"The Cowboys haven't lacked talent on defense, but they have lacked unpredictability. Everything in 2025 looked the same before the snap, and offenses have known exactly where to go with the ball. Parker's background suggests that's not how he wants to run a defense. His approach leans toward more movement, disguise, and putting more on the safeties to read what's developing instead of just sitting. That alone could put the safety position front and center in this reset."
"Wisniewski isn't flashy, but at 6'4" and around 220 pounds, he brings a presence the Cowboys haven't consistently had over the middle of the field. He doesn't float in coverage or drift out of position, and he understands spacing well enough to anticipate where routes are headed instead of reacting late. When you watch him rotate, it's decisive. When he is sitting in zone, throwing lanes tighten and quarterbacks don't get the same clean looks they're used to."
Christian Parker intends to add movement, disguise, and expanded safety responsibilities to create pre-snap unpredictability. The Cowboys showed predictable defensive looks in 2025 that allowed offenses clear reads. Cole Wisniewski offers size (6'4" and about 220 pounds), physicality over the middle, and decisive rotations that tighten throwing lanes and limit quarterbacks' clean looks. He maintains spacing, anticipates route development, and can rotate down to impact intermediate areas against tight ends and crossing receivers. Wisniewski's traits address recurring delayed-safety tackle problems and present a fitting piece for a 2026 defensive reset focused on scheme fit.
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