.That's the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's a concern ready for dispute among followers in addition to pundits on the sporting activities chat. But our team wanted to obtain the solution right coming from the people in the most effective posture to recognize: actual NFL quarterbacks.As aspect of FOX Sporting activities' Quarterback Confidential, which our experts'll roll out completely on Thursday, our company surveyed 38 NFL QBs anonymously in the course of training camp and also the preseason. The very first question we talked to was straightforward: That's the most intelligent quarterback of all? Some QBs can answer based upon first-hand understanding, some relied on well-earned images, however after a couple of seconds to believe, almost all supplied impassioned responses. In this particular scenario, what is actually very most intriguing might be that failed to show up one of the best vote-getters. (A lot more about that eventually.) The victor? The best experienced quarterback in the game today, Aaron Rodgers, that at grow older 40 will definitely attempt again to resurrect the The big apple Planes after missing nearly all of last period along with a torn Achilles ligament. He is actually a Super Dish champ and also a four-time league MVP, so it might certainly not be actually unexpected he gained the ballot. Rodgers was called by 15 of our quarterback respondents." Our experts played against him my rookie year, and it was actually therefore amazing," one QB said. "You 'd listen to tales about his intelligence as well as his technique of finding and understanding the activity. Yet to view it face to face, the means he ran, simply hand signals ... his whole function was smooth and also restful, like he would certainly done it a thousand times. I mean, he possesses." A close second along with 12 votes was actually the Rams' Matthew Stafford, right now 36 as well as entering his 16th period. Stafford's smarts are renowned good enough that one young quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic rating coming from 2009. The QB recollected Stafford scoring a 39, however in reality it was actually simply a 38-- which is still impressive for any type of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." How he relocates people around the industry, and his expertise of every little thing happening at one time," one quarterback claimed of Stafford." The way he can easily change on the fly, merely enjoying him play online, he possesses an excellent taste of all the intricacies of the placement," claimed another.Another quarterback, certainly not understanding the results of our board, appropriately determined the leading two, noting a basic distinction in what makes each fantastic." It is actually between Matthew Stafford and also Aaron Rodgers," he clarified. "Aaron does so a lot freestyling, yet Matthew within the body is actually extremely good." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was actually a far-off third along with 3 votes. In overall, 8 quarterbacks were named, including much younger gamers like the Packers' Jordan Passion as well as the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's maybe most shocking is actually that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the 3 Super Dish wins and also 3 Super Dish MVPs-- was actually named by just one quarterback." I recognize what sort of offense he runs, and also the play telephone calls are actually quite long," that QB stated. "What he performs is actually quite remarkable." It is actually feasible that quarterbacks attribute the Chiefs' offending sorcery more to move train and playcaller Andy Reid-- even more on that Tuesday. Mahomes most likely would have controlled if the concern were actually "Who's the most effective quarterback?" however we intended to explore a little bit of much deeper along with our concern. Our company'll possess much more superlatives recently as we introduce the end results of our survey. In the meantime, listed below are actually the ultimate 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 decreased to answer.) Greg Auman is an NFL Reporter for FOX Sports. He previously devoted a decade covering the Buccaneers for the Tampa Florida Gulf Moments and also The Athletic. You can observe him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want great accounts provided right to your inbox? Make or even log in to your FOX Sports account, adhere to games, staffs and players to get a tailored email list daily.] Receive extra from National Football League Follow your favorites to get details regarding games, headlines and also more.