Dan Quinn has the perfect free agent for his defense still available

The Dallas Cowboys would be wise to continue to bolster coordinator Dan Quinn’s defense, and there is one player that is still available that they should target.

This offseason, Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn was the most popular head coaching candidate in the cycle. Even though he interviewed for nearly every vacancy, Quinn opted to return to the Cowboys. That is obviously great news for Dallas, since he played a significant role in the defense improving drastically.

The defense remains relatively intact, but they could still stand to make an addition before the start of the season. One area that needs to be addressed is linebacker, and luckily for the Cowboys, there is a player available in free agency, and that is Anthony Barr.

Cowboys should sign Anthony Barr to add to Dan Quinn’s defense

Having a four-time Pro Bowler available this far into the offseason is a bit stunning, and it would definitely catch the attention of teams who are looking to improve the outside linebacker position.

Barr spent his entire eight-year career with the Minnesota Vikings, the very team that drafted him with the ninth overall pick in 2014. While he did make the Pro Bowl in four consecutive seasons from 2015-18, he has dealt with the injury bug in the past two years.

He played in two games in 2020 after suffering a pectoral injury and participated in 11 games this past year after being limited by a knee injury.

Throughout his career, Barr recorded 495 combined tackles, 44 quarterback hits,  31 defended passes, 17.5 sacks, eight forced fumbles and five interceptions through 98 games.

Even with the injury history, Barr is a big name that teams should take a chance on this late in the offseason. For the Cowboys, they are in the NFC, which will not be as much of a battle to make the Super Bowl as the AFC. Yet, the Philadelphia Eagles are on the rise after making a ton of moves to improve their team this offseason, and could potentially fight for first in the NFC East.

Dallas should sign Barr, because that will make Quinn’s defense even better.