.That's the most intelligent quarterback in the NFL?It's an inquiry mature for discussion one of fans as well as experts on the sports talk shows. However our company intended to get the response straight from the people in the best placement to recognize: genuine NFL quarterbacks.As portion of FOX Sports' Quarterback Confidential, which our team'll roll out completely on Thursday, our experts polled 38 NFL QBs anonymously during the course of training school and the preseason. The 1st inquiry our team inquired was easy: Who's the smartest quarterback of all? Some QBs could possibly address based on in person knowledge, some relied upon well-earned track records, but after a handful of few seconds to think, nearly all given enthusiastic feedbacks. In this particular instance, what's most interesting might be who didn't turn up among the best vote-getters. (A lot more on that particular eventually.) The champion? The best seasoned quarterback in the league today, Aaron Rodgers, who at grow older 40 will definitely attempt once more to renew the New York Jets after missing almost all of final season along with a torn Achilles ligament. He's a Super Bowl champ as well as a four-time organization MVP, so it might certainly not be shocking he won the ballot. Rodgers was named through 15 of our quarterback respondents." Our experts played against him my newbie year, and also it was thus awesome," one QB said. "You 'd hear accounts concerning his IQ and also his technique of seeing and comprehending the video game. Yet to find it in person, the way he functioned, merely palm signs ... his whole procedure lay and also calm, like he will performed it a thousand times. I suggest, he possesses." A near second with 12 ballots was actually the Rams' Matthew Stafford, now 36 and entering his 16th time. Stafford's smarts are renowned enough that younger quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic score coming from 2009. The QB remembered Stafford racking up a 39, though in reality it was actually merely a 38-- which is actually still outstanding for any kind of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." Just how he relocates people around the industry, and his know-how of everything taking place at one time," one quarterback mentioned of Stafford." The method he can easily change on the fly, merely enjoying him play online, he has a terrific taste of all the ins and outs of the setting," stated another.Another quarterback, not recognizing the results of our door, correctly evaluated the top pair of, keeping in mind a fundamental distinction in what creates each great." It's in between Matthew Stafford and also Aaron Rodgers," he detailed. "Aaron accomplishes this much freestyling, but Matthew within the unit is remarkably great." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was actually a distant third with three votes. In overall, 8 quarterbacks were called, consisting of a lot younger gamers like the Packers' Jordan Passion and also the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's maybe very most shocking is that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the 3 Super Bowl wins as well as three Super Bowl MVPs-- was named through only one quarterback." I know what sort of outburst he manages, as well as the play telephone calls are actually fairly long," that QB said. "What he carries out is quite outstanding." It is actually feasible that quarterbacks credit the Chiefs' offending sorcery extra to move coach and also playcaller Andy Reid-- much more about that Tuesday. Mahomes most likely would possess dominated if the concern were "Who is actually the most ideal quarterback?" but our team would like to explore a little deeper along with our concern. Our team'll have a lot more superlatives today as we introduce the results of our poll. For now, below are the last amounts on the organization's smartest quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Love 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( 3 QBs declined to address.) Greg Auman is actually an NFL Reporter for FOX Sports. He earlier spent a decade dealing with the Buccaneers for the Tampa Florida Bay Moments and also The Athletic. You may follow him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want excellent accounts provided right to your inbox? Develop or visit to your FOX Sports account, comply with games, teams and also players to obtain a personalized bulletin daily.] Obtain even more coming from National Volleyball Organization Follow your preferences to get information concerning video games, headlines and also additional.