Twitter: Clarence Hill: Anthony Barr is an option for the Cowboys per source

[rambo2]

Is it good that this info comes via Hill and not Fisher?

They get the info from the same places.

 

[rambo2]

This would improve our defense.

Do it.

You already said that they wouldn't do it.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

You already said that they wouldn't do it.

I'm sure they won't, but it doesn't mean they shouldn't.

Pipe down.

 

[rambo2]

I'm sure they won't, but it doesn't mean they shouldn't.

Pipe down.

Lol

 

[stilltheguru]

Why resign lve?

 

[rambo2]

Why resign lve?

They would get LVE and Barr for a lot less than what Wagner got.

 

[john van brocklin]

Lost me at "if the price is right".

When has that never been the case?

Stephen's Phone:
"Hey man, we can get you a discount and coupon booklet to several Dallas Establisements.
to go along with that vet minimum !
What say you ?"
Player Agent Phone: Click...

 

[john van brocklin]

No surprise but what's the "right" price.

Never heard of the guy..
An aging solid player with an injury history would be my guess?

 

[817Gill]

Lost me at "if the price is right".

When has that never been the case?

This time of the year is when guys have to sign for “the right price”. Actually could be a realistic possibility at this point post-draft. Beginning of April heck no but now, eh maybe.

 

[stilltheguru]

They would get LVE and Barr for a lot less than what Wagner got.

It's dumb though. Cox is obviously the 3rd down coverage backer. Neither lve or Barr are coverage guys. So one of them just sits the bench all year doing what?

 

[quickccc]

I think we really looking more to the off the ball LB than a blitzer ..

Parsons already is our blitzing edge rusher - we need a partner than handles the coverages, pursuits
while Parsons does the forward ahead blitzing

i'd like the LB that can make plays in space, get his hands on a lot of passes, deion jones, wagner, fred warner, kwon alexander, KJ Wright, etc.

If Barr can provide some off ball plays and additional blitzing and doesn't mind that role, and the price is right then .maybe.

 

[john van brocklin]

Well, it says right in the thread title that he's on clearance!

Blue Light Special, aisle # 7!!!!

 

[Havic]

Good player but he is hurt all the time so the "right price" is justified in this instance

 

[speedkilz88]

Never heard of the guy..
An aging solid player with an injury history would be my guess?

He went 4 picks before Aaron Donald (7 picks before Zack Martin) in the 2014 nfl draft, 4 probowls at LB although he probably should have been a DE.

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

I wonder if Quinn could get more out of him as a pass rusher. He was thought to be an edge as a rookie and then Zimmer put him at OLB in his 4-3 and he now has 16 career sacks (7 seasons).

I always looked at Barr as an outside linebacker in the 3-4. It's a shame he went to a 4-3 that didn't let him rush from the edge. He could have been the first Micah Parsons.

 

[john van brocklin]

Nothing to see here fellas


He wont want one of our low-ball offers

Throwing a lot of low ball offers against the wall and hoping one sticks???

 

[john van brocklin]

He went 4 picks before Aaron Donald (7 picks before Zack Martin) in the 2014 nfl draft, 4 probowls at LB although he probably should have been a DE.

Thanks, sounds like a solid, decent pick up IF we can agree to terms...
That is a GINORMOUS IF !!!!!!!

 

[buybuydandavis]

Here's his PFF free agent profile

Barr agreed to a pay cut before the 2021 season that also voided the 2022 and 2023 seasons on his five-year extension signed in 2019. Better luck with his health led to a respectable 63.8 overall grade and 72.6 pass-rush grade in 2021. Barr is a bit of a unique player, generally deployed as a Sam linebacker in a 4-3 scheme who occasionally gets his hand in the dirt.

Nevertheless, there were several interested teams last time he was a free agent — he came very close to signing with the New York Jets before ultimately returning to Minnesota — so it seems defensive coaches think they can find a way to put him in positions to succeed and utilize his athletic ability.

Strengths:
– Size and athleticism
– One of the best pass-rushing linebackers in the NFL
– Few negative plays against the run

Weaknesses:
– Hasn't been a playmaker in coverage throughout his career, his three picks in 2021 aside
– Inconsistent play

Scheme Fit/Role:
STARTING STRONGSIDE (SAM) LINEBACKER: Barr has made the successful transition from collegiate edge rusher to off-ball linebacker in the NFL, but he's still best utilized in a role that lets him get after the quarterback as a blitzer. He has consistently met expectations against the run over his eight-year career, producing both negative and positive grades at one of the lowest rates at the linebacker position.

Recent Injury History:
Barr missed the majority of the 2020 NFL season with a torn pectoral muscle, and a knee injury kept him out of the first four weeks of the 2021 season. Barr managed to play in all but two of Minnesota's games since Week 5 while managing knee and hamstring injuries.

Contract Projection: Two years, $14.5 million ($7.25M per year), $8.5 million total guaranteed

Bottom Line:
Barr had an uphill climb to provide value on the five-year, $67.5 million contract he signed prior to the 2019 season. Still, he's still a viable veteran starter entering 2022 free agency who has been a key part of several very good Vikings defenses since entering the league in 2014.

Sounds like just the kind of guy we want when we go 3 man front - DE/LB tweener. But I don't think he helps with depth much at ILB.

 

[Whyjerry]

Barr is a glamour girl. We need lunch box guys. Big time pass.

 

[nycowboyfan]

He’s not what we need. We need a pure LB that can play some against the run and the pass. Barr is horrible in coverage. He can go forward but not back.