Cowboys News: Rolling over but not playing dead, Quinn’s base defense, new QB/President combo

Also, the Cowboys connection to Philip Rivers on his retirement, grading the Dallas cornerbacks, and searching for the bright spots of 2020.

The coaching carousel keeps spinning around the league, as Kellen Moore has had his chat with the Eagles brass and Cowboys Nation waits to hear what happened. In Dallas, the club has found its defensive line coach, bringing another of Dan Quinn’s former pupils onto the payroll.

In other news, we’re looking for bright spots in the 2020 season, breaking down the Xs and Os of Quinn’s preferred defensive scheme, sizing up the Cowboys cornerbacks about to hit free agency and talking cap space. There’s also big question marks all of a sudden regarding the draft given that there will be no scouting combine; how will that affect the Cowboys’ big board? With news of Philip Rivers retiring, we’ve also got a Cowboys connection to the prolific passer… as well as how the greatest quarterback in Dallas history is now part of the same trivia answer as newly-inaugurated US president Joe Biden. News and Notes, coming right up.

Everything you need to know about the rare pair of Jordan 1’s spotted at President Joe Biden’s inauguration

Somebody brought the heat to the inauguration.

Sneakers don’t really have much of anything to do with politics so, of course, Sneaker Twitter doesn’t normally get political.

But on Wednesday President Joe Biden’s inauguration was an exception. The inauguration had everyone on sneaker Twitter buzzing. Why? Because there was an incredibly rare pair of shoes spotting walking down the steps behind Senator Amy Klobuchar while she was speaking.

The shoes flashed across everyone’s screens at home and, almost immediately, everyone knew what they were looking at. It was definitely a pair of Jordan 1’s. And definitely a pair of DIOR 1’s at that. That’s high heat stuff.

Sneaker Twitter demanded to know who it was wearing these. Who among these folks was in the culture? Who was bringing the heat to the nation’s capitol? We needed to know.

Eventually, we found out. And we also figured out that this person wasn’t the only one with heat.

But before we get into that, let’s talk about these shoes first.

President-elect Joe Biden with stirring salute to friend Floyd Little

Joe Biden paid tribute to his former fellow Syracuse University student, Floyd Little

President-elect Joe Biden attended Syracuse University. Despite his long career, he hasn’t forgotten his Orange roots.

That came out on Saturday when Biden paid homage through a statement to the great Syracuse running back, Floyd Little, who died a day earlier after a battle with cancer.

“Floyd Little and I were students at Syracuse University together,” Biden said in a statement. “I was in law school and he was a star halfback on the football team. I watched him play in Archbold Stadium, his number 44 flashing by defenders who had no chance, running as if he was chasing the spirit of his dear friend and fellow 44 legend, Ernie Davis.

“In the years that followed, I got to know Floyd as the man behind the number. He was full of character, decency, and integrity. He was always gracious with his time with fans — parents and grandparents who wanted to introduce their children and grandchildren to a genuine role model.

“I was one of them. My family got to know Floyd. We’d call each other after Syracuse games and to check in on one another. I remember our call when he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the joy in his voice. And I remember the more recent call when he shared his cancer diagnosis, and how fearless he was in his conviction to fight it. As with everything else he did in life, Floyd lived to the very end with grit and heart, and love for his family and faith in God.

“I will miss my friend. He was a good man. The entire Biden family sends our love to DeBorah and the entire Little family.”

Well played, by the man who becomes Mr. President on Jan. 20.

LeBron James thanks Black people for voter turnout in GA, PA for Biden win

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has spent the better part of this year trying to mobilize the Black vote in American cities.

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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has had plenty to celebrate over the last 30 days and this weekend’s news that Joe Biden  has won the United States Presidential election over Donald Trump, that celebration continued over the past few days, as the jubilation of a Lakers championship, a Dodgers World Series and the defeat of Trump, who had LeBron had crashed with before, has gotten LeBron’s posting juices flowing.

LeBron was active on social media once Pennsylvania and Georgia were called for Biden, including using a couple of photoshopped memes involving James, such as his iconic block on Andre Iguodala in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals. But James also wanted to share a creative post from someone else on social media, using a scene from ‘Bad Boys 2,’ in which the characters played by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, go undercover at a KKK rally. James used it to make sure that Black people, in particular, were shouted out for the work they did to win the election for the Biden-Harris ticket.

 

 

Chris Paul celebrates President-elect Joe Biden’s victory on Instagram

Chris Paul did all he possibly could to help get President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris elected.

It may have taken a few days, but Former Vice President Joe Biden became President-elect over the weekend after a few days of uncertainty.

In the end, though, Mr. Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election after he and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received more approximately 76 million votes — more than any other ticket in history.

Chris Paul played a major role in that respect.

Currently the President of the NBA Players Association, Paul has emerged as one of the most respected voices in professional sports. During the NBA’s restart in Orlando, Paul openly advocated against voter suppression, encouraged people to exercise their right to vote and actively endorsed and campaigned with Mr. Biden.

Paul famously accompanied the President-elect to Steph Curry’s gym in Charlotte and also led some endeavors in his home state of North Carolina designed to ‘Get out the Vote.”

While some athletes in the past have been reluctant to publicly involved themselves in politics, Paul went out of his way to put himself out there for the Biden-Harris ticket, so it came as no surprise that he took to his Instagram feed to send a public congratulations to the duo.

“We are so much stronger when our differences bring us TOGETHER rather than tear us apart!!!,” Paul wrote.

“Congratulations to @joebiden & @kamalaharris – biggest voter turnout in American history!! Let’s keep the momentum going and shape a more inclusive and equal America”

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Now that the election is over and the NBPA appears to have come to an agreement with the league to tip-off its 2020-21 season on Dec. 22, Paul can now turn his attention back to basketball. He is widely expected to be traded before NBA teams convene for training camp on Dec. 1, with the New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks believed to be two teams vying for his services.

No matter what happens on the trade front, Paul will probably spend the next week or two basking in the victory of the leaders he did all he could to install.

Just like on the basketball court, Paul managed to record yet another assist.

LeBron James loved Jim Carrey as Joe Biden on this week’s Saturday Night Live

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James loved seeing what the folks at Saturday Night Live had written for their post-election show.

Count LeBron James among those who enjoyed themselves while watching this week’s edition of Saturday Night Live, which followed the confirmed results that Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential elections. James was as involved in the political process as he has ever been, creating a new non-profit with his friend and business partner Maverick Carter ‘More Than A Vote,’ to tackle voter suppression while using his platform more than ever to draw attention to issues that plague the United States and in particular, harm the lives of Black people in the United States.

But just like many who enjoyed the results of the election, James also needed to laugh. He had plenty on social media but Jim Carrey’s role in the open of the Nov. 7 SNL got LeBron excited enough to tweet at Carrey, who has played Joe Biden on SNL.

LeBron has been pretty busy posting about the election ever since it became clear that Donald Trump had lost the election.

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LeBron James had some amazing posts after Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is super hyped after the election ended with Joe Biden beating Donald Trump.

Count LeBron James as many of the millions of American citizens who were excited to see the victory of Vice President Joe Biden as the President-Elect in the 2020 election against current incumbent Donald Trump. With Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Georgia going Biden’s way early, LeBron saw some of the great content on the internet using his best moments as memes for the Trump defeat.

NBA championship teams haven’t gone to the White House since Trump became the president and James is very excited to do the traditional trip to the White House with the Lakers.

LeBron is also super stoked to see the legendary comedian Dave Chappelle on Saturday Night Live later on.

James has put in a lot of work with his massive platform in trying to get people to vote Donald Trump out of office. He created a non-profit ‘More Than A Vote’ to help combat voter suppression and help drive voter turnout in cities like Detroit, Milwaukee, and Atlanta.

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