.Todd Bishop, ESPN Staff WriterSep 8, 2024, 11:50 AM ETCloseTodd Archer is an NFL press reporter at ESPN as well as deals with the Dallas Cowboys. Bishop has actually covered the NFL since 1997 and also Dallas given that 2003. He participated in ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. FRISCO, Texas-- Since Dak Prescott has authorized another mega-contract to become the Dallas Cowboys' beginning quarterback, however many years he has actually left will be about legacy.He has his cash. Prior to authorizing the most recent bargain, he cashed in greater than $160 million, along with a bit greater than $4 million on his newbie bargain (2016-19), $31.4 thousand on the franchise business tag in 2020, and $126 million from 2021 to 2023. And also he may earn $240 thousand on his most recent offer, depending on to ESPN's Adam Schefter.But so as for Prescott to move from a good analytical quarterback to among the best in Cowboys past, he has to do one thing he has refrained however: reach a Super Bowl. Maybe even win it.It is not completely fair, but those are the specifications in Dallas specified by Hall of Famers Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman.Prescott has performed just about every little thing else in his initial eight years as the beginning quarterback. He has prepared the group file for goal comes on a season (37 ). By the edge of upcoming season, he ought to surpass Tony Romo (34,183) as the franchise innovator in passing lawns. He is forty five touchdown passes shy of Romo's record (247 ). He has actually gained the NFC East 4 opportunities. He has actually been actually to the Pro Dish. In 2023, he possessed his finest period and also was actually named All-Pro as well as completed second in MVP voting. He was named the champion of the Walter Payton Male of the Year award.Best of NFL Nation u2022 Epic attempt to send out Packers, Eagles to South America u2022 Timetable of Goff's exceptional Cougars rebirth u2022 Saints urgent in Year 3 under Dennis Allen u2022 Rams finding vengeance in Detroit u2022 Cowboys, McCarthy view possibility in 2024.However he has certainly not gotten past the 2nd around of the playoffs, and also the stink coming from the wild-card loss to the Green Gulf Packers in January still looms the whole organization.To perform what he is actually refrained but, Prescott might be asked to carry out even more with less-- in part, as a result of his agreement, although the Cowboys had the capacity to authorize CeeDee Lamb to a four-year agreement expansion on Aug. 26. Teams along with pricey quarterbacks-- including Buffalo's Josh Allen, Kansas Metropolitan area's Patrick Mahomes, Cincinnati's Joe Den and the Chargers' Justin Herbert-- have must create service choices at other positions.The Cowboys in the beginning talked to Prescott to perform additional along with a lot less in 2018 without an accurate No. 1 recipient, as well as when that carried out certainly not work out, they traded for pass receiver Amari Cooper, surrendering a first-round pick to the Raiders.Entering his nine time, Prescott is actually a various quarterback than he was when entering his 3rd. He recognizes the activity extra. He recognizes his video game even more. He knows defenses more.In 2024, he'll need to have to become much better than he has been, as the Cowboys relocate to a running-back-by-committee technique and the may begin 2 rookies on the outrageous line. He needs to be much better while dealing with a schedule that includes 7 video games versus 2023 playoff teams in the 1st 11 weeks.After this period, the Cowboys can look totally different.This could be the ultimate years of franchise stalwarts secure Zack Martin, a future Lobby of Famer, as well as protective end DeMarcus Lawrence. If they both depart hereafter time, Prescott will definitely be actually the longest-tenured Cowboy, considering that fellow 2016 draft choice Ezekiel Elliott took an one-year respite from Dallas in 2023 for a stint along with the New England Patriots.This offseason, the Cowboys bid farewell to left deal with Tyron Smith, a future Hallway of Famer, facility Tyler Biadasz, managing back Tony Pollard as well as protective end Dorance Armstrong, among others, as Dallas prepped for handle Prescott, CeeDee Sheep as well as Micah Parsons. The only distinctive additions were reviving Elliott and linebacker Eric Kendricks in cost-free agency, as Chamber pot Jones' definition of 'all-in' seemed to be to become different than what lots of others thought.But Jones is actually no doubt all-in on Prescott today, regardless of whether it took some negotiating opportunity to acquire there.If Prescott, entering his 9th season, plays out the offer, he will certainly be the longest-tenured starting quarterback in franchise history. Aikman was the Cowboys' starter for 12 periods, Romo started for nine as well as Staubach for eight.Since 1980, the only quarterback to hang around longer to visit a Super Dish for the first time with the nightclub that prepared him was actually Ken Anderson, that was in his 10th season as Cincinnati's full-time starter. Matt Ryan as well as Peyton Manning visited their initial Super Containers with Atlanta Ga and Indianapolis, respectively, in their ninth seasons as the full time starters.That's the difficulty Prescott deals with in defining his heritage on the field.