Cowboys Copying Eagles? Coach Christian Parker Issues Bold Response
New defensive coordinator Christian Parker aims to forge a unique identity, distancing the Cowboys' scheme from his Eagles past with a bold new blueprint.
FRISCO - On the one hand, they very much want to be the Philadelphia Eagles. In the last two years, the Eagles have twice won the NFC East and have once won the Super Bowl. That's worth emulating.
But ... The Dallas Cowboys’ offseason has shifted from draft speculation to playoff expectations, and new defensive coordinator Christian Parker wants it known that his work here isn't going to simply be about mimicking the work done in his previous job with ... The Philadelphia Eagles.
Said Parker: "This is our defense. I don't want it to be called the Eagles defense or Vic (Fangio's) defense. This is going to be ours.
'' OK ... But the reality is, Dallas' defense will in large part be modeled on what Parker learned while working under Fangio in Philly. We've taken to calling it a "3-4 Hybrid'' ...