One New York football team decided it needed to add a Super Bowl-winning veteran quarterback who is probably past his prime but still has some spark left in his arm and enough savvy at the line of scrimmage to overcome whatever limitations the years have levied against him. They brought him in, also, to improve the locker room culture, to show the young players how to act like a pro — like a winner, really — and lead the roster not only on the field but off it.

The other New York football team is betting it can win with a quiet young quarterback who doesn’t light up the room with his personality, isn’t that dynamic leader, hasn’t won a whole lot of games and can have trouble making the right reads from the pocket. But he is smart, displays solid character, is competitive and a hard-worker

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