Anthony Barr among 2018’s most disappointing

players so far In the early portion of the 2018 NFL season Minnesota Vikings Jerseys Stitched , whenever something has gone wrong for the Minnesota Vikings, it seems as though linebacker Anthony Barr is connected to it in some way. Whether it’s through any fault of his own or not. . .such as being stuck in coverage against a wide receiver, for example. . .it just seems like we haven’t been getting the Anthony Barr we’ve become accustomed to throughout much of his NFL career.Bill Barnwell of ESPN has taken notice of this, and in his column recapping the first quarter of the 2018 NFL season named Barr as his “Most Disappointing Player.” Here’s what Barnwell had to say about #55:I’m not going to speculate on why Barr hasn’t had the rough start he has in 2018 thus far Olisaemeka Udoh Jersey nfl draft , and as both Barnwell and I stated here, not everything bad that has happened to him so far this year has been his fault. I don’t know if Barr’s lack of impact. . .positive impact, in any case. . .is connected to his contract or anything like that, or if this is simply a matter of how he’s being used.After all Super Bowl Olisaemeka Udoh Jersey , we heard this offseason that the Vikings wanted to use Barr more frequently as an edge rusher. I’m not sure if I’ve just missed it or whatever the case might be, but I don’t know if I’ve actually seen Barr line up with his hand in the dirt at any point this season. You would think that in the absence of Everson Griffen that the Vikings might be doing more things along those lines to generate more pass rush, but as I said. . .unless I’ve just flat out missed it, I haven’t seen anything like that so far this year.If the Vikings are going to turn around their defensive slide from the first quarter of this season Garrett Bradbury Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , getting Barr back to making positive plays in both the run and the pass game would be a pretty solid start. Hopefully we’ll see some of that going forward, starting this Sunday in Philadelphia. Gary Kubiak met with the media Thursday for the first time since ending a two-year absence from coaching by joining the Vikings with the title of assistant head coach/offensive advisor.Kubiak stepped down as the Broncos head coach after the 2016 season because of health concerns, but said on Thursday that he’s feeling fine after spending the last two years in the Denver personnel department. While that job kept him around the game, Kubiak said he “missed” coaching and that led him to pursue opportunities this offseason.“I knew I wanted to do some more Minnesota Vikings Jerseys 2019 ,” Kubiak said. “When I stepped away from football, I kept working but found I wanted to do more and more.”Kubiak will be working with offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski and said that he doesn’t expect to have any issues with not calling plays on offense because it will be a collaborative experience. He didn’t delve into what that playbook will look like, but said head coach Mike Zimmer wants a physical team and that “every good offense I’ve been around runs the ball pretty good.”The Vikings’ inability to do that last season helped push Stefanski into his current job and turning that around should put him, Kubiak and everyone else on the right track this time around.