.Todd Bishop, ESPN Personnel WriterSep 8, 2024, 11:50 AM ETCloseTodd Bishop is an NFL media reporter at ESPN and also covers the Dallas Cowboys. Bishop has actually covered the NFL since 1997 as well as Dallas because 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can easily follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. FRISCO, Texas-- Once Dak Prescott has actually signed one more mega-contract to be the Dallas Cowboys' beginning quarterback, having said that several years he has left will certainly concern legacy.He possesses his loan. Prior to signing the best current deal, he moneyed in much more than $160 thousand, with a little greater than $4 million on his newbie bargain (2016-19), $31.4 thousand on the franchise business tag in 2020, as well as $126 thousand from 2021 to 2023. As well as he may earn $240 million on his newest package, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.But in order for Prescott to relocate coming from an excellent statistical quarterback to one of the greatest in Cowboys past history, he needs to perform something he has actually refrained yet: get to a Super Dish. Maybe even succeed it.It is actually not totally decent, however those are the standards in Dallas prepared by Hall of Famers Roger Staubach and also Troy Aikman.Prescott has performed practically whatever else in his initial eight years as the beginning quarterback. He has actually prepared the crew file for touchdown comes on a time (37 ). Due to the edge of upcoming period, he must outperform Tony Romo (34,183) as the franchise business innovator in passing yards. He is 45 touchdown passes shy of Romo's document (247 ). He has succeeded the NFC East four opportunities. He has been actually to the Pro Bowl. In 2023, he possessed his absolute best time and was actually named All-Pro as well as finished second in MVP ballot. He was actually called the champion of the Walter Payton Male of the Year award.Best of NFL Nation u2022 Impressive effort to deliver Packers, Eagles to Brazil u2022 Timetable of Goff's exceptional Lions revival u2022 Saints urgent in Year 3 under Dennis Allen u2022 Rams looking for retribution in Detroit u2022 Cowboys, McCarthy find possibility in 2024.But he has certainly not gotten past the 2nd around of the playoffs, and also the smell coming from the wild-card reduction to the Environment-friendly Bay Packers in January still looms the whole organization.To do what he is actually refrained but, Prescott could be inquired to do additional with much less-- partly, because of his agreement, although the Cowboys were able to sign CeeDee Lamb to a four-year contract expansion on Aug. 26. Crews along with costly quarterbacks-- including Buffalo's Josh Allen, Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes, Cincinnati's Joe Den and also the Chargers' Justin Herbert-- have actually had to make organization decisions at other positions.The Cowboys at first asked Prescott to carry out more with a lot less in 2018 without a real No. 1 recipient, as well as when that did certainly not exercise, they traded for wide receiver Amari Cooper, surrendering a first-round pick to the Raiders.Entering his 9th time, Prescott is a different quarterback than he was when entering his 3rd. He recognizes the game more. He comprehends his video game more. He understands defenses more.In 2024, he'll need to have to become much better than he has actually been, as the Cowboys move to a running-back-by-committee method and also the might start pair of rookies on the outrageous line. He needs to have to be much better while encountering a routine that includes seven video games versus 2023 playoff crews in the first 11 weeks.After this period, the Cowboys might appear totally different.This might be the ultimate years of franchise business stalwarts safeguard Zack Martin, a future Hall of Famer, and also protective side DeMarcus Lawrence. If they both leave after this time, Prescott will be the longest-tenured Cowboy, because fellow 2016 draft selection Ezekiel Elliott took a 1 year interim from Dallas in 2023 for a stint with the New England Patriots.This offseason, the Cowboys bid farewell to left take on Tyron Johnson, a future Lobby of Famer, center Tyler Biadasz, operating back Tony Pollard as well as defensive end Dorance Armstrong, to name a few, as Dallas prepped for manage Prescott, CeeDee Sheep and Micah Parsons. The only noteworthy additions were actually bringing back Elliott as well as linebacker Eric Kendricks in totally free organization, as Chamber pot Jones' interpretation of 'all-in' seemed to be to be different than what many others thought.But Jones is actually certainly all-in on Prescott now, even when 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 record. Aikman was the Cowboys' starter for 12 times, Romo began for nine and Staubach for eight.Since 1980, the only quarterback to wait longer to head to a Super Dish for the very first time with the club that made him was Ken Anderson, that remained in his 10th period as Cincinnati's full-time starter. Matt Ryan and Peyton Manning mosted likely to their very first Super Containers along with Atlanta Georgia and Indianapolis, specifically, in their ninth periods as the full-time starters.That's the difficulty Prescott experiences in describing his tradition on the industry.