"The Dallas Cowboys picked a defensive coordinator on Thursday and went with Philadelphia Eagles passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach Christian Parker. Many fans are excited because of two specific things beyond the on-field success that has happened under Parker's watch (he was also in Denver when Pat Surtain was developing into a Defensive Player of the Year-level player): Parker is an outsider from the Cowboys organization and he is incredibly young."
"Parker is 34 years old, only a few years older than Dak Prescott to contextualize things, and as this is the case he is officially the youngest defensive coordinator in franchise history. Think about that! This is a very clear zig where the Cowboys have already gone zag. If you think that is hyperbole, consider the ages of the most recent Cowboys defensive coordinators upon their hiring: We have to go back seven coordinators to find one under 50 and even then that was Rob Ryan who was almost there."
"The point of this discussion has nothing to do with age specifically and it is certainly not meant to say or imply that older coordinators cannot be successful. We are partly so excited about Christian Parker because he learned from Vic Fangio who is 67 to that point. The exciting thing about this whole phenomenon is that Parker's youth represents a path that the Cowboys have avoided for a very long time."
The Dallas Cowboys hired Christian Parker as defensive coordinator after he served as Philadelphia's passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach and worked in Denver during Pat Surtain's development. Parker is 34 years old, a few years older than Dak Prescott, and is officially the youngest defensive coordinator in Cowboys history. Recent Cowboys coordinators were mostly in their 60s, and only after going back seven coordinators was there one under 50. Parker learned under Vic Fangio, age 67. The hiring breaks a long-standing pattern and represents a new, younger path for the team.
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