.Todd Bishop, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 8, 2024, 11:50 AM ETCloseTodd Archer is an NFL press reporter at ESPN and deals with the Dallas Cowboys. Bishop has actually dealt with the NFL given that 1997 as well as Dallas due to the fact that 2003. He signed up with ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. FRISCO, Texas-- Now that Dak Prescott has actually authorized another mega-contract to become the Dallas Cowboys' starting quarterback, however many years he has actually left behind will certainly have to do with legacy.He has his loan. Just before signing the best latest deal, he moneyed in greater than $160 thousand, along with a bit more than $4 thousand on his novice offer (2016-19), $31.4 thousand on the franchise tag in 2020, as well as $126 thousand coming from 2021 to 2023. And also he can gain $240 thousand on his newest deal, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.But so as for Prescott to move from a great analytical quarterback to one of the very best in Cowboys past history, he must do something he has actually not done yet: come to a Super Bowl. Maybe even succeed it.It is actually certainly not completely reasonable, but those are the specifications in Dallas set by Lobby of Famers Roger Staubach as well as Troy Aikman.Prescott has done almost whatever else in his initial eight years as the starting quarterback. He has set the group report for touchdown passes in a period (37 ). Due to the edge of following season, he ought to outperform Tony Romo (34,183) as the franchise business forerunner in passing lawns. He is 45 touchdown passes shy of Romo's report (247 ). He has actually won the NFC East four times. He has been to the Pro Bowl. In 2023, he possessed his finest season as well as was named All-Pro and also ended up second in MVP voting. He was actually named the victor of the Walter Payton Male of the Year award.Best of NFL Country u2022 Epic effort to send out Packers, Eagles to South America u2022 Timetable of Goff's exceptional Lions resurgence u2022 Saints urgent in Year 3 under Dennis Allen u2022 Rams finding retribution in Detroit u2022 Cowboys, McCarthy find option in 2024.But he has certainly not surpassed the second around of the playoffs, and the stink coming from the wild-card loss to the Green Bay Packers in January still looms the entire organization.To do what he is actually not done yet, Prescott could be inquired to do more with a lot less-- in part, because of his contract, although the Cowboys had the ability to authorize CeeDee Lamb to a four-year contract extension on Aug. 26. Groups with costly quarterbacks-- like Buffalo grass's Josh Allen, Kansas Metropolitan area's Patrick Mahomes, Cincinnati's Joe Den and the Chargers' Justin Herbert-- have needed to bring in company selections at various other positions.The Cowboys initially asked Prescott to carry out more with much less in 2018 without a real No. 1 recipient, as well as when that carried out certainly not exercise, they traded for wide receiver Amari Cooper, losing hope a first-round choice to the Raiders.Entering his 9th time, Prescott is a various quarterback than he was actually when entering his 3rd. He understands the game extra. He comprehends his activity even more. He recognizes defenses more.In 2024, he'll need to have to be better than he has actually been actually, as the Cowboys move to a running-back-by-committee technique as well as the may start pair of novices on the outrageous line. He needs to be far better while dealing with a timetable that features seven video games versus 2023 playoff staffs in the initial 11 weeks.After this season, the Cowboys could appear fully different.This can be the ultimate years of franchise business stalwarts safeguard Zack Martin, a potential Hall of Famer, as well as protective side DeMarcus Lawrence. If they both leave hereafter season, Prescott is going to be the longest-tenured Cattle herder, because fellow 2016 draft pick Ezekiel Elliott took an one-year hiatus from Dallas in 2023 for an assignment with the New England Patriots.This offseason, the Cowboys said goodbye to left deal with Tyron Smith, a potential Hall of Famer, facility Tyler Biadasz, managing back Tony Pollard and defensive end Dorance Armstrong, and many more, as Dallas prepped for manage Prescott, CeeDee Sheep and Micah Parsons. The only significant add-ons were actually reviving Elliott and linebacker Eric Kendricks in totally free company, as Jerry Jones' meaning of 'all-in' seemed to be to become various than what numerous others thought.But Jones is actually certainly all-in on Prescott right now, even when it took some negotiating time to get there.If Prescott, entering his 9th period, participates in out the deal, he will definitely be the longest-tenured starting quarterback in franchise background. Aikman was actually the Cowboys' starter for 12 periods, Romo began for 9 as well as Staubach for eight.Since 1980, the only quarterback to wait longer to visit a Super Bowl for the first time with the nightclub that made him was Ken Anderson, that remained in his 10th season as Cincinnati's full-time starter. Matt Ryan and also Peyton Manning mosted likely to their first Super Disheses with Atlanta Georgia and Indianapolis, respectively, in their 9th periods as the full-time starters.That's the difficulty Prescott experiences in defining his tradition on the industry.