^ Put THIS Mark in the Hall Of Fame!
The New York Jets head coach REX RYAN is the most refreshing postgame interview since Dennis Green was a head coach. The Jets are going to have to show up bigtime for their contest against the San Diego Chargers this weekend. If they get merc’ked by the white hot Chargers Rex Ryan will look like a fool.
I was wondering if the Jets had called in one of their former defensive stars to give the team a pregame pep talk. Mark Gastineau was one of the most exciting and enigmatic characters to ever play professional football. That was saying a lot too considering the fact that there was another special player on the other side of the Hudson River in Lawrence Taylor.
Gastineau played alongside several great players on the Jets defensive line, namely Hall Of Fame defensive tackle Joe Klecko. This allowed Gastineau to excel at pass rushing from the end position [ll]. What drove everyone crazy about Mark Gastineau was the excessive celebration that he performed whenever he tackled a quarterback or running back behind the line of scrimmage.
Mark Gastineau had this routine called a ‘Sack Dance’ and it was just some frenetic, random celebration that had no rhyme or reason. The Gastineau celebration was at its most ridiculous on third and long plays when the opposing offense would be forced to punt the ball afterwards. The NFL had to sack his dance after a melee erupted when Gastineau performed his dance after beating HOF tackle Jackie Slater.
I think Gastineau would be a great motivational speaker to this Jets team to remind them that the future is now and to play every down with reckless abandon. And a big goofy smile.
