.Who's the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's a concern ready for discussion amongst supporters as well as pundits on the sporting activities talk shows. But we wished to receive the response right from the people in the most ideal posture to understand: true NFL quarterbacks.As part of FOX Sporting activities' Quarterback Confidential, which our team'll present in full on Thursday, we questioned 38 NFL QBs anonymously throughout training school and also the preseason. The first concern we inquired was actually straightforward: Who's the smartest quarterback of all? Some QBs could possibly respond to based on in person understanding, some depended on well-earned credibility and reputations, but after a couple of secs to presume, nearly all provided keen responses. Within this scenario, what's very most intriguing could be who failed to appear among the leading vote-getters. (A lot more on that particular eventually.) The champion? One of the most knowledgeable quarterback in the league today, Aaron Rodgers, who at age 40 is going to make an effort once more to renew the New York Jets after skipping almost all of last period with a torn Achilles ligament. He is actually a Super Dish champ and also a four-time game MVP, so it might certainly not be actually unusual he gained the vote. Rodgers was named through 15 of our quarterback participants." Our company played against him my novice year, and also it was thus great," one QB said. "You 'd hear tales concerning his IQ and his means of finding and knowing the video game. Yet to view it face to face, the means he ran, merely palm signals ... his entire procedure was smooth and tranquil, like he will done it a thousand times. I mean, he has." A near second along with 12 ballots was the Rams' Matthew Stafford, now 36 and also entering his 16th season. Stafford's smarts are actually renowned enough that a person young quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic credit rating from 2009. The QB remembered Stafford racking up a 39, however truthfully it was merely a 38-- which is still exceptional for any non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." Just how he moves individuals around the field, and also his expertise of every thing happening at one time," one quarterback claimed of Stafford." The means he can easily adjust on the fly, only enjoying him play live, he has a wonderful taste of all the details of the posture," said another.Another quarterback, not understanding the end products of our panel, accurately analyzed the best pair of, taking note an essential variation in what creates each great." It's between Matthew Stafford and also Aaron Rodgers," he discussed. "Aaron accomplishes this a lot freestyling, but Matthew within the body is actually very good." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was a distant 3rd along with three ballots. In total amount, eight quarterbacks were actually called, including much more youthful players like the Packers' Jordan Passion and also the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's probably most shocking is actually that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the three Super Dish wins as well as 3 Super Bowl MVPs-- was named through just one quarterback." I understand what form of outburst he operates, as well as the play phone calls are actually rather long," that QB stated. "What he performs is quite excellent." It is actually achievable that quarterbacks connect the Chiefs' objectionable sorcery more to move coach and also playcaller Andy Reid-- even more on that particular Tuesday. Mahomes perhaps would possess controlled if the inquiry were "Who's the best quarterback?" but our team wanted to delve a little deeper along with our concern. Our company'll possess much more superlatives this week as our team unveil the results of our survey. Meanwhile, here are the ultimate amounts on the league's smartest quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Passion 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( Three QBs declined to address.) Greg Auman is actually an NFL Media Reporter for FOX Sporting Activities. He earlier spent a many years dealing with the Buccaneers for the Tampa Bay Moments and The Athletic. You can follow him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want great tales delivered straight to your inbox? Generate or even log in to your FOX Athletics account, comply with games, staffs as well as gamers to receive a tailored bulletin daily.] Get a lot more coming from National Football Organization Observe your preferences to obtain info concerning games, updates and also more.