nominating strong safeties specifically? Or just safeties, in general? All three of the ones you mentioned played both positions at one point or another, but Myers was a FS almost exclusively throughout his career. Atkins split, but had a bigger impact at FS. Knight was more noted as a SS, imo.

I have a few other worthy candidates, but I’d like to know how we’re going about this, before I drop names.

How are we handling safeties anyway? True free and strong designations … or just safeties in general twice? There’s not much of a field combined. I can only think of about five total that are even worthy of all-time discussion. Imagine how thin it would be, if we went break it down specific.

Dave Waymer (if he doesn’t make it as a CB), Tommy Myers, Sammy Knight = serious contenders

Russell Gary, Gene Atkins, Brett Maxie = second tier, still worthy of consideration, imo

Jay Bellamy, Antonio Gibson, Frank Wattelet, Chris Oldham, Dwight Smith = serviceable honorable mentions

Rob Kelly, Bo Burris, George Youngblood, Don Schwartz, Chuck Crist, Tebucky Jones = scraping the bottom of the barrel

Bennie Thompson, Steve Gleason = better suited as ST ace nominees, if we decide to go that route

Pretty sure Toi Cook wound up playing free safety for the 49ers after he left New Orleans.

also played safety, though he was primarily a CB (as was Waymer).

Not really delineating between free and strong safety designations…

Sammy knight was a ball hawk and hard hitting safety. He seemed to almost always be in the right place at the right time. Tommy Myers in the other safety slot.

In another note at safety, I think Robert Massey in his prime would have been a killer free safety.