.Who's the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's a question enriched for debate one of followers along with pundits on the sports talk shows. However our company intended to get the solution right from people in the greatest position to know: true NFL quarterbacks.As portion of FOX Sporting activities' Quarterback Confidential, which our experts'll roll out completely on Thursday, our experts surveyed 38 NFL QBs anonymously throughout training camp and also the preseason. The initial inquiry our experts talked to was actually basic: Who is actually the most intelligent quarterback of all? Some QBs might address based on in person expertise, some relied upon well-earned track records, however after a handful of secs to believe, almost all offered red-hot responses. In this particular instance, what's most appealing may be that really did not show up amongst the top vote-getters. (A lot more on that later on.) The champion? One of the most skilled quarterback in the game today, Aaron Rodgers, who at age 40 will definitely try again to renew the New York Planes after overlooking nearly all of last time along with a torn Achilles tendon. He is actually a Super Bowl champ and also a four-time league MVP, so it may certainly not be actually shocking he gained the ballot. Rodgers was actually called by 15 of our quarterback respondents." We bet him my rookie year, and also it was actually therefore awesome," one QB said. "You 'd hear stories about his intelligence quotient as well as his method of finding and also understanding the game. However to observe it personally, the means he functioned, just hand signs ... his whole procedure lay and calm, like he 'd performed it a thousand times. I suggest, he has." A near second along with 12 votes was actually the Rams' Matthew Stafford, now 36 and also entering his 16th period. Stafford's smarts are actually renowned enough that people young quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic rating from 2009. The QB recalled Stafford racking up a 39, though in truth it was actually merely a 38-- which is actually still impressive for any type of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." Exactly how he moves individuals around the field, as well as his know-how of every thing taking place at one time," one quarterback mentioned of Stafford." The means he can readjust on the fly, merely watching him participate in live, he possesses a fantastic feel for all the complexities of the setting," said another.Another quarterback, certainly not understanding the end products of our panel, correctly evaluated the best pair of, noting a vital distinction in what creates each excellent." It's in between Matthew Stafford and Aaron Rodgers," he described. "Aaron does so much freestyling, however Matthew within the body is actually remarkably really good." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was actually a distant third with 3 votes. In total, 8 quarterbacks were called, consisting of much younger players like the Packers' Jordan Passion and the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's probably very most astonishing is that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the three Super Dish succeeds and 3 Super Dish MVPs-- was called through just one quarterback." I understand what kind of offense he operates, and the play telephone calls are actually pretty long," that QB pointed out. "What he carries out is actually rather outstanding." It is actually possible that quarterbacks associate the Chiefs' offending sorcery a lot more to move trainer as well as playcaller Andy Reid-- extra on that Tuesday. Mahomes possibly will possess controlled if the question were actually "Who's the most effective quarterback?" however our company desired to dive a little bit of deeper with our query. Our team'll have much more superlatives today as we introduce the results of our poll. In the meantime, here are the ultimate amounts on the game's most intelligent quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Passion 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( 3 QBs decreased to address.) Greg Auman is actually an NFL Press Reporter for FOX Sporting Activities. He recently spent a decade dealing with the Buccaneers for the Tampa Bay Bay Moments and The Athletic. You can easily follow him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want excellent tales supplied straight to your inbox? Develop or even log in to your FOX Athletics account, adhere to games, staffs and also gamers to get a customized bulletin daily.] Get extra coming from National Volleyball Organization Follow your faves to obtain information concerning activities, news as well as additional.