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Hostile
05-31-2009, 10:36 PM
His son will choose the top 10 questions by you and ask them of his father and get back to us with the answers.

So makes your questions good.

Sometime Thursday his son will choose the questions.


Here's mine for Cornell.


Today's NFL is nothing like the physical game that you played. What is the biggest difference in your opinion and how would you adjust to today's game and do you think it would have prolonged your career even longer than it was, or would you have probably retired when you did no matter what?
THUMPER
05-31-2009, 10:42 PM
Who were some of the toughest receivers you had to cover in your career and what made each one difficult?
DallasFanSince86
05-31-2009, 10:43 PM
What is your favorite memory as a Cowboy?
Bob Sacamano
05-31-2009, 10:43 PM
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Four
05-31-2009, 10:45 PM
here's my question:

what was it like to play with real men?
The Grim Reaper
05-31-2009, 10:58 PM
What is your honest opinion of Terrell Owens and his impact on the Cowboys locker room? Do you agree with his release?
DallasEast
05-31-2009, 11:11 PM
As an undrafted free agent who never played a down in college, what is your opinion of fellow undrafted free agent Tony Romo?
chip_gilkey
05-31-2009, 11:14 PM
here's my question:

what was it like to play with real men?


:laugh2:
bbgun
06-01-2009, 12:45 AM
Bob Lilly once lamented that the Cowboys were one of the cheapest outfits in the league. Did you feel that you were adequately compensated relative to others playing your position? Should the League and the Players Association be doing more in terms of pensions and long-term health issues?

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jobberone
06-01-2009, 01:52 AM
Hi Cornell. I consider those early 70 teams to have had arguably the greatest defensive backfields in NFL history. What was it like to play along side Adderley, Renfro and Harris/Waters? What kind of competition and friendships did you guys have? How did you and the team feel after the two Cleveland losses then the Baltimore one? How many guys were truly ill in that Playoff Bowl loss? Who is your favorite player from your period and favorite Cowboy since then? Pick any or all and thanks for taking our questions. But thanks more for the memories, Cornell. You deserve to be in the ROH and the HOF.
Zaxor
06-01-2009, 02:19 AM
What one thing would you tell a young defensive back to do...to help improve his game...that most coaches over look or over complicate.

Personal note.... Thanks Cornell, not just for answering the questions but for laying it out on the line game in and game out...I think you were a fantastic DB and are too often overlooked when discussing the greats.
BrAinPaiNt
06-01-2009, 04:56 AM
Two questions.

1. It is said your teammates nick named you sweet lips. How did that become your nickname?

2. In your years of scouting, who were a few players that you scouted that you are proud of that went on to have NFL careers?
Bob Sacamano
06-01-2009, 08:58 AM
favorite Landry story?

mods, could you have this as my question instead?

Mr. Green, what is your favorite, personal Landry moment?

if he were still alive and he talked to me, I probably would faint, that must have been real cool to interact with him, and a great story that I would gladly love to listen to
THUMPER
06-01-2009, 09:36 AM
I've got two more:

1. Said Gil Brandt: "I mean, if Cornell had any kind of hands, he would’ve had three times as many interceptions as he got ... and the guy played basketball in college."

What do you think of that statement? Do you think you dropped a lot of potential INTs?


2. Why did you give up playing basketball to play football? It turned out great for us Cowboys fans, and you had a terrific career in the NFL, but what made you choose it over what you have played previously?
BAT
06-01-2009, 09:35 PM
Mr. Green, who in the modern NFL would you compare your game to? And which DB did you pattern your game after, and why?
Hostile
06-01-2009, 10:01 PM
When you heard the Cowboys say they were going to play Orlando Scandrick at the "Star" Position, did you think of how Landry used your coverage skills to the advantage of the whole defense by changing your role in the secondary?
FanSince61
06-02-2009, 02:42 PM
Do you think the 1967 NFL Championship game (Ice Bowl) should have been postponed?

It's my understanding some players still have health issues because of the cold weather causing frost bite. Do you have any health problems because of it?
ABQCOWBOY
06-02-2009, 04:59 PM
Mr. Green,

Thank you for taking time to answer questions for or our site.

Two questions from me.

I believe you played HS Basketball in the Bay area. Did you ever have opportunity to play against Bill Russell and if so, can you share your thoughts on Russell?

You were an excellent Basketball Player for Utah St. You averaged a double-double for your career I believe. You may still hold the Utah State rebound records. I believe you were drafted by the NBA but not sure why you decided to play football as opposed to Basketball. Can you tell us a little bit about why you choose football? Not that I'm complaining.

Thank you Mr. Green
dougonthebench
06-02-2009, 08:59 PM
Mr. Green,
what is your favorite moment/play while being a member of the Dallas Cowboys?
CowboyFan74
06-02-2009, 09:27 PM
Mr. Green can you tell us about the day you made the team?:starspin
dcfanatic
06-02-2009, 10:16 PM
Mr. Green,

Thanks for all that you did while playing for the Cowboys. You were a key cog at a time when the team was becoming a 'household name'. Without great players such as yourself that might not have been possible.

Here's my question sir.

You played during the 60's and 70's which was right around the time that the NFL was growing into more than just a game. Are you surprised at how big of a business the NFL game has grown into as we sit here in 2009?
Sarge
06-03-2009, 04:56 AM
What did you like better about the game back then and on the other hand, how has the game improved over the years?
thundercowboy
06-07-2009, 11:17 AM
If we gave you your old jersey #34, would you be able to cover the receivers of today....and if so.....how much money do you want?

The team needs you man.....come on, I think you still got it in ya.
cowboyjoe
06-07-2009, 01:42 PM
If we gave you your old jersey #34, would you be able to cover the receivers of today....and if so.....how much money do you want?

The team needs you man.....come on, I think you still got it in ya.

Mr Green, I loved watching you as a young kid when I was growing up. Just loved seeing you play for the cowboys. As you have with your lifes history, grown with the cowboys from losing times to winning big games. Do you see a coorelation with the cowboys in the late 60's that couldnt win the big one, to the present day cowboys now?

What advice would you give the cowboy players now?

Finally, when herb adderly came to the cowboys, he showed you and others his super bowl ring and said I am going to show you, why you havent been winning the big games or how to win one of these super bowl rings. What did you learn from Herb Adderly back then, that maybe the present day cowboys might not be doing now?
jobberone
06-07-2009, 09:26 PM
Mr. Green,

Thank you for taking time to answer questions for or our site.

Two questions from me.

I believe you played HS Basketball in the Bay area. Did you ever have opportunity to play against Bill Russell and if so, can you share your thoughts on Russell?

You were an excellent Basketball Player for Utah St. You averaged a double-double for your career I believe. You may still hold the Utah State rebound records. I believe you were drafted by the NBA but not sure why you decided to play football as opposed to Basketball. Can you tell us a little bit about why you choose football? Not that I'm complaining.

Thank you Mr. Green

I can answer that but I'd like to hear from him. He did play with Russell as well as Paul Silas and KC Jones.

Here's a link: http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/yb/131182628 in case someone hasn't already posted it. Didn't read the whole thread. Yet.
TheHustler
06-08-2009, 11:55 AM
Hey Mr. Green,

We went to the same HS. I don't really have a question, but, if you get a chance, you should stop by the new ECHS. It looks MUCH better than the decaying building I remember (class of '99).
cowboyjoe
06-08-2009, 02:18 PM
one more question Mr Green, Mr Bob Lily said to him the cowboys were in physical shape, but not hitting shape. As you probably have heard, the Cowboys training camp last year, wade didnt allow hitting the first 25 days.

So, can a pro football team be ready to play professional football without hitting like wade works them come crunch time in big games? Did Coach Tom Landry ever have no hitting in camp too?

Thanks; joe
hipfake08
06-10-2009, 12:16 PM
Hello> I would like to know how you made the transition from your playing days to today. Any life lessons from the field you have put back into play in everyday life?
GimmeTheBall!
06-10-2009, 09:20 PM
Cornell, and if I may call you Cornell, it was stated in the book "Landry's Boys" that you were outspoken or one of the so-called "radicals" on the early Cowboys. Radical because you could not understand hotels that did not admit African Americans. You could not understand blacks rooming only with blacks and the same with white teammates. You were radical because of the pay disparities. Anyway, what do you say to the modern black athlete today, in light of the big money they are making, about what they might owe the older players who paved the way and about taking care of their money and investing wisely instead of making it rain and stuff.
I await your answer, sir.
Amen.