Feels like its about time to call Taylor Swift a distraction.

What do you think, Patrick?

How about you, Travis?

Skip Bayless

Skip BaylessGetty

What do you think, Patrick?

How about you, Travis?

(Yes, it seems even Santas a Swiftie.)

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Its an old play from the Bayless hot take playbook.

The Fox Sports host is a long suffering Dallas Cowboys fan.

Years ago, Bayless attributed the poor performance of Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo to his then-relationship with Jessica Simpson.

Simpsonalso liked attendingher boyfriends games.

Soon after that tweet in 09 just before, actually Tony had broken up with Jessica.

For the uninitiated, see clip below.

Chiefs imploding on the field and the sideline.

Taylor Swift Effect???

Per Front Office Sports, From September to November,First Takeaveraged 554,000 viewers compared to 120,000 forUndisputed.

Its gotten even worse.

A sentiment the Fox Sports host once expressed about James might prove illuminating.

He called the Lakers superstar an all-time great media and fan manipulator.

Et tu, Bayliss?