COSTA MESA, Calif. -- There's an argument in football circles about who's the most important, smartest player on a football field: middle linebacker or quarterback. Some say it's none of the above.
"I don't know anything about playing quarterback," said Los Angeles Chargers center Corey Linsley, who knows a little something about high-IQ quarterbacks coming from the Green Bay Packers. "It all looks pretty cool to me."
That, right there, should tell you how important having a good center is to your offensive line. The Chargers certainly have one in the All-Pro Linsley, who headlined an early free agency rush that saw the Chargers go out of their way to protect Justin Herbert, their young franchise quarterback.