.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. Archer has actually dealt with the NFL given that 1997 as well as Dallas because 2003. He participated in ESPN in 2010. You can observe him on Twitter at @toddarcher. FRISCO, Texas-- Now that Dak Prescott has signed yet another mega-contract to be the Dallas Cowboys' starting quarterback, nonetheless years he has left behind will be about legacy.He possesses his loan. Just before signing the best current offer, he cashed in much more than $160 million, with a bit greater than $4 thousand on his newbie package (2016-19), $31.4 million on the franchise tag in 2020, and $126 thousand coming from 2021 to 2023. And he can easily make $240 thousand on his most recent bargain, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.But in order for Prescott to relocate coming from a terrific statistical quarterback to some of the greatest in Cowboys past, he must do one thing he has actually refrained from doing but: come to a Super Bowl. Perhaps even win it.It is actually not entirely decent, but those are actually the standards in Dallas set by Hallway of Famers Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman.Prescott has actually carried out pretty much whatever else in his initial 8 years as the beginning quarterback. He has actually set the team report for goal comes on a period (37 ). Due to the end of following season, he must surpass Tony Romo (34,183) as the franchise business innovator in passing lawns. He is 45 goal passes timid of Romo's document (247 ). He has actually gained the NFC East 4 times. He has been to the Pro Dish. In 2023, he had his ideal time as well as was actually called All-Pro as well as finished second in MVP ballot. He was named the winner of the Walter Payton Male of the Year award.Best of NFL Nation u2022 Epic initiative to send out Packers, Eagles to Brazil u2022 Timeline of Goff's amazing Lions revival u2022 Saints urgent in Year 3 under Dennis Allen u2022 Rams seeking retribution in Detroit u2022 Cowboys, McCarthy observe option in 2024.But he has actually not surpassed the second sphere of the playoffs, and the odor from the wild-card reduction to the Green Gulf Packers in January still looms the entire organization.To perform what he is actually not done yet, Prescott can be asked to do additional with much less-- in part, as a result of his deal, although the Cowboys had the capacity to sign CeeDee Sheep to a four-year contract expansion on Aug. 26. Staffs along with expensive quarterbacks-- like Buffalo grass's Josh Allen, Kansas Area's Patrick Mahomes, Cincinnati's Joe Lair as well as the Chargers' Justin Herbert-- have actually had to bring in business decisions at various other positions.The Cowboys at first talked to Prescott to perform additional along with a lot less in 2018 without an accurate No. 1 recipient, and when that carried out not exercise, they traded for pass receiver Amari Cooper, giving up a first-round choice to the Raiders.Entering his nine season, Prescott is a different quarterback than he was when entering his 3rd. He recognizes the video game extra. He understands his game more. He knows defenses more.In 2024, he'll need to become far better than he has actually been, as the Cowboys move to a running-back-by-committee approach as well as the may begin pair of rookies on the outrageous line. He requires to be better while facing a timetable that includes seven activities versus 2023 playoff staffs in the initial 11 weeks.After this season, the Cowboys can appear entirely different.This might be the final years of franchise stalwarts safeguard Zack Martin, a future Hall of Famer, and also protective end DeMarcus Lawrence. If they each depart after this time, Prescott is going to be actually the longest-tenured Cattle herder, due to the fact that fellow 2016 draft selection Ezekiel Elliott took an one-year interim from Dallas in 2023 for an assignment with the New England Patriots.This offseason, the Cowboys said goodbye to left tackle Tyron Johnson, a potential Hall of Famer, facility Tyler Biadasz, running back Tony Pollard and defensive end Dorance Armstrong, to name a few, as Dallas prepped for take care of Prescott, CeeDee Sheep as well as Micah Parsons. The only notable additions were actually restoring Elliott as well as linebacker Eric Kendricks in cost-free organization, as Chamber pot Jones' definition of 'all-in' appeared to be various than what a lot of others thought.But Jones is actually certainly all-in on Prescott right now, regardless of whether it took some negotiating time to acquire there.If Prescott, entering his ninth time, plays out the bargain, he will be actually the longest-tenured starting quarterback in franchise business record. Aikman was actually the Cowboys' starter for 12 periods, Romo started for 9 as well as Staubach for eight.Since 1980, the only quarterback to stand by longer to visit a Super Dish for the very first time along with the club that prepared him was actually Ken Anderson, who remained in his 10th season as Cincinnati's full time starter. Matt Ryan and also Peyton Manning went to their first Super Bowls with Atlanta and also Indianapolis, specifically, in their 9th periods as the permanent starters.That's the difficulty Prescott faces in specifying his legacy on the area.