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With word coming from ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Vikings tried to trade Anthony Barr before the draft last year, it’s looking even more certain that the two sides will part ways. As of now, no talks of contract extension negotiations have been reported.The Vikings still have two days to apply the franchise tag to the linebacker, which means there’s still a chance Minnesota tries to tag-and-trade Barr, but chances are the team will let him walk and recoup a substantial compensatory draft pick next season.
I’ll admit it. For a long time I thought Anthony Barr sucked. To be honest I never put much thought into it. I just figured he was playing out of position or he wound up not being the player the team thought he was after being drafted. I mean, it always seemed like he was in the right position to make a big play, but he rarely would. ‘He’s a former first-round pick for [Pete’s] sake,’ I’d growl to my buddies. And his multiple Pro Bowl appearances? Flukes, I thought. It’s the Pro Bowl. I’d rather do my laundry than watch the Pro Bowl. Then, early in the season it struck me — I couldn’t really explain why I felt this way. Why exactly did Barr suck?It was this question that ultimately led to hours of researching his role and subsequently, his play. What I discovered surprised me…