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1 of 28 hedged
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New Dallas defensive coordinator Christian Parker didn’t have to wait long for a tense sideline exchange to end up on social media, or for the duty to try to explain a poor performance that has become all too familiar for fans of the Cowboys.
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that → have → Cowboys
Parker got his first chance to call defensive plays as a 34-year-old because the Cowboys fired Matt Eberflus after his only season when he oversaw one of the worst defenses in the NFL, and in franchise history.
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he → get → history
Following an offseason and training camp filled with optimism over a young coach and a revamped roster, the Cowboys looked frighteningly similar to 2025 in a 28-20 loss to the New York Giants in the opener.
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Cowboys → follow → opener
The defense wasn’t very good in the first half, and even worse in the second, when the Giants scored touchdowns on eight-minute drives on their first two possessions and ran out the clock on the third.
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Giants → score → third
Dallas scored TDs the only two times it got the ball after the break.
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it → score → break
Somewhere amid all that, Parker was caught on camera in a sideline exchange with rookie linebacker Jaishawn Barham, who always has an intense look and in this case started barking back at Parker from the bench before getting up and storming off.
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who → catch → bench
It’s safe to say it was a rough debut for both — Barham as an NFL player and Parker as an NFL play-caller.
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it → ’ → caller
“He was a little frustrated with himself and frustrated with our side of the ball
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He → frustrate → ball
,” Parker said.
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Parker → say → ?
“But I don’t think anybody in our building has any doubt of what he’s going to do coming real soon.
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he → think → what
We don’t have any reservations about his mentality.
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We → have → mentality
We welcome that passion.
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We → welcome → passion
And that’s something that young players have to go through.
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players → ’ → that
It’s a natural progression.
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It → ’ → ?
We have a lot of confidence in Jaishawn.”
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We → have → Jaishawn
Coach Brian Schottenheimer, in his second season in charge after 25 years as an NFL assistant, isn’t losing confidence in Parker after one week.
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Schottenheimer → lose → week
“I have no question Christian Parker is the right guy for this job,” Schottenheimer said.
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Schottenheimer → have → job
“He will learn from this, just like our young players are going to learn from this.
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players → learn → this
We’re going to play our young players this weekend too, and they’re going to play better and Christian’s going to call a better game this week and feel better about it.”
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Christian → go → it
The Cowboys added two veteran pass rushers in Rashan Gary and Von Miller, and Barham was among the reasons for optimism when the third-round pick emerged as a potential starter during the preseason.
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pick → add → preseason
There was reason to believe the run defense could be stout anchored by defensive tackles Quinnen Williams and Kenny Clark.
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defense → be → tackles
Instead, the Cowboys didn’t offer much resistance against Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo, and the secondary left huge gaps in coverage the same way Dallas did a season ago.
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Dallas → offer → coverage
Parker is aware of all those things, and was reserved and measured the first time he had to face the questions that come with such a dismal showing.
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that → measure → showing
“It’s one poor performance,” Parker said.
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Parker → ’ → ?
“It’s one loss that does not equal two.
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that → ’ → two
I think we’re not trying to make excuses for anything.
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we → think → anything
We’re not trying to act like it didn’t happen.
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it → try → ?
We got to look in the mirror, we got to be accountable for what we did wrong and what we did right, correct it and then move on to the next opponent because it can’t be a hangover and it can’t linger.”
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it → got → opponent
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