.That is actually the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's a concern ripe for dispute one of fans and also pundits on the sporting activities chat. However our experts wanted to obtain the solution straight from the people in the most ideal placement to know: real NFL quarterbacks.As component of FOX Sports' Quarterback Confidential, which our team'll roll out in full on Thursday, our company questioned 38 NFL QBs anonymously in the course of training school and the preseason. The first concern our experts inquired was easy: That is actually the most intelligent quarterback of all? Some QBs could answer based upon first-hand know-how, some relied upon well-earned online reputations, however after a handful of secs to believe, nearly all given impassioned actions. In this particular scenario, what is actually most appealing could be that failed to show up among the leading vote-getters. (A lot more on that particular eventually.) The champion? The absolute most professional quarterback in the game today, Aaron Rodgers, that at grow older 40 is going to attempt once again to resurrect the The big apple Planes after missing out on nearly all of last time along with a torn Achilles tendon. He's a Super Dish champ as well as a four-time league MVP, so it may not be actually unusual he succeeded the ballot. Rodgers was called by 15 of our quarterback respondents." Our company played against him my rookie year, as well as it was so great," one QB pointed out. "You would certainly listen to accounts regarding his IQ and also his way of seeing as well as knowing the game. But to see it personally, the technique he operated, only hand signs ... his entire function lay and calm, like he would certainly performed it a thousand opportunities. I mean, he has." A close second with 12 ballots was the Rams' Matthew Stafford, currently 36 and also entering his 16th period. Stafford's smarts are actually renowned sufficient that one youthful quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic score from 2009. The QB remembered Stafford scoring a 39, however in truth it was actually simply a 38-- which is still superior for any sort of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." Exactly how he relocates individuals around the area, as well as his expertise of everything going on at one time," one quarterback mentioned of Stafford." The technique he can change on the fly, only seeing him participate in live, he has a great feel for all the intricacies of the placement," said another.Another quarterback, not recognizing the outcomes of our panel, appropriately assessed the leading two, taking note an essential difference in what makes each terrific." It is actually in between Matthew Stafford and Aaron Rodgers," he detailed. "Aaron does this much freestyling, yet Matthew within the body is actually exceptionally really good." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was actually a far-off 3rd with three votes. In overall, eight quarterbacks were actually called, featuring a lot more youthful players like the Packers' Jordan Love as well as the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's perhaps most astonishing is that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the 3 Super Bowl wins and three Super Dish MVPs-- was actually named through just one quarterback." I understand what type of outburst he operates, and also the play telephone calls are actually fairly long," that QB mentioned. "What he performs is actually rather outstanding." It is actually feasible that quarterbacks connect the Chiefs' offending wizardry extra to head coach and also playcaller Andy Reid-- a lot more about that Tuesday. Mahomes possibly would have controlled if the inquiry were "That is actually the most effective quarterback?" yet our company wished to dive a little bit of much deeper with our inquiry. Our company'll have many more superlatives today as our company introduce the results of our survey. In the meantime, here are the last amounts on the league's smartest quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Passion 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( 3 QBs decreased to answer.) Greg Auman is an NFL Media Reporter for FOX Sporting Activities. He previously invested a many years dealing with the Buccaneers for the Tampa Gulf Times and also The Athletic. You can follow him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want great tales supplied straight to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports profile, follow games, teams and gamers to get a customized newsletter daily.] Acquire even more from National Football Game Follow your preferences to receive details regarding activities, information and additional.