.Todd Archer, ESPN Team WriterSep 8, 2024, 11:50 AM ETCloseTodd Bishop is an NFL media reporter at ESPN and deals with the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas considering that 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can easily observe him on Twitter at @toddarcher. FRISCO, Texas-- Once Dak Prescott has actually authorized another mega-contract to become the Dallas Cowboys' starting quarterback, nevertheless many years he has actually left behind will definitely have to do with legacy.He possesses his money. Before authorizing the most recent offer, he moneyed in more than $160 million, along with a bit much more than $4 thousand on his novice offer (2016-19), $31.4 million on the franchise tag in 2020, as well as $126 million from 2021 to 2023. And also he can easily earn $240 thousand on his most recent bargain, depending on to ESPN's Adam Schefter.But so as for Prescott to relocate from a good statistical quarterback to some of the very best in Cowboys history, he has to carry out one thing he has refrained from doing however: get to a Super Bowl. Perhaps even succeed it.It is actually certainly not totally decent, yet those are the standards in Dallas set by Hallway of Famers Roger Staubach as well as Troy Aikman.Prescott has actually carried out just about everything else in his very first eight years as the starting quarterback. He has specified the team report for touchdown passes in a season (37 ). Due to the end of next period, he should exceed Tony Romo (34,183) as the franchise business leader in passing lawns. He is forty five goal passes bashful of Romo's file (247 ). He has actually won the NFC East 4 times. He has actually been to the Pro Bowl. In 2023, he possessed his finest time and also was called All-Pro and also completed second in MVP ballot. He was actually called the winner of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award.Best of NFL Country u2022 Epic attempt to send out Packers, Eagles to South America u2022 Timetable of Goff's exceptional Lions revival u2022 Saints urgent in Year 3 under Dennis Allen u2022 Rams looking for revenge in Detroit u2022 Cowboys, McCarthy view chance in 2024.Yet he has not surpassed the 2nd round of the playoffs, as well as the stink coming from the wild-card reduction to the Green Bay Packers in January still looms the entire organization.To perform what he's refrained from doing yet, Prescott may be asked to perform more with less-- in part, due to his deal, although the Cowboys managed to authorize CeeDee Lamb to a four-year deal extension on Aug. 26. Teams with costly quarterbacks-- such as Buffalo grass's Josh Allen, Kansas Urban area's Patrick Mahomes, Cincinnati's Joe Lair and the Chargers' Justin Herbert-- have had to create business decisions at various other positions.The Cowboys in the beginning asked Prescott to accomplish even more with a lot less in 2018 without a true No. 1 recipient, and also when that performed certainly not exercise, 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 third. He understands the game more. He comprehends his activity more. He comprehends defenses more.In 2024, he'll require to become much better than he has actually been actually, as the Cowboys move to a running-back-by-committee method and the might begin pair of novices on the repulsive line. He needs to have to be better while dealing with a timetable that includes seven activities versus 2023 playoff groups in the 1st 11 weeks.After this season, the Cowboys might look totally different.This might be the ultimate years of franchise stalwarts defend Zack Martin, a future Hallway of Famer, as well as defensive side DeMarcus Lawrence. If they each leave hereafter time, Prescott will definitely be actually the longest-tenured Cattle herder, due to the fact that fellow 2016 draft selection 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 address Tyron Johnson, a future Hall of Famer, facility Tyler Biadasz, running back Tony Pollard and defensive end Dorance Armstrong, and many more, as Dallas prepped for manage Prescott, CeeDee Sheep and also Micah Parsons. The only remarkable additions were actually restoring Elliott as well as linebacker Eric Kendricks in cost-free agency, as Jerry Jones' definition of 'all-in' appeared to be various than what many others thought.But Jones is actually certainly all-in on Prescott right now, regardless of whether it took some negotiating opportunity to receive there.If Prescott, entering his nine period, participates in out the offer, he will certainly be actually the longest-tenured beginning quarterback in franchise business background. Aikman was the Cowboys' starter for 12 periods, Romo started for 9 and also Staubach for eight.Since 1980, the only quarterback to stand by longer to head to a Super Dish for the very first time along with the club that prepared him was Ken Anderson, that resided in his 10th season as Cincinnati's full-time starter. Matt Ryan as well as Peyton Manning visited their initial Super Bowls along with Atlanta Ga as well as Indianapolis, respectively, in their nine times as the permanent starters.That's the obstacle Prescott faces in specifying his tradition on the area.