.Who's the most intelligent quarterback in the NFL?It's a question mature for controversy one of enthusiasts along with experts on the sports talk shows. But our team would like to acquire the solution straight from the people in the greatest posture to understand: genuine NFL quarterbacks.As portion of FOX Sporting activities' Quarterback Confidential, which our company'll turn out completely on Thursday, our team polled 38 NFL QBs anonymously during the course of training school and the preseason. The initial question our experts inquired was basic: Who is actually the smartest quarterback of all? Some QBs might answer based on in person understanding, some relied on well-earned credibilities, but after a few secs to think, nearly all delivered enthusiastic reactions. In this particular case, what is actually very most appealing could be who failed to appear one of the leading vote-getters. (Much more about that eventually.) The victor? The most seasoned quarterback in the game today, Aaron Rodgers, who at grow older 40 will certainly attempt once more to resurrect the New york city Jets after missing nearly all of final season along with a torn Achilles tendon. He is actually a Super Dish champ and a four-time game MVP, so it might not be actually surprising he succeeded the vote. Rodgers was named through 15 of our quarterback respondents." We bet him my rookie year, and it was so awesome," one QB stated. "You will hear stories about his intelligence quotient and his means of observing as well as knowing the activity. However to observe it face to face, the method he functioned, just hand signals ... his whole function lay and also calm, like he 'd performed it a million opportunities. I suggest, he possesses." A near second along with 12 ballots was actually the Rams' Matthew Stafford, right now 36 as well as entering his 16th season. Stafford's smarts are actually renowned enough that a person younger quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic score from 2009. The QB recalled Stafford racking up a 39, however in truth it was just a 38-- which is actually still superior for any kind of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." Just how he moves folks around the field, as well as his know-how of everything taking place at one time," one quarterback claimed of Stafford." The technique he may adjust on the fly, simply viewing him participate in online, he has an excellent feel for all the complexities of the placement," claimed another.Another quarterback, not understanding the results of our panel, the right way determined the leading two, keeping in mind a key difference in what creates each terrific." It is actually between Matthew Stafford as well as Aaron Rodgers," he discussed. "Aaron does this much freestyling, yet Matthew within the body is remarkably excellent." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was a distant 3rd with 3 ballots. In overall, eight quarterbacks were actually called, including much more youthful players like the Packers' Jordan Passion as well as the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's possibly very most surprising is actually that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the 3 Super Bowl gains and also 3 Super Bowl MVPs-- was named through just one quarterback." I recognize what form of offense he operates, as well as the play phone calls are actually fairly long," that QB said. "What he does is pretty remarkable." It is actually possible that quarterbacks credit the Chiefs' outrageous magic a lot more to move coach and playcaller Andy Reid-- extra about that Tuesday. Mahomes possibly will have controlled if the concern were "Who's the greatest quarterback?" but our team desired to explore a little bit of much deeper with our question. Our team'll have a lot more superlatives today as our team unveil the end results of our study. Meanwhile, listed here are the last amounts on the league's smartest quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Affection 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( Three QBs decreased to respond to.) Greg Auman is an NFL Press Reporter for FOX Sports. He recently invested a many years dealing with the Buccaneers for the Tampa Gulf Times as well as The Athletic. You can observe him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want wonderful tales provided right to your inbox? Generate or visit to your FOX Sports account, follow organizations, groups and also players to obtain an individualized email list daily.] Acquire a lot more from National Volleyball Game Observe your preferences to acquire details regarding video games, updates and also more.