.Todd Bishop, ESPN Staff WriterSep 8, 2024, 11:50 AM ETCloseTodd Bishop is an NFL media reporter at ESPN as well as covers the Dallas Cowboys. Bishop has actually dealt with the NFL because 1997 and also Dallas considering that 2003. He signed up with ESPN in 2010. You can easily observe him on Twitter at @toddarcher. FRISCO, Texas-- Now that Dak Prescott has signed another mega-contract to be the Dallas Cowboys' starting quarterback, having said that several years he has actually left behind will definitely have to do with legacy.He possesses his cash. Before signing the absolute most latest offer, he moneyed in more than $160 thousand, along with a little bit greater than $4 thousand on his rookie offer (2016-19), $31.4 thousand on the franchise tag in 2020, and $126 million coming from 2021 to 2023. As well as he can make $240 thousand on his most up-to-date deal, depending on to ESPN's Adam Schefter.But in order for Prescott to move coming from a good analytical quarterback to one of the best in Cowboys history, he has to do one thing he has not done but: reach a Super Bowl. Maybe even win it.It is not completely fair, however those are the requirements in Dallas established by Lobby of Famers Roger Staubach and also Troy Aikman.Prescott has done almost every little thing else in his initial eight years as the beginning quarterback. He has actually set the crew record for touchdown comes on a time (37 ). Due to the end of upcoming time, he should go beyond Tony Romo (34,183) as the franchise business leader in passing yards. He is 45 goal passes reluctant of Romo's report (247 ). He has won the NFC East 4 times. He has been actually to the Pro Dish. In 2023, he possessed his best season and was actually called All-Pro and ended up second in MVP voting. He was called the champion of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award.Best of NFL Country u2022 Impressive effort to send out Packers, Eagles to Brazil u2022 Timetable of Goff's impressive Cougars rebirth u2022 Saints urgent in Year 3 under Dennis Allen u2022 Rams finding retribution in Detroit u2022 Cowboys, McCarthy observe possibility in 2024.Yet he has actually certainly not surpassed the second around of the playoffs, as well as the stink coming from the wild-card reduction to the Eco-friendly Bay Packers in January still looms the whole organization.To do what he's refrained yet, Prescott could be inquired to do additional with much less-- in part, because of his contract, although the Cowboys had the capacity to sign CeeDee Sheep to a four-year arrangement expansion on Aug. 26. Teams with pricey quarterbacks-- such as Buffalo grass's Josh Allen, Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes, Cincinnati's Joe Retreat and also the Chargers' Justin Herbert-- have actually had to create organization choices at various other positions.The Cowboys initially talked to Prescott to do even more along with much less in 2018 without a real No. 1 recipient, and 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 season, Prescott is actually a various quarterback than he was when entering his 3rd. He comprehends the activity more. He understands his video game much more. He understands defenses more.In 2024, he'll need to have to become far better than he has actually been actually, as the Cowboys move to a running-back-by-committee technique and also the might begin pair of newbies on the offending line. He requires to become much better while facing a timetable that includes seven games versus 2023 playoff crews in the very first 11 weeks.After this time, the Cowboys could look fully different.This might be the ultimate years of franchise business stalwarts guard Zack Martin, a potential Hall of Famer, and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence. If they each depart hereafter time, Prescott will be the longest-tenured Cowboy, considering that fellow 2016 draft pick Ezekiel Elliott took a 1 year hiatus from Dallas in 2023 for an assignment along with the New England Patriots.This offseason, the Cowboys said goodbye to left take on Tyron Johnson, a future Lobby of Famer, center Tyler Biadasz, managing back Tony Pollard as well as defensive end Dorance Armstrong, among others, as Dallas prepped for cope with Prescott, CeeDee Sheep as well as Micah Parsons. The only noteworthy add-ons were actually recovering Elliott and also linebacker Eric Kendricks in free firm, as Chamber pot Jones' interpretation of 'all-in' appeared 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 acquire there.If Prescott, entering his nine time, participates in out the package, he is going to be the longest-tenured starting quarterback in franchise business past history. Aikman was actually the Cowboys' starter for 12 seasons, Romo started for 9 and Staubach for eight.Since 1980, the only quarterback to hang around longer to head to a Super Bowl for the first time with the club that drafted him was Ken Anderson, that was in his 10th period as Cincinnati's full time starter. Matt Ryan as well as Peyton Manning mosted likely to their first Super Containers along with Atlanta Georgia as well as Indianapolis, specifically, in their nine seasons as the full time starters.That's the difficulty Prescott deals with in defining his legacy on the field.