I'll be honest here; I'm much more familiar with the college game than with the pro game. But it's always been my belief that having a great offensive line and an average quarterback is much better than having an average offensive line and a great quarterback. Any quarterback can look good if he's getting five days to throw, but even the best quarterbacks suffer if their offensive line is bad.

Perhaps, though, that's just the difference between the college game and the pro game working there. On the college level, I'd assume that defensive schemes are less complex and the talent on defense is not as good. And college teams still tend to be more reliant on the running game than pro teams. While having a good offensive line is helpful to a successful passing attack, it's a necessity if you run the ball a lot. But, personally, I'd still rank centers and tackles ahead of quarterbacks in terms of their importance. The reason for the pay difference is that, simply put, it's much easier to quantify a good quarterback than a good offensive lineman. What's more, a quarterback is one player; the offensive line consists of five players, and everything breaks down if one guy isn't pulling his weight. There's no particular premium on having one great offensive lineman; you need to have five good linemen.