.Todd Bishop, ESPN Team WriterSep 8, 2024, 11:50 AM ETCloseTodd Bishop is actually an NFL reporter at ESPN and also deals with the Dallas Cowboys. Bishop has actually dealt with the NFL given that 1997 and also Dallas because 2003. He participated in ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. FRISCO, Texas-- Now that Dak Prescott has actually signed yet another mega-contract to be the Dallas Cowboys' starting quarterback, having said that many years he has actually left behind are going to have to do with legacy.He possesses his loan. Before authorizing the absolute most recent package, he moneyed in much more than $160 thousand, along with a little bit greater than $4 thousand on his newbie deal (2016-19), $31.4 million on the franchise business tag in 2020, as well as $126 million coming from 2021 to 2023. And also he can easily earn $240 million on his latest package, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.But so as for Prescott to move coming from an excellent analytical quarterback to some of the greatest in Cowboys past history, he has to perform one thing he has actually refrained yet: get to a Super Bowl. Maybe even win it.It is actually not entirely reasonable, yet those are actually the specifications in Dallas set by Hallway of Famers Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman.Prescott has actually done practically every thing else in his very first 8 years as the starting quarterback. He has established the staff document for goal passes in a time (37 ). By the end of next period, he must surpass Tony Romo (34,183) as the franchise innovator in passing yards. He is actually forty five goal passes bashful of Romo's record (247 ). He has actually won the NFC East four opportunities. He has actually been to the Pro Dish. In 2023, he had his ideal time and was called All-Pro as well as ended up second in MVP voting. He was named the victor of the Walter Payton Guy of the Year award.Best of NFL Nation u2022 Epic effort to send out Packers, Eagles to Brazil u2022 Timeline of Goff's impressive Lions rebirth u2022 Saints urgent in Year 3 under Dennis Allen u2022 Rams seeking retribution in Detroit u2022 Cowboys, McCarthy view possibility in 2024.Yet he has certainly not gotten past the 2nd sphere of the playoffs, as well as the odor coming from the wild-card reduction to the Green Bay Packers in January still hangs over the entire organization.To do what he's refrained yet, Prescott might be inquired to do even more with much less-- partially, as a result of his agreement, although the Cowboys had the ability to sign CeeDee Lamb to a four-year contract expansion on Aug. 26. Groups with pricey quarterbacks-- including Buffalo grass's Josh Allen, Kansas Metropolitan area's Patrick Mahomes, Cincinnati's Joe Den and the Chargers' Justin Herbert-- have needed to make company decisions at other positions.The Cowboys in the beginning talked to Prescott to do additional along with much less in 2018 without a real No. 1 receiver, and when that carried out certainly not exercise, they traded for wide receiver Amari Cooper, quiting a first-round selection to the Raiders.Entering his nine time, Prescott is actually a different quarterback than he was when entering his third. He knows the game much more. He understands his activity extra. He knows defenses more.In 2024, he'll require to be better than he has actually been, as the Cowboys move to a running-back-by-committee strategy as well as the might start two novices on the offending line. He needs to have to become much better while encountering a routine that features 7 games versus 2023 playoff crews in the first 11 weeks.After this season, the Cowboys could possibly appear entirely different.This may be the last years of franchise business stalwarts protect Zack Martin, a potential Hallway of Famer, and protective end DeMarcus Lawrence. If they each leave after this time, Prescott will certainly be actually the longest-tenured Cattle herder, because fellow 2016 draft choice Ezekiel Elliott took a 1 year hiatus coming from Dallas in 2023 for a job along with the New England Patriots.This offseason, the Cowboys said goodbye to left deal with Tyron Johnson, a future Hall of Famer, center Tyler Biadasz, managing back Tony Pollard as well as defensive end Dorance Armstrong, among others, as Dallas prepped for manage Prescott, CeeDee Sheep and Micah Parsons. The only remarkable additions were rejuvenating Elliott and linebacker Eric Kendricks in free of charge firm, as Jerry Jones' definition of 'all-in' seemed to be different than what a lot of others thought.But Jones is actually certainly all-in on Prescott now, regardless of whether it took some negotiating time to acquire there.If Prescott, entering his nine time, participates in out the deal, he will definitely be actually the longest-tenured starting quarterback in franchise record. Aikman was the Cowboys' starter for 12 periods, Romo started for nine and also Staubach for eight.Since 1980, the only quarterback to wait longer to go to a Super Dish for the very first time along with the nightclub that made him was Ken Anderson, that was in his 10th time as Cincinnati's full-time starter. Matt Ryan and also Peyton Manning headed to their first Super Containers with Atlanta as well as Indianapolis, specifically, in their nine seasons as the permanent starters.That's the problem Prescott deals with in describing his heritage on the area.