Top Safeties In NFL History

[Fountain City Blues]

With the rate Berry and Thomas are going collecting all-pros and pro bowls, I would got to think they'd check off all the accolade checkmarks for the HOF barring injuries tanking performance. Imo, this generations facsimile of Reed/Polamalu

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Too bad they couldn't put in a rule to stop him being woefully out of position.

Not for nothing was he called Toast by some....

 

[PhoenixEagles1]

Yep - that Eagles D line & overall defense at that time was unbelievable.

I need to link the article stating the early 90s Eagles was the best D ever. Even better than the 85 Bears
They factored in how bad the O was (worst oline particularly) and what they had to do to overcome those numbers. An old Jim McMahon with no RB, no OLINE and rhe #1 WR out for the season kept them on the field non stop and they still dominated.

 

[eaglesnut]

1. Dawkins

I didn't read the rest after that mistake. Did any of those other safeties carry a QB as awful and overrated as McNabb? Reed was close, but Lewis did the heavy lifting and Dilfer didn't throw up three turnovers in his Super Bowl appearance.

 

[flyerhawk]

Pretty dubious list.

No way Polumalu should be that high.

Dawkins is too low. Reed is too low. Lott is the best safety of the modern era.

 

[tducey]

Think they got 5 mixed up with 1 here, Lott should be #1 here.