.Who's the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's a concern ready for argument amongst fans as well as experts on the sports talk shows. But our experts wanted to obtain the response directly coming from the people in the very best placement to understand: genuine NFL quarterbacks.As aspect of FOX Sporting activities' Quarterback Confidential, which our experts'll present completely on Thursday, our experts surveyed 38 NFL QBs anonymously throughout training camp as well as the preseason. The 1st inquiry we inquired was straightforward: Who's the most intelligent quarterback of all? Some QBs might answer based upon in person knowledge, some relied upon well-earned images, yet after a couple of seconds to think, almost all offered enthusiastic feedbacks. Within this scenario, what's very most interesting might be that failed to appear amongst the leading vote-getters. (Even more on that eventually.) The winner? One of the most seasoned quarterback in the game today, Aaron Rodgers, that at grow older 40 will definitely attempt once more to resurrect the New York Planes after skipping mostly all of last time along with a torn Achilles ligament. He's a Super Dish champ as well as a four-time league MVP, so it may not be actually unexpected he won the vote. Rodgers was called by 15 of our quarterback participants." Our team bet him my rookie year, as well as it was therefore awesome," one QB stated. "You 'd listen to tales concerning his intelligence and his method of finding and recognizing the video game. Yet to observe it in person, the way he worked, merely hand signs ... his entire procedure was smooth and restful, like he would certainly done it a thousand times. I imply, he has." A close 2nd along with 12 ballots was actually the Rams' Matthew Stafford, now 36 as well as entering his 16th season. Stafford's smarts are renowned enough that younger quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic rating from 2009. The QB recalled Stafford scoring a 39, however in truth it was just a 38-- which is actually still excellent for any type of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." How he moves individuals around the industry, as well as his know-how of everything going on at once," one quarterback stated of Stafford." The means he can adjust on the fly, merely enjoying him play online, he possesses a great taste of all the complexities of the position," claimed another.Another quarterback, not understanding the outcomes of our panel, accurately evaluated the best pair of, keeping in mind a vital distinction in what creates each wonderful." It is actually between Matthew Stafford as well as Aaron Rodgers," he explained. "Aaron accomplishes this a lot freestyling, however Matthew within the system is remarkably excellent." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was a remote 3rd with three votes. In total, 8 quarterbacks were actually called, featuring a lot more youthful gamers like the Packers' Jordan Passion as well as the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's maybe most astonishing is actually that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the 3 Super Dish gains and three Super Dish MVPs-- was actually named by only one quarterback." I recognize what sort of offense he operates, as well as the play phone calls are pretty long," that QB stated. "What he does is quite excellent." It is actually feasible that quarterbacks attribute the Chiefs' annoying wizardry extra to head train and also playcaller Andy Reid-- much more on that particular Tuesday. Mahomes possibly would have dominated if the question were actually "That is actually the very best quarterback?" however our team desired to delve a little bit of much deeper with our concern. We'll possess a lot more superlatives this week as we introduce the results of our study. Meanwhile, here are the final amounts on the game's smartest quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Love 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( 3 QBs dropped to address.) Greg Auman is an NFL Media Reporter for FOX Sporting Activities. He previously spent a years dealing with the Buccaneers for the Tampa Bay Bay Times as well as The Athletic. You can easily follow him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want fantastic accounts provided straight to your inbox? Make or log in to your FOX Sports profile, comply with games, staffs and players to get a personalized newsletter daily.] Obtain much more coming from National Volleyball Organization Observe your preferences to obtain information regarding games, updates and also additional.