.Who is actually the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's a question ripe for discussion one of followers along with pundits on the sports talk shows. Yet our company intended to get the solution right from people in the very best position to know: real NFL quarterbacks.As aspect of FOX Sporting activities' Quarterback Confidential, which our company'll turn out completely on Thursday, we surveyed 38 NFL QBs anonymously during training camp as well as the preseason. The 1st question our company inquired was simple: Who is actually the smartest quarterback of all? Some QBs might respond to based upon original understanding, some relied on well-earned credibilities, yet after a handful of seconds to assume, nearly all delivered impassioned feedbacks. Within this scenario, what is actually very most intriguing might be who really did not turn up one of the best vote-getters. (Much more about that eventually.) The champion? The most skilled quarterback in the game today, Aaron Rodgers, who at grow older 40 will certainly attempt once more to reanimate the New york city Jets after missing nearly all of final period along with a torn Achilles ligament. He is actually a Super Dish champ and a four-time game MVP, so it may not be astonishing he succeeded the ballot. Rodgers was actually called by 15 of our quarterback participants." We bet him my newbie year, and also it was so awesome," one QB claimed. "You 'd listen to accounts concerning his IQ and his technique of observing as well as knowing the activity. Yet to observe it face to face, the means he ran, merely palm indicators ... his whole procedure lay as well as restful, like he will done it a thousand times. I imply, he possesses." A close second with 12 ballots was the Rams' Matthew Stafford, now 36 as well as entering his 16th season. Stafford's smarts are actually renowned good enough that young quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic credit rating coming from 2009. The QB recollected Stafford scoring a 39, however truthfully it was actually only a 38-- which is actually still exceptional for any type of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." Just how he relocates people around the industry, and his know-how of whatever happening at one time," one quarterback pointed out of Stafford." The means he can easily adjust on the fly, simply viewing him play live, he possesses a fantastic feel for all the ins and outs of the setting," pointed out another.Another quarterback, not understanding the results of our board, appropriately analyzed the top pair of, keeping in mind a basic variation in what makes each excellent." It is actually between Matthew Stafford and Aaron Rodgers," he revealed. "Aaron does so much freestyling, yet Matthew within the device is actually exceptionally great." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was actually a distant third with three votes. In total amount, 8 quarterbacks were called, consisting of a lot younger players like the Packers' Jordan Passion and also the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's probably very most astonishing is actually that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the three Super Dish gains and 3 Super Bowl MVPs-- was called through only one quarterback." I recognize what kind of offense he runs, as well as the play calls are rather long," that QB stated. "What he carries out is fairly exceptional." It is actually achievable that quarterbacks credit the Chiefs' repulsive magic much more to head instructor and also playcaller Andy Reid-- extra about that Tuesday. Mahomes perhaps will have controlled if the concern were actually "That is actually the very best quarterback?" however our team desired to delve a little bit of deeper with our question. We'll have a lot more superlatives this week as our company introduce the results of our survey. In the meantime, listed below are the final varieties on the league's most intelligent quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Passion 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( 3 QBs dropped to respond to.) Greg Auman is an NFL Reporter for FOX Sporting Activities. He previously devoted a years covering the Buccaneers for the Tampa Florida Bay Moments as well as The Athletic. You can observe him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want excellent tales delivered right to your inbox? Generate or visit to your FOX Athletics account, comply with games, staffs as well as players to obtain a personalized e-newsletter daily.] Obtain a lot more from National Soccer Game Follow your favorites to get details regarding video games, information and also more.