.Todd Archer, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 8, 2024, 11:50 AM ETCloseTodd Bishop is actually an NFL press reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Bishop has covered the NFL given that 1997 and also Dallas due to the fact that 2003. He participated in ESPN in 2010. You may observe him on Twitter at @toddarcher. FRISCO, Texas-- Since Dak Prescott has authorized yet another mega-contract to be the Dallas Cowboys' starting quarterback, having said that many years he has left behind will certainly concern legacy.He possesses his money. Just before authorizing the absolute most latest bargain, he moneyed in greater than $160 thousand, along with a bit greater than $4 million on his newbie bargain (2016-19), $31.4 million on the franchise tag in 2020, as well as $126 million coming from 2021 to 2023. And also he can make $240 million on his latest bargain, depending on to ESPN's Adam Schefter.But in order for Prescott to move from a good analytical quarterback to some of the most ideal in Cowboys past, he must perform one thing he has actually refrained but: come to a Super Bowl. Maybe even win it.It is certainly not entirely decent, yet those are actually the specifications in Dallas specified through Hallway of Famers Roger Staubach as well as Troy Aikman.Prescott has performed practically every thing else in his initial eight years as the starting quarterback. He has specified the staff record for touchdown comes on a period (37 ). By the end of next period, he must go beyond Tony Romo (34,183) as the franchise business forerunner in passing backyards. He is actually 45 touchdown passes bashful of Romo's record (247 ). He has gained the NFC East 4 opportunities. He has been to the Pro Bowl. In 2023, he possessed his finest time and also was actually called All-Pro and ended up second in MVP voting. He was actually called the champion of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award.Best of NFL Nation u2022 Epic effort to send Packers, Eagles to South America u2022 Timeline of Goff's outstanding Cougars resurgence u2022 Saints urgent in Year 3 under Dennis Allen u2022 Rams seeking revenge in Detroit u2022 Cowboys, McCarthy see opportunity in 2024.However he has not surpassed the second around of the playoffs, and the odor from the wild-card reduction to the Eco-friendly Bay Packers in January still looms the whole entire organization.To do what he is actually not done however, Prescott can be asked to perform additional with a lot less-- in part, due to his agreement, although the Cowboys had the capacity to sign CeeDee Lamb to a four-year arrangement extension on Aug. 26. Groups with costly quarterbacks-- like Buffalo's Josh Allen, Kansas Urban area's Patrick Mahomes, Cincinnati's Joe Den as well as the Chargers' Justin Herbert-- have needed to bring in business selections at various other positions.The Cowboys initially asked Prescott to perform additional with less in 2018 without a real No. 1 receiver, as well as when that performed certainly not work out, they traded for wide receiver Amari Cooper, quiting a first-round pick to the Raiders.Entering his nine season, Prescott is a various quarterback than he was actually when entering his 3rd. He knows the activity a lot more. He understands his video game much more. He recognizes defenses more.In 2024, he'll need to become much better than he has actually been actually, as the Cowboys transfer to a running-back-by-committee approach and also the may start pair of rookies on the annoying line. He requires to become far better while dealing with a schedule that includes 7 games versus 2023 playoff crews in the 1st 11 weeks.After this season, the Cowboys might appear entirely different.This could be the final years of franchise business stalwarts secure Zack Martin, a future Lobby of Famer, as well as defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence. If they each leave after this period, Prescott will be actually the longest-tenured Cowboy, due to the fact that fellow 2016 draft pick Ezekiel Elliott took a 1 year interim from Dallas in 2023 for a job along with the New England Patriots.This offseason, the Cowboys left to left deal with Tyron Smith, a future Hall of Famer, facility Tyler Biadasz, managing back Tony Pollard and protective end Dorance Armstrong, to name a few, as Dallas prepped for manage Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and Micah Parsons. The only notable additions were rejuvenating Elliott and linebacker Eric Kendricks in free of charge organization, as Jerry Jones' interpretation of 'all-in' seemed to be different than what many others thought.But Jones is actually certainly all-in on Prescott now, even though it took some negotiating time to acquire there.If Prescott, entering his 9th period, participates in out the package, he will be the longest-tenured beginning quarterback in franchise business record. Aikman was actually the Cowboys' starter for 12 times, Romo began for nine as well as Staubach for eight.Since 1980, the only quarterback to stand by longer to visit a Super Dish for the very first time along with the club that made him was Ken Anderson, that remained in his 10th time as Cincinnati's full-time starter. Matt Ryan and also Peyton Manning visited their very first Super Disheses along with Atlanta and also Indianapolis, specifically, in their 9th periods as the full-time starters.That's the challenge Prescott experiences in specifying his legacy on the industry.