.That is actually the most intelligent quarterback in the NFL?It's a question mature for dispute among enthusiasts in addition to pundits on the sports talk shows. Yet we would like to get the answer straight from people in the very best position to understand: actual NFL quarterbacks.As component of FOX Sports' Quarterback Confidential, which our team'll turn out in full on Thursday, our team polled 38 NFL QBs anonymously in the course of training camp and the preseason. The initial concern our experts inquired was straightforward: Who's the smartest quarterback of all? Some QBs could possibly answer based upon first-hand understanding, some relied upon well-earned reputations, but after a couple of seconds to believe, nearly all used red-hot actions. Within this case, what is actually most intriguing could be that didn't turn up amongst the top vote-getters. (More on that particular later on.) The victor? The most knowledgeable quarterback in the game today, Aaron Rodgers, that at age 40 will certainly try once again to reanimate the Nyc Planes after missing nearly all of last period along with a torn Achilles ligament. He's a Super Dish champ and a four-time game MVP, so it might certainly not be unexpected he succeeded the ballot. Rodgers was actually named by 15 of our quarterback participants." Our team played against him my novice year, and also it was actually thus amazing," one QB stated. "You will listen to stories about his IQ and his method of finding and also understanding the video game. Yet to observe it personally, the way he functioned, just hand signals ... his whole operation was smooth and also calm, like he 'd performed it a million times. I indicate, he possesses." A close 2nd with 12 ballots was actually the Rams' Matthew Stafford, right now 36 as well as entering his 16th period. Stafford's smarts are renowned good enough that younger quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic credit rating coming from 2009. The QB remembered Stafford racking up a 39, however actually it was just a 38-- which is actually still exceptional for any non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." How he relocates people around the industry, and also his understanding of everything happening at once," one quarterback said of Stafford." The means he can easily change on the fly, merely seeing him participate in real-time, he has a fantastic sample of all the complexities of the position," said another.Another quarterback, not recognizing the final results of our panel, accurately examined the top pair of, noting a key difference in what creates each fantastic." It's in between Matthew Stafford and Aaron Rodgers," he detailed. "Aaron accomplishes this a lot freestyling, however Matthew within the body is actually remarkably excellent." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was a far-off 3rd along with 3 ballots. In total, 8 quarterbacks were actually named, consisting of much younger players like the Packers' Jordan Passion and the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's possibly very most unusual is actually that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the three Super Dish wins and 3 Super Dish MVPs-- was called by only one quarterback." I understand what kind of outburst he runs, and also the play calls are pretty long," that QB pointed out. "What he carries out is pretty excellent." It is actually feasible that quarterbacks attribute the Chiefs' objectionable magic extra to head train and playcaller Andy Reid-- more on that Tuesday. Mahomes probably would have dominated if the inquiry were actually "Who's the best quarterback?" however our experts desired to dig a little bit of much deeper along with our inquiry. We'll possess a lot more superlatives recently as our experts introduce the results of our questionnaire. In the meantime, listed here are actually the ultimate varieties on the game's smartest quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Love 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( Three QBs dropped to respond to.) Greg Auman is actually an NFL Reporter for FOX Sporting Activities. He recently spent a many years dealing with the Buccaneers for the Tampa Bay Gulf Times as well as The Athletic. You can easily follow him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want wonderful accounts provided right to your inbox? Produce or even log in to your FOX Athletics profile, comply with leagues, crews and players to get a customized e-newsletter daily.] Obtain even more coming from National Volleyball Organization Observe your preferences to receive relevant information concerning video games, updates and more.