.Who is actually the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's an inquiry ready for debate amongst followers and also experts on the sports talk shows. Yet our company wanted to obtain the response right coming from individuals in the most effective placement to understand: actual NFL quarterbacks.As portion of FOX Sports' Quarterback Confidential, which our experts'll roll out completely on Thursday, our company surveyed 38 NFL QBs anonymously during the course of training camp and the preseason. The initial concern our company inquired was actually simple: Who's the smartest quarterback of all? Some QBs could possibly address based upon first-hand knowledge, some relied on well-earned track records, yet after a few seconds to assume, nearly all used zealous feedbacks. Within this situation, what's very most intriguing could be who didn't appear among the top vote-getters. (A lot more on that eventually.) The winner? One of the most expert quarterback in the league today, Aaron Rodgers, who at age 40 will make an effort once more to resurrect the Nyc Planes after overlooking mostly all of last period along with a torn Achilles ligament. He's a Super Dish champ as well as a four-time league MVP, so it might certainly not be astonishing he gained the vote. Rodgers was called through 15 of our quarterback participants." Our company bet him my newbie year, as well as it was actually thus great," one QB said. "You would certainly listen to stories regarding his intelligence quotient as well as his means of finding as well as knowing the game. Yet to observe it in person, the way he worked, simply palm indicators ... his whole procedure lay as well as tranquil, like he 'd performed it a thousand times. I suggest, he possesses." A near second along with 12 votes was the Rams' Matthew Stafford, right now 36 as well as entering his 16th time. Stafford's smarts are actually renowned sufficient that one youthful quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic score from 2009. The QB remembered Stafford racking up a 39, however actually it was merely a 38-- which is actually still impressive for any non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." How he moves individuals around the industry, as well as his knowledge of every little thing taking place at one time," one quarterback mentioned of Stafford." The means he may change on the fly, merely watching him participate in real-time, he possesses a fantastic sample of all the ins and outs of the posture," claimed another.Another quarterback, not knowing the end products of our panel, correctly analyzed the leading 2, keeping in mind a vital variation in what creates each terrific." It is actually in between Matthew Stafford and also Aaron Rodgers," he described. "Aaron accomplishes this a lot freestyling, however Matthew within the unit is remarkably excellent." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was actually a distant 3rd along with 3 votes. In overall, eight quarterbacks were named, including a lot younger gamers like the Packers' Jordan Love and also the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's possibly very most surprising is actually that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the three Super Dish gains and also three Super Dish MVPs-- was actually called through a single quarterback." I recognize what kind of outburst he runs, and the play telephone calls are actually quite long," that QB mentioned. "What he performs is quite outstanding." It is actually possible that quarterbacks connect the Chiefs' offending magic more to move coach as well as playcaller Andy Reid-- more about that Tuesday. Mahomes probably will have controlled if the concern were "That's the most effective quarterback?" yet our experts wished to dig a little bit of deeper with our concern. Our experts'll possess many more superlatives this week as our experts unveil the outcomes of our survey. For now, below are actually the last varieties on the organization'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 answer.) Greg Auman is an NFL Press Reporter for FOX Sporting Activities. He previously devoted a years dealing with the Buccaneers for the Tampa Gulf Moments and The Athletic. You can follow him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want terrific tales delivered right to your inbox? Make or log in to your FOX Sports profile, comply with leagues, staffs as well as players to acquire a tailored e-newsletter daily.] Receive more coming from National Soccer Game Follow your preferences to acquire information regarding activities, updates and more.