.That is actually the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's a concern mature for argument one of followers as well as pundits on the sports talk shows. However our company intended to obtain the response directly coming from individuals in the greatest posture to understand: true NFL quarterbacks.As aspect of FOX Sporting activities' Quarterback Confidential, which our company'll turn out in full on Thursday, our experts questioned 38 NFL QBs anonymously during training school as well as the preseason. The initial question we asked was straightforward: Who is actually the smartest quarterback of all? Some QBs could possibly answer based on first-hand understanding, some relied on well-earned reputations, yet after a couple of seconds to believe, almost all supplied impassioned reactions. Within this situation, what's very most intriguing may be who failed to show up amongst the best vote-getters. (Even more on that later.) The victor? One of the most experienced quarterback in the organization today, Aaron Rodgers, who at age 40 will make an effort again to resurrect the New york city Jets after missing out on almost all of last season with a torn Achilles ligament. He is actually a Super Bowl champ as well as a four-time organization MVP, so it may certainly not be astonishing he gained the vote. Rodgers was actually named by 15 of our quarterback participants." Our company played against him my rookie year, as well as it was actually thus cool," one QB claimed. "You will hear accounts concerning his intelligence and his means of finding and also recognizing the game. Yet to observe it in person, the method he operated, only hand signals ... his whole function lay and also tranquil, like he would certainly done it a thousand opportunities. I indicate, he possesses." A close second along with 12 votes was the Rams' Matthew Stafford, right now 36 as well as entering his 16th season. Stafford's smarts are renowned sufficient that people young quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic credit rating from 2009. The QB recalled Stafford scoring a 39, however in reality it was actually merely a 38-- which is still impressive for any type of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." Just how he moves folks around the area, and his knowledge of everything going on at once," one quarterback said of Stafford." The technique he can readjust on the fly, only watching him participate in online, he has a terrific taste of all the ins and outs of the posture," said another.Another quarterback, certainly not understanding the final results of our panel, accurately evaluated the best two, noting a fundamental distinction in what makes each terrific." It's between Matthew Stafford and Aaron Rodgers," he detailed. "Aaron accomplishes this much freestyling, but Matthew within the system is actually very good." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was a far-off third with three ballots. In total amount, 8 quarterbacks were actually named, featuring a lot more youthful gamers like the Packers' Jordan Passion as well as the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's maybe most unusual is actually that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the 3 Super Bowl gains and also three Super Bowl MVPs-- was actually named by just one quarterback." I recognize what sort of outburst he manages, and also the play calls are actually quite long," that QB mentioned. "What he does is rather outstanding." It's possible that quarterbacks credit the Chiefs' offensive magic even more to head trainer and playcaller Andy Reid-- even more on that particular Tuesday. Mahomes perhaps would possess dominated if the inquiry were "That's the best quarterback?" but we desired to explore a little bit of much deeper with our question. We'll have many more superlatives today as we reveal the results of our study. Meanwhile, listed here are actually the final varieties on the game's smartest quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Passion 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( 3 QBs dropped to address.) Greg Auman is an NFL Reporter for FOX Sports. He formerly spent a years covering the Buccaneers for the Tampa Florida Gulf Moments and also The Athletic. You can follow him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want great stories delivered straight to your inbox? Develop or even log in to your FOX Athletics account, adhere to games, teams and also gamers to get a personalized email list daily.] Get extra coming from National Soccer League Follow your faves to receive relevant information regarding activities, information and more.