.Who is actually the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's a question enriched for argument one of supporters and also pundits on the sporting activities chat. However our team wanted to acquire the response right from the people in the most effective posture to recognize: genuine NFL quarterbacks.As aspect of FOX Sporting activities' Quarterback Confidential, which our company'll roll out in full on Thursday, our team questioned 38 NFL QBs anonymously in the course of training school and the preseason. The very first concern our team asked was actually basic: Who's the most intelligent quarterback of all? Some QBs could respond to based upon first-hand know-how, some relied upon well-earned online reputations, however after a few seconds to think, almost all offered keen responses. In this instance, what's most exciting may be who really did not turn up one of the best vote-getters. (Much more on that later.) The victor? The absolute most expert quarterback in the game today, Aaron Rodgers, that at age 40 will make an effort again to renew the The big apple Planes after missing out on nearly all of last season with a torn Achilles ligament. He is actually a Super Dish champ as well as a four-time game MVP, so it may not be unexpected he succeeded the ballot. Rodgers was called through 15 of our quarterback respondents." We played against him my rookie year, and it was therefore awesome," one QB mentioned. "You will hear stories concerning his IQ and also his means of viewing and also comprehending the game. However to see it in person, the method he worked, just hand signals ... his whole procedure was smooth and calm, like he will done it a million times. I mean, he possesses." A near 2nd with 12 ballots was actually the Rams' Matthew Stafford, now 36 and entering his 16th season. Stafford's smarts are actually renowned enough that a person young quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic rating coming from 2009. The QB remembered Stafford scoring a 39, however truthfully it was merely a 38-- which is still impressive for any non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." Just how he relocates people around the industry, and also his expertise of every thing taking place at one time," one quarterback pointed out of Stafford." The technique he can adjust on the fly, merely watching him participate in real-time, he has an excellent feel for all the details of the placement," said another.Another quarterback, certainly not recognizing the final results of our board, accurately evaluated the leading pair of, keeping in mind a vital distinction in what makes each terrific." It's in between Matthew Stafford and Aaron Rodgers," he discussed. "Aaron does this much freestyling, yet Matthew within the device is extremely great." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was a far-off 3rd with 3 votes. In total, 8 quarterbacks were actually called, including a lot younger gamers like the Packers' Jordan Passion and also the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's possibly very most surprising is that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the three Super Bowl wins and 3 Super Dish MVPs-- was named by just one quarterback." I recognize what type of offense he operates, and the play calls are pretty long," that QB said. "What he does is pretty impressive." It is actually achievable that quarterbacks credit the Chiefs' outrageous wizardry a lot more to head coach and playcaller Andy Reid-- even more about that Tuesday. Mahomes possibly will possess dominated if the question were actually "That is actually the most effective quarterback?" but our team would like to explore a little bit of deeper along with our query. We'll have much more superlatives today as our company reveal the results of our survey. In the meantime, here are actually the last varieties on the league's smartest quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Love 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( Three QBs dropped to answer.) Greg Auman is actually an NFL Reporter for FOX Sporting Activities. He formerly spent a years covering the Buccaneers for the Tampa Florida Bay Moments and also The Athletic. You can easily follow him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want excellent accounts provided straight to your inbox? Generate or log in to your FOX Athletics account, adhere to organizations, teams as well as gamers to acquire an individualized email list daily.] Obtain much more coming from National Football Organization Observe your faves to obtain information regarding games, headlines and also additional.