.Who is actually the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's a concern enriched for dispute among fans in addition to experts on the sports talk shows. But our experts intended to get the solution straight from the people in the very best position to know: genuine NFL quarterbacks.As portion of FOX Sports' Quarterback Confidential, which our team'll present completely on Thursday, our experts polled 38 NFL QBs anonymously during training camp as well as the preseason. The initial question our team talked to was simple: Who's the smartest quarterback of all? Some QBs could address based on first-hand understanding, some relied on well-earned credibilities, but after a couple of few seconds to presume, almost all offered enthusiastic reactions. In this scenario, what is actually most interesting may be who failed to appear amongst the best vote-getters. (Even more on that particular later on.) The winner? The best seasoned quarterback in the game today, Aaron Rodgers, that at grow older 40 will definitely attempt once more to renew the New York Jets after missing nearly all of last period with a torn Achilles tendon. He is actually a Super Dish champ as well as a four-time game MVP, so it might certainly not be actually unusual he succeeded the ballot. Rodgers was called by 15 of our quarterback participants." Our experts played against him my rookie year, and also it was actually thus trendy," one QB claimed. "You would certainly listen to accounts about his intelligence quotient as well as his technique of observing as well as knowing the activity. But to see it personally, the technique he functioned, merely palm signs ... his whole procedure was smooth and also restful, like he 'd performed it a million opportunities. I suggest, he has." A close second along with 12 ballots was actually the Rams' Matthew Stafford, currently 36 and also entering his 16th period. Stafford's smarts are actually renowned enough that one younger quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic score from 2009. The QB recollected Stafford racking up a 39, however truthfully it was merely a 38-- which is actually still outstanding for any kind of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." Just how he relocates folks around the area, as well as his expertise of every little thing happening at one time," one quarterback stated of Stafford." The way he can adjust on the fly, only seeing him play live, he possesses an excellent taste of all the complexities of the placement," claimed another.Another quarterback, certainly not understanding the end products of our panel, correctly evaluated the top pair of, noting a fundamental distinction in what makes each excellent." It is actually in between Matthew Stafford and also Aaron Rodgers," he detailed. "Aaron does this a lot freestyling, yet Matthew within the system is actually very great." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was actually a far-off third along with 3 ballots. In total, 8 quarterbacks were actually named, consisting of a lot younger players like the Packers' Jordan Love and the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's probably most astonishing is that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the 3 Super Dish wins and 3 Super Dish MVPs-- was actually called by just one quarterback." I recognize what type of outburst he operates, and the play phone calls are actually pretty long," that QB mentioned. "What he does is actually pretty exceptional." It's achievable that quarterbacks credit the Chiefs' offending wizardry even more to head instructor as well as playcaller Andy Reid-- a lot more on that Tuesday. Mahomes most likely will have controlled if the concern were actually "That's the most effective quarterback?" yet our company wished to explore a little bit of much deeper along with our inquiry. Our experts'll have a lot more superlatives this week as we reveal the outcomes of our survey. Meanwhile, here are the last varieties on the game's smartest quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Passion 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( Three QBs decreased to answer.) Greg Auman is an NFL Press Reporter for FOX Sports. He recently spent a years covering the Buccaneers for the Tampa Florida Bay Times and also The Athletic. You can follow him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want wonderful accounts supplied right to your inbox? Develop or even log in to your FOX Athletics account, follow organizations, staffs and players to obtain a tailored e-newsletter daily.] Acquire a lot more coming from National Football Organization Observe your favorites to obtain info regarding video games, information and also even more.