.Todd Bishop, ESPN Staff WriterSep 8, 2024, 11:50 AM ETCloseTodd Bishop is actually an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Bishop has dealt with the NFL due to the fact that 1997 and also Dallas since 2003. He participated in ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. FRISCO, Texas-- Now that Dak Prescott has authorized yet another mega-contract to be the Dallas Cowboys' beginning quarterback, having said that many years he has left will certainly have to do with legacy.He has his funds. Before signing the best recent offer, he cashed in greater than $160 million, along with a little much more than $4 thousand on his rookie offer (2016-19), $31.4 million on the franchise tag in 2020, as well as $126 million coming from 2021 to 2023. And he can easily gain $240 thousand on his newest package, depending on to ESPN's Adam Schefter.But so as for Prescott to relocate from a terrific analytical quarterback to one of the very best in Cowboys history, he has to perform one thing he has actually not done however: reach a Super Dish. Maybe even gain it.It is actually certainly not entirely reasonable, yet those are the standards in Dallas specified through Hallway of Famers Roger Staubach and also Troy Aikman.Prescott has done practically every thing else in his very first 8 years as the beginning quarterback. He has actually prepared the group report for touchdown comes on a time (37 ). By the end of upcoming time, he ought to go beyond Tony Romo (34,183) as the franchise business leader in passing yards. He is forty five touchdown passes shy of Romo's document (247 ). He has actually gained the NFC East four times. He has been actually to the Pro Bowl. In 2023, he possessed his finest period as well as was actually named All-Pro as well as completed second in MVP ballot. He was actually named the champion of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award.Best of NFL Nation u2022 Legendary effort to deliver Packers, Eagles to Brazil u2022 Timetable of Goff's outstanding Lions rebirth u2022 Saints urgent in Year 3 under Dennis Allen u2022 Rams looking for retribution in Detroit u2022 Cowboys, McCarthy find chance in 2024.Yet he has actually not surpassed the second sphere of the playoffs, as well as the stench from the wild-card reduction to the Green Gulf Packers in January still hangs over the whole entire organization.To perform what he's not done yet, Prescott could be inquired to accomplish more along with a lot less-- in part, as a result of his agreement, although the Cowboys had the capacity to sign CeeDee Sheep to a four-year agreement extension on Aug. 26. Staffs along with expensive quarterbacks-- like Buffalo's Josh Allen, Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes, Cincinnati's Joe Retreat as well as the Chargers' Justin Herbert-- have actually needed to create company selections at various other positions.The Cowboys at first talked to Prescott to accomplish even more with a lot less in 2018 without a correct No. 1 recipient, as well as when that performed certainly not exercise, they traded for pass receiver Amari Cooper, losing hope a first-round pick to the Raiders.Entering his ninth time, Prescott is actually a different quarterback than he was actually when entering his 3rd. He understands the game much more. He understands his activity a lot more. He comprehends defenses more.In 2024, he'll require to become better than he has been actually, as the Cowboys move to a running-back-by-committee approach and the might start two rookies on the offensive line. He requires to be far better while dealing with a timetable that includes seven games versus 2023 playoff teams in the very first 11 weeks.After this period, the Cowboys could appear entirely different.This may be the last years of franchise stalwarts guard Zack Martin, a future Hall of Famer, and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence. If they each depart hereafter period, Prescott will definitely be actually the longest-tenured Cowboy, because fellow 2016 draft choice Ezekiel Elliott took an one-year respite coming from Dallas in 2023 for a stint along with the New England Patriots.This offseason, the Cowboys left to left address Tyron Johnson, a potential Hall of Famer, center Tyler Biadasz, operating back Tony Pollard and also protective end Dorance Armstrong, to name a few, as Dallas prepped for deals with Prescott, CeeDee Lamb as well as Micah Parsons. The only distinctive add-ons were actually rejuvenating Elliott and linebacker Eric Kendricks in cost-free company, as Chamber pot Jones' meaning of 'all-in' seemed to be different than what several others thought.But Jones is actually certainly all-in on Prescott now, even if it took some negotiating opportunity to receive there.If Prescott, entering his ninth period, participates in out the deal, he will be actually the longest-tenured beginning quarterback in franchise background. Aikman was actually 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 go to a Super Bowl for the very first time with the nightclub that made him was Ken Anderson, that was in his 10th period as Cincinnati's full-time starter. Matt Ryan as well as Peyton Manning went to their 1st Super Containers with Atlanta and Indianapolis, specifically, in their ninth times as the permanent starters.That's the difficulty Prescott deals with in describing his legacy on the field.