The natural comparison between the two players is unavoidable and figures to last for years.

The comparison will be a centerpiece — and measuring stick — for the rebuilding process of our two New York football teams as they try to find their respective ways out of far too many dark days.

The longer the debate rages on, the better it will be for both the Giants and Jets, because that will mean both players turned out to be what the teams hoped.

Arvell Reese or David Bailey?