Anthony Barr among 2018’s most disappointing players so f

ar In the early portion of the 2018 NFL season Ameer Abdullah Jersey , 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, and as both Barnwell and I stated here Danielle Hunter Jersey , 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, 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 Linval Joseph Jersey , 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, 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. Welcome to Marwan!"Hat tip to the folks from Vikings Territory, which is where I happened to see this story first.It appears that the Minnesota Vikings have filled the void that was created when former Special Teams Coach Mike Priefer moved on to the same position with the Cleveland Browns.According to Alex Marvez of SiriusXM NFL Radio (among other places) Brett Jones Jersey , the Vikings have hired Marwan Maalouf to be their new Special Teams Coach.Maalouf (pronounced mah-LOOF) has been in the NFL coaching ranks since 2004, when he served as a special teams quality control coach for the Cleveland Browns. Following his time in Cleveland, he spent the 2007 season writing scouting reports for Scouts, Inc., writing weekly scouting reports and previews for ESPN. He got back into the coaching ranks in 2008 as a special teams assistant for the Baltimore Ravens Dan Bailey Jersey , a job he held until 2011.Maalouf worked as a special teams assistant with the Indianapolis Colts in 2012, and then moved on to the Dolphins in 2013, where he’s been ever since. You can read a list of his accomplishments on his page at the Dolphins’ official website.You can thank Eric for the following:I believe the judges also would have accepted “Maalouf, Maalouf, Maalouf is on fire Tom Compton Jersey ,” but Eric got to the line first.In any event, welcome to Minnesota, Marwan Maalouf!