The Dallas Cowboys explained several times in the search that ultimately yielded Christian Parker as their new defensive coordinator that they were looking for a teacher. Christian Parker was introduced to the world on Wednesday and was specifically asked about his teaching style. His answer was pretty incredible.
Parker noted that there are different points of time relative to teaching players. He said that you have to understand when is best to correct and not correct. He notably said that sometimes players have to “touch the stove” as in they have to learn mistakes. Mistakes are obviously not ideal, but they offer teaching opportunities. A proper teacher knows when students need to experience that so that they can grow and learn from it.
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It is very clear that Parker is a teacher of sorts and that he has a lot of knowledge to share with his new defense. The next few months are going to be very exciting.
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