Did Dez Bryant just take a shot at Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott?

While the Dallas Cowboys continue to struggle on the field, Dez Bryant is firing shots at them off of it

With the Dallas Cowboys missing their franchise quarterback in Dak Prescott, the attention turns Ezekiel Elliott as the leading man on offense. Unfortunately, he’s fumbling his chance.

Elliott fumbled twice before halftime against the Arizona Cardinals. Instead of keeping the plan of rushing with their $90 million back, the team elected to turn towards second-year runner Tony Pollard.

At halftime, former Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant tweeted his thoughts on Elliott’s struggles. Let’s say, if he were in Jerry Jones’ shoes, there’d be different names filling out the depth chart.

https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1318373651301994496

Bryant claimed he wasn’t taking shots at Elliott

When the Cowboys were on the clock in 2016, the team had the option to draft either Elliott or the future All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey. In the second round, Dallas could have gone with reigning Heisman winner Derrick Henry, but instead looked to add depth at linebacker with Notre Dame’s Jaylon Smith.

Ramsey spent three seasons with the Jaguars where he became an All-Pro defensive back and three-time Pro Bowler. After being shipped to the Rams at the trade deadline last offseason, Ramsey went on to signed a five-year, $105 million extension this offseason.

Elliott has performed well taking over lead back duties in Dallas, but the position is diminishing around the NFL. In three years, Elliott has rushed for at least 1,357 yards on the season, to go along with 43 career touchdowns. Meanwhile, Henry, the Titans second-round pick, has rushed for 4,152 career yards and 40 touchdowns since entering the league.

Smith, who’s been serviceable at linebacker since 2017, regressed immensely through the first five games of the season. Without running mate Leighton Vander Esch to help pick up the slack, the 25-year-old has totaled 53 total stops, yet also missed just as many in the open field.

If Jerry would have listened to Bryant, the 2-3 Cowboys likely would be looking more like the team everyone expected them to be entering the new decade.