{"id":401143,"date":"2026-08-08T11:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/401143\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:46:13","slug":"dallas-cowboys-news-christian-parkers-communication-is-making-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/401143\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys news: Christian Parker\u2019s communication is making a difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">During the offseason, some of the biggest buzz surrounding the Dallas Cowboys has been the addition of defensive coordinator Christian Parker, and he\u2019s already bringing a new aspect that\u2019s making a difference. Going into his third season, Tyler Guyton hasn\u2019t reached his potential yet, but Terence Steele says he\u2019s on the right track.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Dallas added a new running back to their roster on Friday, and a early roster projection came out after the first week of padded practices at training camp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Christian Parker is entering his first season calling plays as a defensive coordinator. However, the communication aspect of his philosophy is shining through already.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1bij9g78 _1mt21p01\">\u201cIt\u2019s loud in a good way,\u201d Schottenheimer said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of communication. I love what he says and how he refers to it as it\u2019s two parts, giving and receiving. You just can\u2019t be blurting out a bunch of stuff that doesn\u2019t matter and confusing people. You got to give it, you got to receive it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Terence Steele talks about how being physical is what the Cowboys want to hang their hat on. Plus, he praised the progress of Guyton going into his third year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1bij9g78 _1mt21p01\">\u201c[He\u2019s handled it] like a true pro,\u201d Steele said of Guyton\u2019s demeanor and work ethic. \u201cHe could\u2019ve gone a different way about it, but he did it the right way. I was with him a lot this offseason, and he put a lot of great work in. The dude works his butt off, so he came into this camp confident and he\u2019s on his way.\u201cI\u2019m very proud of him. I\u2019m very, very proud of him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The Cowboys had their first week of padded practices at training camp in Oxnard, California. Here\u2019s a look at an early roster projection based on what\u2019s been seen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1bij9g78 _1mt21p01\">Quarterback (2)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1bij9g78 _1mt21p01\">Dak Prescott, Joe Milton III<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1bij9g78 _1mt21p01\">Notable cuts: Sam Howell<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1bij9g78 _1mt21p01\">Briefly: The Cowboys were hoping Joe Milton could take another step after an up-and-down first season in Dallas. It looks like he\u2019s done it. Milton has had some good moments in camp. He\u2019s also shown improvement with his touch on passes \u2014 he earned the nickname Bazooka Joe for a reason \u2014 and his time spent in the pocket. He\u2019ll still escape a little early at times, but he\u2019s looking to throw more than he did last season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Dallas is still trying to figure out their depth at the running back position. On Friday, they signed Jashaun Corbin from the UFL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1bij9g78 _1mt21p01\">Corbin adds another body to Dallas RB room<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1bij9g78 _1mt21p01\">Corbin played at major college football programs between Texas A&amp;M and Florida State. His best season came in 2021 at Florida State when he rushed for 887 yards and seven touchdowns, more than doubling his previous high of 401 rushing yards the season prior.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Dak Prescott had an amazing 2025 season despite the Cowboys not having team success. It landed him with a high ranking on the NFL\u2019s top 100 list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1bij9g78 _1mt21p01\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cowboyswire.usatoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> quarterback Dak Prescott has landed inside the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/top-100-players-of-2026-nos-40-31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> NFL\u2019s annual Top 100 list, coming in at No. 31.<\/a> This is the sixth-time the 11-year veteran has made the list and is his third-highest placement of his career. He was voted No. 14 his rookie season and No. 16 in 2024 after his NFL MVP runner-up season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The Cowboys have been out West for over a week for their 2026 training camp. Here\u2019s a look at a few things that have come to light.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1bij9g78 _1mt21p01\">The starting offensive line is set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1bij9g78 _1mt21p01\">Yes, there is an ongoing competition for the starting left tackle job, but head coach Brian Schottenheimer has said that Tyler Guyton has pulled away in that battle with Nate Thomas to calm any concerns the staff maybe had that Guyton wasn\u2019t the right man for the job. In camp, Guyton has shown improvement with his hand placement and has married his lower body movement with his striking ability to guard the more athletic pass rushers on the other side of the ball.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Daily discussion question: What are you most looking forward to from the Rams scrimmage?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"During the offseason, some of the biggest buzz surrounding the Dallas Cowboys has been the addition of defensive&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":401144,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,932,104,103],"class_list":["post-401143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-cowboys-news","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/401144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}