.Todd Bishop, ESPN Team WriterSep 8, 2024, 11:50 AM ETCloseTodd Bishop is actually an NFL media reporter at ESPN and also deals with the Dallas Cowboys. Bishop has actually covered the NFL given that 1997 as well as Dallas because 2003. He signed up with ESPN in 2010. You can easily follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. FRISCO, Texas-- Once Dak Prescott has authorized an additional mega-contract to be the Dallas Cowboys' starting quarterback, having said that many years he has actually left are going to be about legacy.He has his money. Prior to signing one of the most current bargain, he cashed in much more than $160 thousand, along with a bit greater than $4 thousand on his rookie package (2016-19), $31.4 thousand on the franchise business tag in 2020, and also $126 thousand coming from 2021 to 2023. And also he can easily make $240 thousand on his most recent package, depending on to ESPN's Adam Schefter.But so as for Prescott to move coming from a very good analytical quarterback to among the very best in Cowboys history, he has to do one thing he has actually refrained yet: get to a Super Dish. Maybe even succeed it.It is actually certainly not totally decent, yet those are actually the requirements in Dallas set by Hall of Famers Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman.Prescott has actually performed practically whatever else in his 1st eight years as the starting quarterback. He has actually set the crew file for touchdown comes on a season (37 ). Due to the end of upcoming period, he ought to exceed Tony Romo (34,183) as the franchise business forerunner in passing gardens. He is actually forty five goal passes reluctant of Romo's record (247 ). He has actually gained the NFC East four times. He has actually been actually to the Pro Bowl. In 2023, he had his best season as well as was actually called All-Pro as well as ended up second in MVP ballot. He was actually named the victor of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award.Best of NFL Nation u2022 Impressive effort to send Packers, Eagles to Brazil u2022 Timetable of Goff's exceptional Cougars revival u2022 Saints urgent in Year 3 under Dennis Allen u2022 Rams looking for vengeance in Detroit u2022 Cowboys, McCarthy see opportunity in 2024.Yet he has actually not gotten past the 2nd round of the playoffs, and also the stink coming from the wild-card loss to the Eco-friendly Gulf Packers in January still looms the entire organization.To perform what he is actually not done but, Prescott may be asked to perform additional with less-- partially, due to his arrangement, although the Cowboys had the capacity to sign CeeDee Sheep to a four-year agreement extension on Aug. 26. Groups with pricey quarterbacks-- such as Buffalo grass's Josh Allen, Kansas Metropolitan area's Patrick Mahomes, Cincinnati's Joe Shelter and also the Chargers' Justin Herbert-- have actually must bring in service choices at other positions.The Cowboys originally asked Prescott to perform additional along with much less in 2018 without a true No. 1 receiver, as well as when that carried out not exercise, they traded for pass receiver Amari Cooper, losing hope a first-round pick to the Raiders.Entering his 9th period, Prescott is actually a different quarterback than he was actually when entering his third. He understands the video game more. He knows his activity much more. He recognizes defenses more.In 2024, he'll require to be far better than he has actually been, as the Cowboys relocate to a running-back-by-committee technique as well as the may start pair of novices on the objectionable line. He needs to have to be much better while experiencing a routine that features 7 activities versus 2023 playoff crews in the first 11 weeks.After this time, the Cowboys could look completely different.This could be the last years of franchise stalwarts secure Zack Martin, a potential Lobby of Famer, and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence. If they each depart after this period, Prescott is going to be the longest-tenured Cattle herder, since fellow 2016 draught choice Ezekiel Elliott took a 1 year hiatus coming from Dallas in 2023 for a job with the New England Patriots.This offseason, the Cowboys said goodbye to left take on Tyron Smith, a potential Hall of Famer, facility Tyler Biadasz, managing back Tony Pollard and protective end Dorance Armstrong, to name a few, as Dallas prepped for handle Prescott, CeeDee Sheep and also Micah Parsons. The only notable enhancements were restoring Elliott and linebacker Eric Kendricks in free of cost firm, as Jerry Jones' interpretation of 'all-in' appeared to become different than what several others thought.But Jones is actually no question all-in on Prescott now, even if it took some negotiating opportunity to get there.If Prescott, entering his nine period, plays out the deal, he will certainly be the longest-tenured beginning quarterback in franchise past history. Aikman was actually the Cowboys' starter for 12 seasons, Romo began for nine as well as Staubach for eight.Since 1980, the only quarterback to stand by longer to head to a Super Dish for the first time with the nightclub that composed him was actually Ken Anderson, that was in his 10th time as Cincinnati's full-time starter. Matt Ryan as well as Peyton Manning mosted likely to their initial Super Disheses along with Atlanta as well as Indianapolis, specifically, in their 9th seasons as the full time starters.That's the challenge Prescott deals with in determining his heritage on the area.