.That's the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's an inquiry mature for discussion one of followers as well as experts on the sporting activities chat. However our company desired to get the solution directly from people in the best placement to recognize: true NFL quarterbacks.As part of FOX Sporting activities' Quarterback Confidential, which we'll turn out in full on Thursday, our team questioned 38 NFL QBs anonymously during training camp and also the preseason. The 1st concern our company talked to was actually basic: Who is actually the most intelligent quarterback of all? Some QBs could possibly answer based on original understanding, some relied upon well-earned images, however after a handful of few seconds to presume, nearly all offered enthusiastic reactions. Within this instance, what's most appealing may be that really did not show up amongst the best vote-getters. (More on that later on.) The victor? The most knowledgeable quarterback in the game today, Aaron Rodgers, who at grow older 40 will certainly attempt once again to reanimate the New york city Jets after skipping mostly all of final season with a torn Achilles ligament. He is actually a Super Bowl champ and a four-time game MVP, so it may certainly not be actually astonishing he succeeded the vote. Rodgers was actually named by 15 of our quarterback participants." Our team bet him my novice year, as well as it was thus awesome," one QB claimed. "You will listen to accounts regarding his IQ and his technique of viewing and recognizing the activity. Yet to see it face to face, the way he functioned, only hand signs ... his whole procedure lay and restful, like he 'd performed it a million opportunities. I mean, he has." A near second with 12 votes was actually the Rams' Matthew Stafford, now 36 as well as entering his 16th period. Stafford's smarts are renowned sufficient that people young quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic score coming from 2009. The QB recalled Stafford scoring a 39, though actually it was simply a 38-- which is still superior for any sort of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." Just how he relocates people around the field, as well as his knowledge of whatever taking place at once," one quarterback said of Stafford." The means he may change on the fly, simply enjoying him play online, he possesses a great taste of all the intricacies of the posture," said another.Another quarterback, not knowing the outcomes of our board, correctly analyzed the top two, taking note a key variation in what creates each fantastic." It is actually in between Matthew Stafford and also Aaron Rodgers," he explained. "Aaron accomplishes this much freestyling, yet Matthew within the device is remarkably great." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was a distant 3rd with three votes. In total amount, 8 quarterbacks were actually named, consisting of a lot more youthful players like the Packers' Jordan Passion and also the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's maybe very most unusual is actually that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the three Super Bowl wins as well as 3 Super Dish MVPs-- was actually named by a single quarterback." I recognize what form of outburst he manages, and also the play phone calls are actually quite long," that QB claimed. "What he performs is fairly impressive." It is actually achievable that quarterbacks associate the Chiefs' annoying sorcery extra to move train and also playcaller Andy Reid-- much more about that Tuesday. Mahomes perhaps will possess controlled if the concern were "Who's the best quarterback?" however we wished to explore a little bit of deeper with our concern. We'll have much more superlatives recently as we introduce the results of our study. For now, here are actually the last varieties on the game's most intelligent 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 Press Reporter for FOX Sporting Activities. He earlier devoted a many years dealing with the Buccaneers for the Tampa Fl Bay Times as well as The Athletic. You can easily follow him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want terrific tales provided straight to your inbox? Create or even visit to your FOX Athletics account, follow leagues, crews and gamers to receive a customized bulletin daily.] Receive even more coming from National Football Organization Follow your favorites to receive details concerning games, news as well as additional.