In 1987, the Bucs were better off with strike-breakers than their actual players

Jul 24 2017 by Bucs Nation - All Posts

 

A trip back in time.

Way back in 1987, NFL players struck for four games. One of those games was cancelled, and three of them were played with replacement players—including a few of the players association’s players who crossed picket lines.

The result was some terrible, no-good football and the breaking of the strike after a third game of replacement games. And for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, amusingly, those three games led to two wins and one loss.

That’s amusing because the...

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