.That's the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's a question mature for dispute among supporters as well as experts on the sports talk shows. However our team wanted to acquire the answer right coming from the people in the most ideal setting to know: actual NFL quarterbacks.As part of FOX Sports' Quarterback Confidential, which our team'll turn out in full on Thursday, our team polled 38 NFL QBs anonymously during the course of training camp and the preseason. The 1st inquiry our company asked was simple: Who is actually the smartest quarterback of all? Some QBs can respond to based on first-hand understanding, some relied upon well-earned images, however after a few secs to presume, nearly all provided zealous feedbacks. In this particular instance, what's very most fascinating might be who didn't turn up one of the top vote-getters. (Even more on that particular later on.) The champion? The most seasoned quarterback in the organization today, Aaron Rodgers, that at age 40 will attempt once more to renew the The big apple Planes after skipping nearly all of final period along with a torn Achilles tendon. He is actually a Super Dish champ and also a four-time league MVP, so it might not be unusual he won the vote. Rodgers was named through 15 of our quarterback participants." Our team bet him my novice year, and it was actually therefore trendy," one QB stated. "You 'd hear tales about his intelligence quotient and his method of viewing and also understanding the activity. However to find it personally, the method he functioned, only hand signs ... his whole procedure lay and calm, like he would certainly performed it a million opportunities. I suggest, he possesses." A close second with 12 votes was the Rams' Matthew Stafford, currently 36 as well as entering his 16th period. Stafford's smarts are actually renowned good enough that people youthful quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic credit rating coming from 2009. The QB recalled Stafford scoring a 39, however actually it was only a 38-- which is actually still impressive for any type of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." Exactly how he moves people around the area, and also his knowledge of every thing taking place at one time," one quarterback said of Stafford." The way he may change on the fly, only watching him play online, he has a great feel for all the ins and outs of the position," pointed out another.Another quarterback, certainly not knowing the end products of our panel, accurately examined the top 2, keeping in mind a basic difference in what makes each excellent." It is actually in between Matthew Stafford as well as Aaron Rodgers," he explained. "Aaron accomplishes this much freestyling, but Matthew within the system is exceptionally excellent." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was a distant third with 3 votes. In total amount, 8 quarterbacks were named, consisting of a lot more youthful gamers like the Packers' Jordan Passion and also the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's probably most unusual is actually that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the 3 Super Bowl wins and three Super Bowl MVPs-- was actually named by just one quarterback." I understand what form of offense he manages, and also the play phone calls are quite long," that QB claimed. "What he performs is quite exceptional." It's achievable that quarterbacks connect the Chiefs' offending sorcery even more to head coach as well as playcaller Andy Reid-- extra on that particular Tuesday. Mahomes possibly will possess controlled if the inquiry were actually "Who is actually the best quarterback?" however our team wished to dig a little bit of much deeper along with our question. We'll possess a lot more superlatives today as we introduce the end results of our poll. In the meantime, here are actually the ultimate amounts on the league's most intelligent quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Affection 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( 3 QBs declined to address.) Greg Auman is an NFL Media Reporter for FOX Sports. He previously spent a years covering the Buccaneers for the Tampa Fl Bay Times and also The Athletic. You can observe him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want excellent stories provided right to your inbox? Generate or even log in to your FOX Sports profile, adhere to leagues, staffs as well as players to acquire a tailored e-newsletter daily.] Get extra from National Soccer League Follow your faves to obtain information concerning activities, information and more.