.Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterSep 8, 2024, 11:50 AM ETCloseTodd Bishop is an NFL reporter at ESPN and also deals with the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL given that 1997 as well as Dallas given that 2003. He signed up with ESPN in 2010. You may follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. FRISCO, Texas-- Once Dak Prescott has signed another mega-contract to be the Dallas Cowboys' starting quarterback, having said that many years he has left behind are going to be about legacy.He has his amount of money. Prior to authorizing the best recent offer, he moneyed in much more than $160 million, with a bit more than $4 million on his newbie 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 get $240 million on his most recent bargain, depending on to ESPN's Adam Schefter.But so as for Prescott to relocate coming from a terrific analytical quarterback to one of the best in Cowboys background, he must carry out something he has refrained however: reach a Super Bowl. Maybe even gain it.It is actually certainly not entirely decent, however those are actually the requirements in Dallas set through Hall of Famers Roger Staubach and also Troy Aikman.Prescott has carried out just about whatever else in his very first eight years as the starting quarterback. He has set the staff report for goal passes in a time (37 ). By the end of upcoming period, he should outperform Tony Romo (34,183) as the franchise business leader in passing lawns. He is forty five touchdown passes shy of Romo's record (247 ). He has actually gained the NFC East four times. He has actually been to the Pro Bowl. In 2023, he possessed his absolute best period and was called All-Pro as well as ended up second in MVP ballot. He was actually called the champion of the Walter Payton Guy of the Year award.Best of NFL Country u2022 Legendary effort to send out Packers, Eagles to Brazil u2022 Timetable of Goff's impressive Cougars revival u2022 Saints urgent in Year 3 under Dennis Allen u2022 Rams looking for vengeance in Detroit u2022 Cowboys, McCarthy observe opportunity in 2024.But he has certainly not surpassed the second around of the playoffs, and also the odor from the wild-card loss to the Veggie Gulf Packers in January still looms the entire organization.To do what he's refrained from doing yet, Prescott may be inquired to perform additional with a lot less-- partly, as a result of his deal, although the Cowboys were able to sign CeeDee Lamb to a four-year agreement expansion on Aug. 26. Groups along with high-priced quarterbacks-- including Buffalo's Josh Allen, Kansas Area's Patrick Mahomes, Cincinnati's Joe Retreat as well as the Chargers' Justin Herbert-- have actually needed to create organization decisions at other positions.The Cowboys at first inquired Prescott to perform even more along with a lot less in 2018 without a real No. 1 recipient, as well as when that carried out not exercise, they traded for pass receiver Amari Cooper, giving up a first-round pick to the Raiders.Entering his 9th time, Prescott is actually a various quarterback than he was actually when entering his third. He comprehends the video game even more. He knows his video game a lot more. He knows defenses more.In 2024, he'll need to have to be better than he has actually been, as the Cowboys transfer to a running-back-by-committee approach and also the may begin 2 rookies on the outrageous line. He requires to become better while encountering a schedule that includes seven games versus 2023 playoff crews in the very first 11 weeks.After this period, the Cowboys could look totally different.This can be the ultimate years of franchise stalwarts protect Zack Martin, a potential Hall of Famer, and protective side DeMarcus Lawrence. If they each leave hereafter season, Prescott is going to be the longest-tenured Cattle herder, since fellow 2016 draft pick Ezekiel Elliott took an one-year interim from Dallas in 2023 for a stint along with the New England Patriots.This offseason, the Cowboys said goodbye to left take on Tyron Smith, a future Lobby of Famer, facility Tyler Biadasz, operating back Tony Pollard and defensive end Dorance Armstrong, and many more, as Dallas prepped for deals with Prescott, CeeDee Sheep and also Micah Parsons. The only notable enhancements were actually recovering Elliott as well as linebacker Eric Kendricks in free of cost agency, as Jerry Jones' definition of 'all-in' seemed to become various than what a lot of others thought.But Jones is actually no doubt all-in on Prescott today, regardless of whether it took some negotiating time to get there.If Prescott, entering his ninth season, participates in out the package, he will definitely be the longest-tenured beginning quarterback in franchise business past history. Aikman was the Cowboys' starter for 12 periods, 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 very first time along with the club that drafted him was actually Ken Anderson, who resided in his 10th season as Cincinnati's permanent starter. Matt Ryan and Peyton Manning visited their initial Super Bowls with Atlanta and Indianapolis, specifically, in their ninth seasons as the full-time starters.That's the difficulty Prescott experiences in specifying his tradition on the industry.