Kristi Scales, the sideline reporter for the Dallas Cowboys radio network, answered questions during an online chat with readers Tuesday. Here are some of the highlights:

Question: I always see Rod Marinelli quotes on Twitter and most of them usually have an F-bomb. Is he one of the more intense coaches you've seen with the Cowboys?

Scales: "Rod Marinelli is a true gentleman and one of my favorite people in covering this team for 26 seasons. He loves to talk about history and family, all good things. He's the nicest guy on the planet. But when he's on the field yelling at players, he says words that he wouldn't use in normal non-football conversation. I can think of several coaches over the years who are the same way. I love Mike Zimmer, but a full bar of soap couldn't wash his mouth out following a practice. Wow! Standing on an NFL sideline, you learn new and extraordinary uses of the English language ... like how an F-bomb can be used as a verb, adjective, noun and dangling preposition ... all in one sentence!"

Question: How much trouble are the Cowboys going to be in if Crawford has to miss an extended period of time with his back injury? Seems like they're already pretty thin on that defensive line.

Scales: "Tyrone Crawford is arguably the Cowboys' best defensive lineman. Already sitting out the first padded practice is not a good start. Coach Garrett likes to use the word 'deliberate' when describing how the team approaches a player returning to the practice field following an injury. I'm afraid that a back injury will mean that they will be 'deliberate' with Crawford for the foreseeable future. It's too early to know the details, but I would bet they manage him they way they managed DeMarcus Lawrence earlier this offseason. Yes, the team would be in trouble on their defensive line without Tyrone Crawford if he misses extended time (more trouble than they're in already at DE without Lawrence & Gregory). Jack Crawford took Tyrone's reps during Monday's practice."

Click here for the full chat transcript.