.That's the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's a question ripe for controversy amongst fans along with pundits on the sporting activities talk shows. But our company wanted to get the solution straight from individuals in the most effective placement to know: real NFL quarterbacks.As portion of FOX Sporting activities' Quarterback Confidential, which our company'll roll out completely on Thursday, we polled 38 NFL QBs anonymously in the course of training school and the preseason. The first concern our company asked was basic: Who's the most intelligent quarterback of all? Some QBs could possibly respond to based upon first-hand knowledge, some counted on well-earned online reputations, however after a handful of seconds to think, nearly all delivered zealous feedbacks. In this particular case, what is actually very most exciting might be that failed to show up amongst the leading vote-getters. (A lot more about that later.) The champion? One of the most expert quarterback in the league today, Aaron Rodgers, who at age 40 will certainly make an effort once again to reanimate the New york city Jets after skipping mostly all of last period along with a torn Achilles ligament. He's a Super Dish champ and a four-time league MVP, so it might not be actually unusual he succeeded the vote. Rodgers was named by 15 of our quarterback respondents." Our team bet him my rookie year, as well as it was actually thus awesome," one QB claimed. "You 'd listen to tales concerning his intelligence as well as his method of viewing as well as recognizing the game. But to find it face to face, the technique he ran, merely palm signs ... his whole function lay and restful, like he will performed it a million times. I indicate, he has." A close 2nd with 12 ballots was the Rams' Matthew Stafford, now 36 and entering his 16th period. Stafford's smarts are renowned enough that people young quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic credit rating from 2009. The QB recollected Stafford racking up a 39, however actually it was actually just a 38-- which is actually still excellent for any kind of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." Exactly how he moves people around the field, as well as his know-how of everything happening at once," one quarterback claimed of Stafford." The way he may readjust on the fly, merely seeing him participate in online, he possesses a great sample of all the ins and outs of the position," stated another.Another quarterback, certainly not understanding the results of our door, the right way examined the top pair of, noting an essential difference in what creates each wonderful." It's between Matthew Stafford and also Aaron Rodgers," he discussed. "Aaron does so a lot freestyling, yet Matthew within the unit is incredibly excellent." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was a remote third along with three votes. In total amount, 8 quarterbacks were called, including much more youthful gamers like the Packers' Jordan Love and the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's possibly most unusual is that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the 3 Super Dish gains as well as 3 Super Dish MVPs-- was called through only one quarterback." I understand what type of outburst he operates, as well as the play phone calls are actually fairly long," that QB said. "What he carries out is pretty impressive." It is actually feasible that quarterbacks credit the Chiefs' repulsive wizardry extra to head trainer and also playcaller Andy Reid-- extra about that Tuesday. Mahomes perhaps will possess dominated if the inquiry were "That's the greatest quarterback?" yet we would like to delve a little bit of deeper with our concern. We'll have a lot more superlatives recently as we reveal the outcomes of our questionnaire. Meanwhile, 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 answer.) Greg Auman is an NFL Reporter for FOX Sporting Activities. He formerly devoted a many years dealing with the Buccaneers for the Tampa Bay Moments as well as The Athletic. You may observe him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want great stories delivered straight to your inbox? Generate or even visit to your FOX Sports account, comply with games, staffs as well as players to acquire a personalized email list daily.] Obtain more from National Volleyball Organization Follow your favorites to obtain info concerning activities, updates and additional.