.Todd Bishop, ESPN Staff WriterSep 8, 2024, 11:50 AM ETCloseTodd Bishop is an NFL press reporter at ESPN as well as deals with the Dallas Cowboys. Bishop has covered the NFL given that 1997 and Dallas given that 2003. He participated in ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. FRISCO, Texas-- Now that Dak Prescott has actually authorized another mega-contract to be the Dallas Cowboys' starting quarterback, nonetheless many years he has left are going to be about legacy.He has his funds. Just before authorizing the best latest bargain, he moneyed in more than $160 thousand, with a little bit more than $4 thousand on his novice deal (2016-19), $31.4 million on the franchise business tag in 2020, and $126 million coming from 2021 to 2023. And he may make $240 thousand on his most recent offer, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.But in order for Prescott to move coming from a terrific analytical quarterback to one of the very best in Cowboys background, he has to perform something he has actually refrained yet: come to a Super Dish. Maybe even gain it.It is actually certainly not completely fair, however those are the specifications in Dallas established through Lobby of Famers Roger Staubach as well as Troy Aikman.Prescott has carried out nearly everything else in his very first eight years as the beginning quarterback. He has actually specified the team report for touchdown comes on a time (37 ). Due to the end of next season, he ought to surpass Tony Romo (34,183) as the franchise business forerunner in passing yards. He is actually 45 goal passes reluctant of Romo's report (247 ). He has succeeded the NFC East four times. He has actually been actually to the Pro Bowl. In 2023, he possessed his best season and was actually called All-Pro and also completed second in MVP voting. He was actually named the winner of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award.Best of NFL Country u2022 Legendary initiative to deliver Packers, Eagles to Brazil u2022 Timetable of Goff's exceptional Lions resurgence u2022 Saints urgent in Year 3 under Dennis Allen u2022 Rams finding vengeance in Detroit u2022 Cowboys, McCarthy view chance in 2024.Yet he has certainly not surpassed the second round of the playoffs, and the stench coming from the wild-card reduction to the Environment-friendly Gulf Packers in January still hangs over the entire organization.To perform what he's refrained but, Prescott may be asked to do additional with less-- partly, due to his contract, although the Cowboys managed to authorize CeeDee Sheep to a four-year contract extension on Aug. 26. Groups with pricey quarterbacks-- like Buffalo's Josh Allen, Kansas Metropolitan area's Patrick Mahomes, Cincinnati's Joe Retreat and also the Chargers' Justin Herbert-- have actually must create company choices at various other positions.The Cowboys in the beginning asked Prescott to carry out additional with a lot less in 2018 without a correct No. 1 receiver, and also when that carried out not work out, they traded for pass receiver Amari Cooper, quiting a first-round selection to the Raiders.Entering his ninth time, Prescott is actually a various quarterback than he was actually when entering his 3rd. He knows the game extra. He comprehends his video game extra. He knows defenses more.In 2024, he'll need to have to become far better than he has actually been, as the Cowboys relocate to a running-back-by-committee method and also the might begin two newbies on the annoying line. He needs to be much better while experiencing a timetable that features 7 activities versus 2023 playoff groups in the 1st 11 weeks.After this time, the Cowboys can look fully different.This can be the ultimate years of franchise business stalwarts protect Zack Martin, a potential Lobby of Famer, as well as protective side DeMarcus Lawrence. If they each leave hereafter period, Prescott will definitely be actually the longest-tenured Cowboy, due to the fact that fellow 2016 draught choice Ezekiel Elliott took an one-year reprieve from Dallas in 2023 for a stint along with the New England Patriots.This offseason, the Cowboys bid farewell to left tackle Tyron Johnson, a potential Hallway of Famer, facility Tyler Biadasz, managing back Tony Pollard and also protective end Dorance Armstrong, and many more, as Dallas prepped for handle Prescott, CeeDee Sheep as well as Micah Parsons. The only notable additions were actually recovering Elliott and also linebacker Eric Kendricks in totally free firm, as Jerry Jones' meaning of 'all-in' appeared to become various than what several others thought.But Jones is actually no question all-in on Prescott today, even if it took some negotiating opportunity to get there.If Prescott, entering his 9th time, plays out the offer, he will be actually the longest-tenured starting quarterback in franchise past history. Aikman was the Cowboys' starter for 12 times, Romo began for nine and also Staubach for eight.Since 1980, the only quarterback to hang around longer to visit a Super Bowl for the very first time along with the club that made him was Ken Anderson, who remained in his 10th period as Cincinnati's full time starter. Matt Ryan as well as Peyton Manning mosted likely to their first Super Disheses along with Atlanta as well as Indianapolis, respectively, in their nine times as the full time starters.That's the obstacle Prescott deals with in defining his legacy on the industry.