.Who's the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's an inquiry ripe for discussion among supporters as well as pundits on the sporting activities talk shows. However our company would like to get the answer right from people in the greatest setting to recognize: true NFL quarterbacks.As part of FOX Sports' Quarterback Confidential, which our company'll roll out completely on Thursday, we polled 38 NFL QBs anonymously in the course of training school and also the preseason. The very first inquiry our experts asked was simple: Who is actually the most intelligent quarterback of all? Some QBs can address based upon original understanding, some relied upon well-earned online reputations, yet after a couple of few seconds to presume, almost all used enthusiastic responses. Within this instance, what is actually very most appealing could be that failed to show up amongst the top vote-getters. (Extra on that eventually.) The winner? The best skilled quarterback in the game today, Aaron Rodgers, who at age 40 will definitely try again to resurrect the The big apple Planes after missing nearly all of final time along with a torn Achilles ligament. He's a Super Bowl champ as well as a four-time organization MVP, so it may not be actually astonishing he gained the ballot. Rodgers was called by 15 of our quarterback respondents." We bet him my newbie year, and also it was therefore trendy," one QB said. "You 'd hear stories about his intelligence and also his method of finding and also comprehending the video game. But to see it face to face, the way he worked, just hand signs ... his whole operation lay and also restful, like he will performed it a million times. I indicate, he possesses." A close second along with 12 ballots was actually the Rams' Matthew Stafford, now 36 and also entering his 16th time. Stafford's smarts are actually renowned good enough that one young quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic rating coming from 2009. The QB recalled Stafford racking up a 39, however truthfully it was merely a 38-- which is still superior for any kind of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." Exactly how he moves folks around the field, and his know-how of every thing going on at once," one quarterback said of Stafford." The technique he may adjust on the fly, simply watching him participate in real-time, he possesses a great taste of all the ins and outs of the placement," mentioned another.Another quarterback, not recognizing the outcomes of our door, the right way assessed the best 2, keeping in mind a fundamental difference in what creates each great." It is actually in between Matthew Stafford as well as Aaron Rodgers," he detailed. "Aaron does this much freestyling, but Matthew within the device is very good." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was a distant 3rd with three ballots. In total amount, 8 quarterbacks were actually named, including a lot younger gamers like the Packers' Jordan Passion and also the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's probably most unexpected is that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the 3 Super Bowl succeeds and also 3 Super Dish MVPs-- was actually called by only one quarterback." I understand what form of offense he runs, as well as the play calls are actually quite long," that QB said. "What he does is actually quite exceptional." It's possible that quarterbacks connect the Chiefs' objectionable sorcery a lot more to head train and playcaller Andy Reid-- extra about that Tuesday. Mahomes probably will have controlled if the inquiry were actually "That's the best quarterback?" but our experts wanted to dive a little much deeper with our question. Our team'll possess much more superlatives this week as our company unveil the results of our questionnaire. For now, listed below are actually the ultimate amounts on the league's smartest quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Affection 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( Three QBs decreased to respond to.) Greg Auman is actually an NFL Reporter for FOX Sports. He earlier spent a years covering the Buccaneers for the Tampa Bay Gulf Moments and also The Athletic. You can observe him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want wonderful tales delivered right to your inbox? Develop or log in to your FOX Sports profile, adhere to organizations, crews and also players to receive a customized newsletter daily.] Receive more from National Volleyball Organization Follow your favorites to receive info about video games, information and additional.