Professional Football Researchers Association Forum
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JWL wrote:As a young Jets fan, I experienced Klecko's last few years. My father loved Klecko and found him better than Gastineau. As an older fan now and after watching games and reading comments written about these two players I do believe Klecko was better and more deserving of the Jets Ring of Honor and potentially the PFHoF.
JuggernautJ wrote:There are some who might opine that Gastineau looked like the standout because Klecko, the "glue guy", was doing the dirty work in the trenches and freeing up Gastineau to make the highlight reel plays.
I went back and looked at their careers. It's interesting that when Klecko started slowing down in 1986, Gastineau's sack totals plummeted and stayed relatively low for the remainder of Gastineau's career. I didn't realize it was such a 1:1 relationship.
