BREAKING: Dallas Cowboys Hire Christian Parker As Defensive Coordinator | Cowboys News & REACTION
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Dallas Cowboys rumors from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero: “The Cowboys are working to hire Christian Parker as their defensive coordinator, sources tell me and Ian Rapoport. Just 34 years old, Parker spent the past two seasons as passing game coordinator/DBs coach under Vic Fangio with the Eagles. Now gets his first DC job in the NFC East.”
New Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker coaching history:
2024-Now: Eagles pass game coord.
2021-23: Broncos DBs coach
2019-20: Packers DEF QC coach
2018: Texas A&M DEF Analyst
2017: Notre Dame DEF Analyst
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Cowboys defensive coaches:
Defensive Coordinator: Christian Parker
Passing Game Coordinator: Andre Curtis
LB Coach: Dave Borgonzi
DL Coach: Aaron Whitecotton
Asst. DL Coach: Bryan Bing
CB Coach: David Overstreet II
DEF. Assistant: J.J. Clark
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48 comments
Grade the hire of Christian Parker: A, B, C, D or F
Excellent!
This is the most surprising hire since they hired Greg hardy , finally doing something right, now just keep doing the right stuff
It is impossible to put a grade on this because he has never done this before.
I give it an A. I only had Dorante Jones higher
Who the F@ck is Christian Parker!?
A. Also a divisional hire already clued in on the competition in the NFC East
A-
parker is not the parker i wanted but i give them a B, young and good ideas, energy and hopefully a great one down the line, eagles pass games coaches did well the pass few years. He also helped Surtain become the all pro he is, QBs had a hard time against this defensive pass protection, lowest TDs against and also passer ratings against the eagles. 1 word Nice.
I live around all Sheagles fans. They are mad…….
You know if he was bad they would be laughing at Dallas
Dallas must keep teams guessing what is coming next on defense with teams. So they will be off balance questioning
wow I called it. welp guess we can throw in the towel for next season.
About time.
A
I won't make any judgement on the hiring right now but I m guessing he's not real expensive like flores or Leonard would have been
But I'm glad Dallas didn't just promote white cotton I think our fan base would have not been pleased at all
I think people forget that he was part of that Green Bay d that finished top 5 in points allowed and 12th in yards allowed
awedome
I'm with you on this! If the eagles were upset losing him then I'm all in on him😂let's go! A++
Oh we got to go again with another weak defense I didn't see nothing special about the eagles defense I saw people putting up 30 and 40 up on them just like they was doing us I don't see nothing special about this defense next season
Id give him a B+ because I wanted Jim but im excited this is a mover the jones boys moving different and that gets me excited fuck the eagles
B+
I like the fact that he's 34 and think that the players will gravitate towards him and he will give them that extra boost an hype hopefully 💪
I hate to put a ranking on this hire at this point, we have zero idea what the defense will be next season. Its good that we didnt just get a retread, its good he's young, might get some years out of him befoer he leaves to be a HC somewhere. I'll reserve my ranking this hire until I see if he is capable of fixing this defense.
COOL 😎
It means nothing as long as JJ is in charged
Yessssssss
A
Yeah, a guy who's defense let the Cowboys come back from a 21-0 deficit. That's going to work out really well. The Eagles are probably happy that he is gone.
Ima go and grade it a B
The Eagles won half of their games scoring less than 23 points this past Season. Dallas won NONE. We Got to look at results and not popularity. 'CHRISTIAN' Got the most Current Receipts. FACTS!
Jim Leonhard should have been the guy 🤨
A
Tom, don’t seem to happy about this hire.
No lie love the higher get someone who’s secondary focused and who’s young is not bad in my eyes bc we already have are d line focused coach which is good no lie. If they can mesh well this defense can turn around quick in my opinion
Love shotty having the ability to call the shots!
Good job Jerry
Who
C
If this Don't work Shotty Fired next year
Awsome
A
Fly!!
C……too young.
No previous experience as a DC.
My fear is it’s a diversity hire.
Hope I’m wrong.
I was telling everyone Brian shotty was the guy we needed to get Jerry to do the right moves
A for doing things differently
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Are we sure this guy wasn't applying for a janitorial job?