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TG: I think right now no one can complain with how Brett played last Sunday. But at this stage of their careers, Rodgers is the guy. And he's the guy Green Bay chose to go with. Brett knows he's only going to play another year or two, so at this stage of their careers, I would favor Rodgers. But after the way that Brett has played, there is a real argument for him, too. He managed the game very well the first two weeks. But the reason the Vikings took a chance on Brett was because of exactly what he was able to do last Sunday. He pulled out a win in the fourth quarter with his arm and made a play. I mean, when they needed him to be the guy to win the game, Brett delivered.

This past week, I covered the Packers, and Rodgers really is the leader of that team. He does such a good job with the offensive line and his receivers. His has special communication skills, plus he's just one of the guys. Everyone I spoke with in that organization, they told us hands down he's the leader of that team.

I have to say they both fit well with their teams. I noticed Brett taking a lot of hits in the pocket. That's going to be the hardest part for him. I'm 39 and I know how hard it is to recover from those hits because I just recently retired. I know Brett takes care of himself, but your body simply doesn't recover as quickly as it did when you're 29. We know he had something (arm injury) happen to him last year. As the season wears on and those hits accumulate, you just don't recover as fast.

If you're Rex Ryan, blitz or don't blitz Drew Brees?

TG: I covered New Orleans the first week of the season when they played Detroit and the Lions dropped into coverage. Much of the game, they rushed only three or four and dropped the rest into coverage. Based on Drew Brees' throwing for six touchdowns against the Lions, I think you're better off blitzing him. This fits in with what Rex Ryan likes to do. He likes to blitz people from different places, bringing different combinations of linebackers and once in a while someone from the secondary.

The one thing the Jets must be concerned with are the weapons that New Orleans has. The Saints have several dynamic receivers, plus Jeremy Shockey and Reggie Bush coming out of the backfield. So, if you are going to blitz, you are going to leave a lot of talented guys in one-on-one coverage. You will be leaving yourself susceptible to the big plays. So far, the Jets have proven that they have the personnel to be able to do that.

Still, I was impressed with their receivers. I was well aware of Marques Colston, but it is incredible the speed they have at that position. Brees threw for 5,000 yards last season, and he didn't have one receiver with 1,000 yards. The highest was 928 yards by Lance Moore, and he's been hurt this season. Brees spreads the ball around to all these guys. The other good news for the Saints is that Pierre Thomas is back.

Do you believe that colleges are preparing quarterbacks better and that's why so many have been successful this season?

TG: To me, the argument has been that the college game has been messing up the young quarterbacks because everyone is running the spread offense and they are not getting themselves prepared to run a pro-style offense. But in the case of Atlanta's Matt Ryan, he did come from a pro-style offense, and so did Mark Sanchez at USC. They were prepared for the NFL. The guy who didn't come from a pro-style offense was Joe Flacco. When he was at Delaware, they ran a shotgun, a spread offense. He really surprised everybody last season. Cam Cameron has given Flacco so much more to do this season as opposed to last year. I think there was a comfort level with him getting used to running the offense from under center. He was able to grow into that role last year because he had an excellent running game and Baltimore had a great defense. I have been impressed with how well Flacco has been handling the offense this season.

What's the challenge coming off the bench for backups like Chad Henne and Kyle Boller?

TG: The hardest part for any backup is that he's not been getting the reps in practice. So when a starting quarterback goes down, all he's been doing is the scout team stuff. It's hard from a timing standpoint with the receivers. It's pretty hard to manage a game without getting practice time with the game plan. The benefit that Kyle has is that he's been a starter in this league and this is his seventh season. He has a lot of games under his belt. Chad really hasn't had a similar amount of playing time. I would think Kyle would have a little bit of an edge because of the experience factor. Still, Kyle is new to the Rams and also new to the West Coast offense that Pat Shurmur is running. At least Henne has been in Miami for a couple of years and should know Coach Sparano's offense. Both players will benefit from a full week of practice.

What does the future look like for Chad Pennington and Marc Bulger?

Chad Pennington might find it hard to land on a team willing to give him another chance to come back. ( Donald Miralle / Getty Images)

TG: It's going to be hard for Chad to come back, because it is going to be his third major surgery on this throwing shoulder. There were concerns after the second one if he had the arm strength to come back. But he proved that a year ago by winning his second Comeback Player of the Year award. To do it three times and at age 33, I think it's going to be really hard. And also find a team that will be willing to give him that opportunity. I think this was Chad's last year on his contract. A lot depends on how well Henne does and how well Chad recovers from surgery. Miami could ask Chad to come back and be the veteran guy behind Henne.

Marc Bulger is in the third year of a six-year contract with a lot of guaranteed money. There was a lot of talk in St. Louis about going after Mark Sanchez in the draft, but the Rams decided to go for offensive line, which they needed. And they still need to shore up that line. Marc still needs to be able to adjust to Shurmur's system. Remember, Marc missed three weeks of training camp because of a broken finger, so he missed all that work while also trying to learn the West Coast system, which he has never done before after being with Mike Martz and Scott Linehan. I think some of his struggles come because of that. So, if he can come back quickly from this latest injury, he will have a chance to prove to the Rams whether or not they should stick with him.