Well, that’s why NFL QB’s are so darn scarce. Look what happened to this year’s draft crop - none of them excited anybody enough to use a high pick.
Teams that win consistently in the NFL have good lines (Both sides of the ball)
If you don't have a Good Line to protect the QB then there is no reason to pay big bucks for one. The Teams that have Big Buck QBs didn't need to draft any and the Teams that don't still haven't got good lines to guard one.
That is why more and more Linemen go early in the draft. Left Tackles are starting to command contracts that equal and many times surpass the so-called "skill positions".
The NFL has always been about winning in the trenches but now they have it honed down to a science and the draft is starting to reveal that philosophy. This year I think we went to number 7 in the second round before a Running back was picked. And there was only One QB picked in the first Round. 9 offensive Linemen and 9 Defensive linemen were taken in the first round.
Years ago I was out in Vegas in the big betting room at Caesar's Palace. It was late February and they already had Odds on the Next Super Bowl. I was curious on how they figured such and the Guy at the sports desk said one of the factors used was how much each team paid their offensive line. The teams with the higher paid lineman had better odds at winning the Big Game.
Yeah it’s amazing how little excitement this crop generated. Though that might actually mean they’re good, most of the great QBs, especially in today’s game, come on unexpectedly.