.That's the smartest quarterback in the NFL?It's a concern ripe for discussion among supporters along with pundits on the sporting activities talk shows. But we desired to receive the response directly coming from individuals in the very best placement to understand: actual NFL quarterbacks.As component of FOX Sporting activities' Quarterback Confidential, which our team'll turn out completely on Thursday, our company questioned 38 NFL QBs anonymously in the course of training camp and also the preseason. The initial concern our experts talked to was basic: Who's the smartest quarterback of all? Some QBs could possibly answer based upon original know-how, some counted on well-earned images, but after a few seconds to believe, almost all offered enthusiastic responses. In this scenario, what's most appealing may be who didn't turn up among the top vote-getters. (Even more on that later on.) The victor? The best expert quarterback in the game today, Aaron Rodgers, that at age 40 will definitely attempt once more to resurrect the The big apple Planes after missing out on nearly all of last period along with a torn Achilles tendon. He's a Super Bowl champ as well as a four-time game MVP, so it may certainly not be unusual he gained the ballot. Rodgers was named through 15 of our quarterback respondents." Our experts played against him my rookie year, and also it was therefore great," one QB claimed. "You 'd hear accounts regarding his intelligence quotient and also his technique of viewing as well as understanding the game. However to view it personally, the means he worked, merely palm indicators ... his whole procedure was smooth and also calm, like he would certainly done it a thousand opportunities. I mean, he has." A close 2nd with 12 votes was actually the Rams' Matthew Stafford, right now 36 and also entering his 16th season. Stafford's smarts are actually renowned good enough that a person younger quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic score from 2009. The QB recollected Stafford racking up a 39, however truthfully it was only a 38-- which is actually still exceptional for any kind of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." How he relocates individuals around the area, as well as his know-how of whatever going on at once," one quarterback said of Stafford." The technique he may readjust on the fly, only enjoying him play online, he possesses a great taste of all the ins and outs of the setting," claimed another.Another quarterback, certainly not knowing the final results of our board, properly examined the top pair of, noting a basic difference in what creates each excellent." It's between Matthew Stafford and Aaron Rodgers," he revealed. "Aaron does so a lot freestyling, however Matthew within the unit is extremely excellent." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was actually a remote 3rd along with three ballots. In overall, 8 quarterbacks were actually called, consisting of a lot younger players like the Packers' Jordan Passion and the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's possibly most unusual is actually that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the 3 Super Dish succeeds as well as three Super Bowl MVPs-- was actually named through just one quarterback." I recognize what kind of outburst he runs, as well as the play calls are actually pretty long," that QB said. "What he does is actually pretty exceptional." It's feasible that quarterbacks credit the Chiefs' repulsive magic even more to move coach and playcaller Andy Reid-- much more about that Tuesday. Mahomes possibly will possess controlled if the concern were "That is actually the most ideal quarterback?" yet our company would like to dive a little bit of much deeper with our question. Our company'll possess many more superlatives recently as we reveal the results of our questionnaire. Meanwhile, listed below are the final varieties on the league's smartest quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Affection 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( 3 QBs declined to respond to.) Greg Auman is an NFL Press Reporter for FOX Sports. He earlier invested a years covering the Buccaneers for the Tampa Bay Moments and The Athletic. You may follow him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want great stories supplied right to your inbox? Generate or even log in to your FOX Athletics account, observe organizations, crews and players to acquire a personalized e-newsletter daily.] Acquire even more from National Football Game Observe your faves to acquire details about activities, news as well as additional.