.That is actually the most intelligent quarterback in the NFL?It's an inquiry enriched for debate amongst followers and also experts on the sports talk shows. However our team intended to obtain the solution directly from people in the very best setting to know: actual NFL quarterbacks.As part of FOX Sporting activities' Quarterback Confidential, which our company'll roll out completely on Thursday, we polled 38 NFL QBs anonymously during the course of training camp and the preseason. The very first question our team talked to was actually simple: That's the most intelligent quarterback of all? Some QBs could possibly respond to based upon in person understanding, some counted on well-earned reputations, yet after a few few seconds to presume, almost all delivered enthusiastic reactions. Within this situation, what is actually very most exciting might be who didn't appear among the leading vote-getters. (More about that eventually.) The champion? The best professional quarterback in the game today, Aaron Rodgers, who at grow older 40 will attempt again to reanimate the New york city Planes after missing mostly all of final time with a torn Achilles tendon. He is actually a Super Dish champ and a four-time league MVP, so it might certainly not be actually unexpected he won the vote. Rodgers was actually named by 15 of our quarterback respondents." We bet him my novice year, as well as it was actually therefore awesome," one QB said. "You will listen to stories about his IQ and his technique of seeing and also comprehending the activity. But to see it face to face, the means he operated, merely palm indicators ... his entire operation lay as well as restful, like he will performed it a million times. I mean, he possesses." A near second along with 12 votes was actually the Rams' Matthew Stafford, now 36 as well as entering his 16th period. Stafford's smarts are renowned sufficient that one younger quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic score coming from 2009. The QB recalled Stafford scoring a 39, however in truth it was actually only a 38-- which is still excellent for any kind of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." How he moves folks around the industry, and his knowledge of everything happening at one time," one quarterback pointed out of Stafford." The means he can easily readjust on the fly, only enjoying him participate in live, he has a wonderful feel for all the details of the setting," stated another.Another quarterback, not understanding the outcomes of our board, the right way analyzed the top pair of, noting a basic distinction in what makes each terrific." It's in between Matthew Stafford and Aaron Rodgers," he explained. "Aaron accomplishes this much freestyling, however Matthew within the unit is extremely really good." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was actually a distant third with 3 votes. In overall, 8 quarterbacks were actually named, consisting of much more youthful gamers like the Packers' Jordan Love and also the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's maybe very most unexpected is actually that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the three Super Dish succeeds and also three Super Dish MVPs-- was actually named by just one quarterback." I know what form of offense he runs, and the play phone calls are fairly long," that QB mentioned. "What he performs is actually rather impressive." It's achievable that quarterbacks associate the Chiefs' outrageous wizardry much more to head instructor as well as playcaller Andy Reid-- a lot more about that Tuesday. Mahomes possibly will have controlled if the inquiry were actually "Who is actually the very best quarterback?" but our experts wished to explore a little deeper along with our inquiry. Our experts'll possess many more superlatives recently as we unveil the results of our poll. In the meantime, listed below are the ultimate varieties 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 address.) Greg Auman is actually an NFL Media Reporter for FOX Sporting Activities. He formerly spent a many years covering the Buccaneers for the Tampa Bay Bay Times and The Athletic. You can observe him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want terrific accounts supplied right to your inbox? Generate or even log in to your FOX Sports profile, observe games, crews and also gamers to obtain a personalized bulletin daily.] Receive even more from National Volleyball Organization Follow your faves to get information concerning video games, information as well as more.