.

 

[wile]

All the records suck, I started watching the NFL when it was 14 games.