"He first worked under Fangio when the current Eagles defensive coordinator was the head coach in Denver. When Fangio was fired, one of his other disciples - current Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero - was put in charge of the defense. Even after Evero left for Carolina and Vance Joseph was brought in, head coach Sean Payton asked Joseph to lean on retained assistants like Parker to run the same Fangio principles."
"The way Brian Schottenheimer conducted this search was fascinating. Of the four reported finalists, two of them (Jim Leonhard and Daronte Jones) had direct ties to Vance Joseph and Baylor head coach Dave Aranda, while the other two (Jonathan Gannon and Parker) had strong ties to Fangio. Joseph and Aranda have built their defensive careers on loaded boxes with exotic simulated pressures in front of middle-of-field-closed coverage shells. Fangio is known for very light boxes and middle-of-field-open coverage shells."
Christian Parker, 34, is the Cowboys' new defensive coordinator and has never called a play in his coaching career. Parker is a staunch disciple of Vic Fangio and is expected to run a Fangio-style scheme after coaching under Fangio in Denver. Parker has coached Fangio principles for about five of his 13 coaching years and will likely tweak details while retaining the scheme's core. The Cowboys' coordinator search revealed finalists aligned with two philosophies: Joseph/Aranda (loaded boxes, simulated pressures, middle-of-field-closed shells) versus Fangio (very light boxes, middle-of-field-open shells). Both philosophies emphasize deception to confuse quarterbacks pre-snap and post-snap.
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