Have an image consultant go over every last detail of Rodgers' Super Bowl week with Cutler. Make Rodgers the standard by which Cutler should measure himself in every way - because that is his new reality.

That's not picking on Cutler. But something's missing, and only he can find it during the most critical offseason of his career. As one NFC coach reminded me last week, talentwise, there is nothing Rodgers can do that Cutler can't. He can be that good. Sure, Rodgers benefits from a deeper receiving corps and a better offensive line. But Rodgers ascended quickly to this level because of intangibles such as maturity, poise and patience.

If you don't think those off-the-field traits are related to on-the-field predictors for an NFL quarterback, you're not paying attention to what makes the top 10 at the position worthy of that status.

An obvious quality Rodgers has that Cutler lacks is something people rarely mention: humility. It humbled Rodgers to drop to 24th overall in the 2005 NFL draft. Holding a clipboard his first three seasons didn't exactly give him reason to be cocky. He likely cursed his plight back then, but waiting made Rodgers better in terms of attitude and ability when his time finally came after the Favre trade in 2008.