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Originally Posted by GMScud
Swann played in the 70's sure, but Clark played mainly in the 80's. A bit different than the 70's, but we're not comparing Welker to Swann, we're comparing Clark. Gary Clark basically lapped Swann's numbers and their playing years weren't too far apart.
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I understand that both played in the same time span . In 1978 , the NFL changed the rules as far as bumping WR's and Lineman using there arms extended when pass blocking . As great as C. Taylor was , he never had a 1,000 yd's in 1 season from 1970 - 77 , nor did anther HOF WR , C Joiner during that span . Remember , very few WR's even had 60 recepions /yr during that time because DB's could hit WR's 30 yds downfield as long as the ball was not in the air , and your top QB's avg'd 2,000 yds / 20 tds per year . If you had Sunny and Staubach playing in this era , you would see them putting up # like the kids today. Clark might end up in Canton one day himself .