​Coming off a disappointing 2017 season that saw his Dallas Cowboys on the outside of the playoff picture looking in, ​Dak Prescott enters next season under more pressure than ever to perform. And it won't just be about wins and losses this time around -- he'll be playing for the chance at an absolutely massive contract extension.





So far, he's not shying away from the moment. In fact, he stated loud and clear that he wants to be the greatest quarterback in the rich history of the Cowboys.

Dak Prescott not fazed by contract talk, wants to be best QB in Cowboys history https://t.co/aLS3GPa9I5 — Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) May 17, 2018

Sorry, Roger Staubach. Apologies, Troy Aikman. Dak is dreaming big, and he's single-minded about plowing through both of your legacies before it's all said and done.





While the former Mississippi State star shouldn't expect the kind of blockbuster deals that guys like Kirk Cousins and Matt Ryan have landed (to say nothing of Jimmy Garoppolo), he has a chance to do fabulously well for himself going forward, as he stands to make just $630,000 in 2018, the penultimate year of his rookie deal.

QBs on the list of the 25 Best Players Under 25

1 DeShaun Watson

3 Marcus Mariota

7 Dak Prescott

9 Jared Goff

11 Jameis Winston

21 Sam Darnoldhttps://t.co/d1nuZanugZ pic.twitter.com/vWw8wVZ84T — Jason McIntyre (@jasonrmcintyre) May 17, 2018

Of course, the cart can't go before the horse. Prescott needs to prove that 2017 was an aberration and that he can play effective pitch-and-catch with a revamped Dallas receiving corps that will lack ​Dez Bryant and Jason Witten for the first time in the young QB's career.





Given those major changes, to hear Prescott pushing himself to be the best there ever was in Big D is music to Cowboys fans' ears. He's clearly not backing down from the challenge.