Kristi Scales, the sideline reporter for the Dallas Cowboys radio network, answered questions about the team during a live chat recently. Here are some highlights:

Do you think Noah Brown will get more of a look next season?

Scales: Yes, with a full spring/summer of being in the Cowboys' offseason conditioning program -- plus a full offseason to absorb more of the intricacies of the offense -- I expect Noah Brown to have a strong second season with the Cowboys.

What's important to remember about Brown's rookie season is that he was still very green when he arrived in Dallas last spring as a seventh-round pick (No. 239 overall). He still had two seasons of eligibility remaining when the left Ohio State and declared for the NFL Draft. And he red-shirted in 2015 after breaking his leg. When he left college, he had only 33 career catches (although four of them came in his breakout game vs. Oklahoma). So there's a lot of room for growth for Brown.

He's already shown the Cowboys' coaching staff that he's a physical guy (good blocker) who is willing to do the dirty work, and that he can go up and use his size to out-physical a cornerback.

The other young receiver that I think can make a big leap next season is Lance Lenoir, who spent the first 15 games of the season on the Cowboys' practice squad before getting promoted to the 53-man roster before Game 16. Lenoir impressed teammates and coaches in his scout team work. I think he will make headlines in OTAs and camp in 2018, and then it will be interesting to see if he does enough to make the 53-man roster and be a real contributor in the regular season.

What position will the Ccowboys take in the first round?

Scales: A game-breaking wide receiver would be my first choice, but that's assuming that defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence remains with the Cowboys (either through a new contract or the franchise tag) and that Anthony Hitchens is retained at linebacker. The passing game was hard to watch in the final month of the season, the receiving corps needs to be upgraded. But pass rushers are always a premium, and linebacker depth is a big issue if Hitchens departs in free agency.

After a relatively quiet FA period last season, should Dallas try to make a splash in the market this year?

Scales: I understand the point of your question, but the Cowboys shouldn't make any roster move for the sake of "making a splash in the market." That's not the way build a team (which is younger, cheaper players through the draft) and it's too much of a crap-shoot and too much over-spending when you have to rely on free agency to fill holes in your roster.

You think there's going to be any pressure to select a player in the draft the fans want just so they don't boo their own pick at AT&T Stadium?

Scales: No, even as much as Jerry Jones loves to play P.T. Barnum and play to the crowd, he and the Cowboys should never feel pressure to select a player to please the fans. I remember when fans at the Cowboys' Official Draft Party at AT&T Stadium in 2014 lustily booed the Cowboys' selection of an offensive lineman from Notre Dame at No. 16 in the first round. After all, Johnny Football had fallen in the draft that night and lots of fans thought Jerry should take the Texas A&M quarterback as Tony Romo's heir apparent. But Zack Martin was the correct pick and he's rewarded the Cowboys with four straight Pro Bowl selections and perennial All Pro status.

Who do you have representing the AFC/NFC in the Super Bowl?

Scales: I will never bet against Bill Belichick or Tom Brady, so give me the Patriots in the AFC. In the NFC, maybe this is more wishful thinking than a prediction, but I would love for Mike Zimmer and the Vikings to reach the Super Bowl and play in front of their home crowd. I have as much respect for Zimmer as any coach I've had the fortune to meet/interview/befriend over my 27 seasons with the Cowboys. And I've known Mike's son, Adam, since he was an itty-bitty kid. That little kid -- who used to run around the practice field helping the coaches -- is now the Vikings' linebackers coach. So I would love for Big Zim and Little Zim to hoist the Lombardi Trophy together.

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