First time with pastrami

I don’t know if I like it. I was kind of working with with what I have for the brining process. The container that I was using, didn’t have a complete seal and after the brining the meat had a rubbery smell to it, like cut open tennis balls. After the cook, the meat still had that rubbery tennis ball smell, but the cook went fine. Looks and taste like pastrami I guess, but I would like some feedback.