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Tate is a big, quarterback-friendly target who wins with polish and ball skills more than gimmicks. He tracks the ball cleanly, extends his arms to pluck it away from his frame, and plays above the rim on contested throws, plus he's a savvy route runner who uses tempo and body position to create space.

While the majority of stories all week will be related to those two teams, reality is that this week brings with it a ton of NFL-wide stories. Players, coaches, and all sorts of league figures do tons of media appearances across Radio Row and Super Bowl coverage at large. It stands to reason that one of the more visible members of the Dallas Cowboys will say something interesting.

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Tyler Guyton - It's been a mixed bag from Guyton in his young NFL career. He's been far from a bust, but also hasn't been as consistent or immediately impactful as you'd like from a first-round pick. Missing nearly all of last year's training camp with a knee injury, and then seven games last year with other issues, certainly didn't help. The Cowboys are banking on Guyton to blossom in his third season, and he's flashed enough at times that it's a reasonable expectation.

Smiley began his coaching career at Dartmouth, where he initially served as assistant quarterbacks/specialists coach in 2005 before being named special teams coordinator after his first year. He then went to Division III Eureka, where he spent a year as offensive coordinator and the next at defensive coordinator until he was named interim head coach. Following that, he worked three years at Eastern Illinois as running backs coach/special teams coordinator and a year at Charleston Southern with the same title.

ESPN's Mel Kiper and NFL.com's Daniel Jeremiah are two of the biggest names in the mock draft business and have been for years. So today we ask ourselves what would have happened if the Cowboys had followed the pair's mock draft suggestions in the first round of the last six drafts, and how that compares to what the Cowboys actually did - something we've done intermittently here on Blogging The Boys over the last decade or so.

All signs are pointing to Parker having free rein to build his defensive staff on his terms, as the Cowboys have already parted ways with several key defensive assistants, most notably former defensive line coach Aaron Whitecotton, who joined the Tennessee Titans as their new defensive line coach/run game coordinator. Whitecotten threw his name in the hat as a potential defensive coordinator hire, so many wondered if retaining him would be something the Cowboys organization would try to push onto Parker, or if the team's new coach would be calling the shots. Now, we know.

It's been just over a week since Christian Parker was hired to run the Cowboys defense, and the 34-year old is busy building his defensive coaching staff. The biggest name that's been connected to the Cowboys so far is Zach Orr, a 33-year old coach who just spent the past two seasons running the Ravens defense. Orr also interviewed for the defensive coordinator job in Dallas, and it seems Parker is keying in on him for an elevated role with the Cowboys.