Signed by Cowboys Cowboys hire Eagles secondary coach Christian Parker as DC

[baltcowboy]

I don’t think Leonhard is a lock for the Giants. They didn’t interview him yet. Parker got the job because of his second interview and the fact that some team was going to hire as a defensive coordinator. The Cowboys have no time to wait. No get his assistants together and let’s jump into free agency.

 

[SymphonySteve]

Doubt that Iggles' fans are mad as hell. Doubt that many of them have even heard of this guy.

I dunno--both DeJean and Mitchell came in as bona fide pros. The Eagles never adequately filled the CB slot opposite Mitchell this year. Kellee Ringo, Adoree Jackson and an undistinguished cast of thousands. Safeties were a problem. Don't blame Parker, but the secondary was a mixed bag.

Definitely a wait-and-see pick...

 

[Kwyn]

The key — he details — is knowing that each individual is motivated differently.

“Sometimes me being harder on Darius Slay about something,” he says, “Q’s going to be listening to that. Or me talking about something to Tristin McCollum is going to perk Reed Blankenship’s ears up because they’re going to defend their teammates. So you’ve just got to know how to navigate the room and there’s different ways. You play a psychological game with them without them really knowing it sometimes.”

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

Doubt that Iggles' fans are mad as hell. Doubt that many of them have even heard of this guy.

I dunno--both DeJean and Mitchell came in as bona fide pros. The Eagles never adequately filled the CB slot opposite Mitchell this year. Kellee Ringo, Adoree Jackson and an undistinguished cast of thousands. Safeties were a problem. Don't blame Parker, but the secondary was a mixed bag.

Definitely a wait-and-see pick...

What about all the broncos corners he also coached ?

 

[Kwyn]

Doubt that Iggles' fans are mad as hell. Doubt that many of them have even heard of this guy.

I dunno--both DeJean and Mitchell came in as bona fide pros. The Eagles never adequately filled the CB slot opposite Mitchell this year. Kellee Ringo, Adoree Jackson and an undistinguished cast of thousands. Safeties were a problem. Don't blame Parker, but the secondary was a mixed bag.

Definitely a wait-and-see pick...

Dejean just said today he wouldn’t be the player he is without Parker

And the eagles fans are mad as hell. They are cursing like crazy. They knew he might leave but that he’s coming here is making them crazy

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Right. This is our first, first time DC since Brian Stewart (who had Wade overseeing the defense really)

Prior to that we had a bunch of first time DCs (Wannstedt, Davis, Campo, Zimmer) but all were internal hires and/or brought by Jimmy.

This is new ground.

damn good call. Forgot all about Brian Stewart.

 

[SpaceCowboy99]

Shouldn't the title be changed to hired.?

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Doubt that Iggles' fans are mad as hell. Doubt that many of them have even heard of this guy.

I dunno--both DeJean and Mitchell came in as bona fide pros. The Eagles never adequately filled the CB slot opposite Mitchell this year. Kellee Ringo, Adoree Jackson and an undistinguished cast of thousands. Safeties were a problem. Don't blame Parker, but the secondary was a mixed bag.

Definitely a wait-and-see pick...

Hmmm…guessing you’re Eagles fan?

 

[fivetwos]

Contract details. Took the Giants four days

Yes, for a one hundred million dollar high profile head coach.

I get your point but the analogy is a bit of a stretch.

 

[Kwyn]

damn good call. Forgot all about Brian Stewart.

He was also our last minority coordinator. He and Carthon are the only ones

 

[rambo2]

You asked for a reason to select Green Bay over Dallas.

Yes, but that is a stupid reason.

 

[Gangsta Spanksta]

If this is actually happening, I'm surpised he chose Cowboys over Green Bay. Unless Green Bay didn't like his interview.

Maybe Parsons didn't sign off on it

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Love the hire. He is from near my old stomping grounds at Battlefield High School.

I think he brings Blankenship with him.

He is going to need a captain back there that knows his scheme. I expect Blankenship and maybe Nakobe Dean.

Honestly, getting both would be amazing!! Especially if we also get Singleton and Styles in the draft, we'd have a lethal linebacker group (especially also considering Overshown). As for Blankenship, he'd be great if we also draft a safety because we'd have a veteran safety that can help a rookie safety like a Caleb Downs or a Kamari Ramsey become a great safety.

 

[SymphonySteve]

Dejean just said today he wouldn’t be the player he is without Parker

And the eagles fans are mad as hell. They are cursing like crazy. They knew he might leave but that he’s coming here is making them crazy

Here are the DeJean quotes--you're right, he really likes him:

"I could say a lot of things about him, what he’s meant to me and Q, too,” DeJean said at locker clean out on Jan. 12. “We’ve had a routine of me and Q go meet with him two or three times a week just to go over the team we’re playing. Talk about different looks.

“I don’t think I’d be the player I am or I’d have the success that I’ve had without him. He’s poured a lot into me and Q, too, ever since we got here. I appreciate him for that. Not everybody notices him, and he doesn’t get the recognition that I think he should. But him and [safeties] coach [Joe] Kasper, what those guys mean to us in the DB room, how they coach, the intensity they bring, the passion they have for the game, means a lot to us. Doesn’t go unnoticed.”

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Dejean just said today he wouldn’t be the player he is without Parker

And the eagles fans are mad as hell. They are cursing like crazy. They knew he might leave but that he’s coming here is making them crazy

I gotta see more Eagles crashouts for this lol

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

He was also our last minority coordinator. He and Carthon are the only ones

Damn…..

 

[speedkilz88]

I don’t think Leonhard is a lock for the Giants. They didn’t interview him yet. Parker got the job because of his second interview and the fact that some team was going to hire as a defensive coordinator. The Cowboys have no time to wait. No get his assistants together and let’s jump into free agency.

They can't interview Leonhard yet.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

He was also our last minority coordinator. He and Carthon are the only ones

Damn, I didn't know that

 

[Kwyn]

I wish I could link this article

Parker welcomes all corners, all safeties to visit his office any time. He has only one condition: You better come in hot with questions. You better be ready to talk — a lot. Nobody is allowed to waltz in empty-handed. He wants both his office and his DB meeting room resembling those poli-sci classes at Richmond. Whether it’s an element of the gameplan… an adjustment… a clue… something they noticed on film, the defensive backs are constantly bringing up specifics to serve as a launching pad into a lengthy discussion.

That way, they’re filling gaps and dotting i’s and cleaning things up 24/7.

“Because you don’t know what guys know until you hear ‘em talk about it,” Parker says. “Guys can easily slip through the cracks if you’re not asking ‘em to speak in front of their teammates. And I think it also builds trust in the room because those guys know that their teammate knows what they know.”

 

[rambo2]

I wish I could link this article

Parker welcomes all corners, all safeties to visit his office any time. He has only one condition: You better come in hot with questions. You better be ready to talk — a lot. Nobody is allowed to waltz in empty-handed. He wants both his office and his DB meeting room resembling those poli-sci classes at Richmond. Whether it’s an element of the gameplan… an adjustment… a clue… something they noticed on film, the defensive backs are constantly bringing up specifics to serve as a launching pad into a lengthy discussion.

That way, they’re filling gaps and dotting i’s and cleaning things up 24/7.

“Because you don’t know what guys know until you hear ‘em talk about it,” Parker says. “Guys can easily slip through the cracks if you’re not asking ‘em to speak in front of their teammates. And I think it also builds trust in the room because those guys know that their teammate knows what they know.”

I wonder how Diggs would sound speaking in front of his teammates? Boss man fat would also be interesting.