.Todd Bishop, ESPN Team WriterSep 8, 2024, 11:50 AM ETCloseTodd Archer is an NFL media reporter at ESPN and also covers the Dallas Cowboys. Bishop has covered the NFL since 1997 as well as Dallas due to the fact that 2003. He signed up with 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' beginning quarterback, having said that several years he has left behind will certainly have to do with legacy.He has his money. Just before authorizing the most recent package, he moneyed in much more than $160 million, along with a little bit greater than $4 million on his novice deal (2016-19), $31.4 million on the franchise business tag in 2020, and $126 million from 2021 to 2023. As well as he can easily make $240 thousand on his most up-to-date package, depending on to ESPN's Adam Schefter.But in order for Prescott to move coming from a great statistical quarterback to among the greatest in Cowboys past, he has to do something he has refrained from doing yet: get to a Super Dish. Perhaps even win it.It is actually certainly not totally reasonable, but those are actually the requirements in Dallas set by Hallway of Famers Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman.Prescott has carried out just about everything else in his initial eight years as the starting quarterback. He has specified the group report for goal passes in a period (37 ). Due to the edge of following period, he must surpass Tony Romo (34,183) as the franchise business innovator in passing yards. He is actually forty five goal passes reluctant of Romo's report (247 ). He has actually succeeded the NFC East 4 times. He has been to the Pro Dish. In 2023, he possessed his greatest time as well as was actually called All-Pro and completed second in MVP ballot. He was called the winner of the Walter Payton Guy of the Year award.Best of NFL Nation u2022 Epic initiative to send out Packers, Eagles to Brazil u2022 Timeline of Goff's remarkable Cougars resurgence u2022 Saints urgent in Year 3 under Dennis Allen u2022 Rams seeking revenge in Detroit u2022 Cowboys, McCarthy find opportunity in 2024.But he has certainly not gotten past the second sphere of the playoffs, and also the odor from the wild-card reduction to the Eco-friendly Gulf Packers in January still looms the entire organization.To do what he's not done yet, Prescott can be asked to carry out more with a lot less-- in part, because of his deal, although the Cowboys had the capacity to authorize CeeDee Lamb to a four-year agreement extension on Aug. 26. Groups along with expensive quarterbacks-- like Buffalo grass's Josh Allen, Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes, Cincinnati's Joe Lair and the Chargers' Justin Herbert-- have needed to create company selections at other positions.The Cowboys initially inquired Prescott to perform additional along with a lot less in 2018 without a correct No. 1 receiver, and also when that carried out certainly not work out, they traded for pass receiver Amari Cooper, losing hope a first-round choice to the Raiders.Entering his 9th time, Prescott is actually a various quarterback than he was actually when entering his third. He knows the activity extra. He comprehends his video game much more. He understands defenses more.In 2024, he'll require to be better than he has actually been actually, as the Cowboys transfer to a running-back-by-committee technique and also the may begin two rookies on the outrageous line. He needs to have to become better while dealing with a timetable that features 7 games versus 2023 playoff staffs in the initial 11 weeks.After this period, the Cowboys could appear fully different.This could be the last years of franchise business stalwarts guard Zack Martin, a future Hall of Famer, and protective end DeMarcus Lawrence. If they both depart after this time, Prescott is going to be actually the longest-tenured Cattle herder, given that fellow 2016 draught choice Ezekiel Elliott took an one-year hiatus from Dallas in 2023 for a stint along with the New England Patriots.This offseason, the Cowboys said goodbye to left deal with Tyron Smith, a potential Hallway of Famer, center Tyler Biadasz, operating back Tony Pollard and protective end Dorance Armstrong, to name a few, as Dallas prepped for handle Prescott, CeeDee Sheep as well as Micah Parsons. The only noteworthy add-ons were actually bringing back Elliott and also linebacker Eric Kendricks in free of charge organization, as Jerry Jones' definition of 'all-in' seemed to be to become different than what numerous others thought.But Jones is actually certainly all-in on Prescott right now, even if it took some negotiating time to receive there.If Prescott, entering his ninth season, participates in out the bargain, he will definitely be the longest-tenured beginning quarterback in franchise business record. Aikman was actually the Cowboys' starter for 12 periods, Romo started for nine as well as Staubach for eight.Since 1980, the only quarterback to wait longer to go to a Super Dish for the first time along with the club that made him was Ken Anderson, that resided in his 10th season as Cincinnati's full time starter. Matt Ryan and Peyton Manning headed to their very first Super Containers with Atlanta Georgia and also Indianapolis, respectively, in their ninth times as the full time starters.That's the problem Prescott experiences in determining his heritage on the industry.