.Todd Archer, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 8, 2024, 11:50 AM ETCloseTodd Bishop is an NFL reporter at ESPN as well as deals with the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL considering that 1997 and also Dallas due to the fact that 2003. He signed up with ESPN in 2010. You can easily follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. FRISCO, Texas-- Since Dak Prescott has actually signed one more mega-contract to be the Dallas Cowboys' starting quarterback, nevertheless many years he has actually left are going to be about legacy.He possesses his loan. Before authorizing the best recent offer, he cashed in much more than $160 thousand, with a little more than $4 million on his newbie offer (2016-19), $31.4 million on the franchise business tag in 2020, and $126 million coming from 2021 to 2023. And he can make $240 million on his latest deal, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.But so as for Prescott to move coming from an excellent statistical quarterback to among the very best in Cowboys past, he needs to perform one thing he has actually refrained however: get to a Super Bowl. Maybe even succeed it.It is actually certainly not totally decent, however those are actually the specifications in Dallas established by Hallway of Famers Roger Staubach as well as Troy Aikman.Prescott has actually done practically every little thing else in his 1st eight years as the starting quarterback. He has actually specified the staff record for goal comes on a period (37 ). Due to the edge of following season, he must go beyond Tony Romo (34,183) as the franchise leader in passing yards. He is actually 45 goal passes reluctant of Romo's document (247 ). He has actually won the NFC East 4 times. He has actually been to the Pro Dish. In 2023, he possessed his best time as well as was actually called All-Pro as well as ended up second in MVP ballot. He was called the winner of the Walter Payton Male of the Year award.Best of NFL Country u2022 Legendary effort to deliver Packers, Eagles to Brazil u2022 Timetable of Goff's impressive Lions rebirth u2022 Saints urgent in Year 3 under Dennis Allen u2022 Rams seeking revenge in Detroit u2022 Cowboys, McCarthy observe possibility in 2024.However he has not surpassed the 2nd around of the playoffs, and the smell coming from the wild-card loss to the Eco-friendly Bay Packers in January still hangs over the whole entire organization.To perform what he's not done yet, Prescott could be inquired to perform even more along with a lot less-- partially, as a result of his arrangement, although the Cowboys were able to sign CeeDee Sheep to a four-year deal extension on Aug. 26. Staffs with costly quarterbacks-- including Buffalo's Josh Allen, Kansas Metropolitan area's Patrick Mahomes, Cincinnati's Joe Retreat and also the Chargers' Justin Herbert-- have actually had to bring in organization choices at other positions.The Cowboys originally inquired Prescott to carry out additional with a lot less in 2018 without a correct No. 1 recipient, and also when that carried out not work out, they traded for pass receiver Amari Cooper, surrendering a first-round choice to the Raiders.Entering his nine time, Prescott is a different quarterback than he was actually when entering his third. He knows the video game a lot more. He comprehends his game a lot more. He understands defenses more.In 2024, he'll need to have to become much better than he has actually been actually, as the Cowboys relocate to a running-back-by-committee approach and the might start two novices on the annoying line. He requires to be far better while dealing with a timetable that includes 7 activities versus 2023 playoff groups in the very first 11 weeks.After this time, the Cowboys could appear fully different.This might be the last years of franchise stalwarts guard Zack Martin, a potential Hall of Famer, and protective side DeMarcus Lawrence. If they each depart hereafter period, Prescott will certainly be the longest-tenured Cattle herder, due to the fact that fellow 2016 draught choice Ezekiel Elliott took a 1 year respite from Dallas in 2023 for a job along with the New England Patriots.This offseason, the Cowboys said goodbye to left tackle Tyron Johnson, a future Hall of Famer, center Tyler Biadasz, operating back Tony Pollard as well as defensive end Dorance Armstrong, and many more, as Dallas prepped for take care of Prescott, CeeDee Lamb as well as Micah Parsons. The only noteworthy additions were bringing back Elliott as well as linebacker Eric Kendricks in totally free organization, as Chamber pot Jones' meaning of 'all-in' seemed to be to be different than what lots of others thought.But Jones is certainly all-in on Prescott now, even when it took some negotiating time to acquire there.If Prescott, entering his nine season, plays out the bargain, he will be actually the longest-tenured starting quarterback in franchise business history. Aikman was the Cowboys' starter for 12 periods, Romo began for 9 and also Staubach for eight.Since 1980, the only quarterback to stand by longer to visit a Super Dish for the very first time with the nightclub that made him was Ken Anderson, who remained in his 10th time as Cincinnati's full-time starter. Matt Ryan as well as Peyton Manning went to their first Super Bowls along with Atlanta and Indianapolis, specifically, in their ninth seasons as the full time starters.That's the challenge Prescott experiences in defining his heritage on the field.