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After returning to the in free agency earlier this week, said he thinks he was for most of his initial tenure in Dallas. disagrees."I used to love Zeke in those first three years of his career ," Bayle s said on the latest episode of his podcast, "The Skip Bayle s Show.""But right now, Ezekiel Elliott is more washed than dishes on Thanksgiving night."ADVERTISEMENT To Bayle s' point, Elliott in recent seasons has hardly resembled the running back who burst into superstardom after the Cowboys picked him in the first round of Atlanta Falcons Jersey the 2016 NFL Draft. Elliott led the NFL Kendall Sheffield Jersey in rushing in his rookie season and did so again two years later in 2018.But Elliott's yards per game a category in which he also led the league during his first three profe sional seasons has declined every year he has played in the NFL, as Bayle s pointed out. Elliott went from averaging 108.7 yards per game his rookie year to just 37.8 yards per game last season, when he was primarily a backup in Bill Belichick's final year with the New England Patriots.'Ezekiel Elliott is more washed than dishes on Thanksgiving night.' Skip on his Cowboys' latest acquisition However, the opportunity is there if Elliott is able to pull off an unlikely late-career renai sance. The Cowboys let , last season's starter and Elliott's former backup, leave for the in free agency. After owner Jerry Jones implied to reporters that the Fabian Moreau Jersey Cowboys would take a running back in the 2024 NFL Draft, Dallas ultimately did not do so.That is partially why Bayle s regards the return of Elliott as an attempt by Jones to "flim-flam us Cowboys fans , deflect blame, divert our attention, sleight-of-hand us."Jones and the Cowboys' front office have received criticism including plenty from Bayle s on FS1's "Undisputed" and on social media over the past several weeks for not being aggre sive in free agency to build around star quarterback Dak Prescott as he enters his final year under contract with no extension imminent. Bayle s doubled down Vic Beasley Jersey on that criticism on his podcast, making clear his gripe with Jones was not personal but strictly from a fan's perspective."You know the story of the Roman Emperor Nero, how he fiddled while Rome burned in the great fire?" Bayle s said. "Jerry's fiddling around while his Rome burns, while his Cowboys go up in smoke. I really like Jerry as a guy. I loved all the time I spent around him. But as a lifelong, diehard fan, Jerry Jones is my worst nightmare." Want great stories delivered Keith Smith Jersey right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily.