.Who's the most intelligent quarterback in the NFL?It's a question mature for controversy among followers along with experts on the sporting activities talk shows. Yet our company desired to get the answer right from individuals in the most effective posture to understand: genuine NFL quarterbacks.As part of FOX Sports' Quarterback Confidential, which we'll roll out completely on Thursday, our team surveyed 38 NFL QBs anonymously throughout training school and the preseason. The initial concern our company talked to was actually basic: That is actually the most intelligent quarterback of all? Some QBs could answer based on first-hand knowledge, some relied on well-earned images, yet after a few seconds to think, almost all offered enthusiastic feedbacks. Within this scenario, what's very most appealing could be that didn't show up amongst the best vote-getters. (Even more on that eventually.) The victor? One of the most knowledgeable quarterback in the organization today, Aaron Rodgers, that at age 40 will definitely make an effort once more to renew the The big apple Jets after missing almost all of final period with a torn Achilles tendon. He's a Super Dish champ and a four-time organization MVP, so it might not be actually unusual he won the ballot. Rodgers was actually called through 15 of our quarterback participants." Our experts bet him my rookie year, as well as it was actually thus trendy," one QB pointed out. "You will hear accounts about his intelligence and also his method of seeing and also recognizing the activity. However to observe it face to face, the means he operated, just hand indicators ... his whole procedure lay and also restful, like he will performed it a thousand times. I suggest, he has." A near second with 12 votes was actually the Rams' Matthew Stafford, now 36 as well as entering his 16th period. Stafford's smarts are renowned sufficient that people younger quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic rating coming from 2009. The QB recalled Stafford scoring a 39, though in reality it was actually simply a 38-- which is still exceptional for any sort of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." Just how he relocates people around the area, and also his understanding of every little thing going on at one time," one quarterback pointed out of Stafford." The method he may change on the fly, just viewing him participate in live, he has a fantastic taste of all the details of the posture," mentioned another.Another quarterback, certainly not recognizing the outcomes of our panel, properly determined the best pair of, taking note a fundamental variation in what makes each wonderful." It's in between Matthew Stafford and Aaron Rodgers," he detailed. "Aaron does this much freestyling, however Matthew within the body is actually exceptionally great." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was actually a far-off third along with three votes. In overall, 8 quarterbacks were called, featuring much younger gamers like the Packers' Jordan Love and also the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's probably very most unexpected is that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the three Super Dish wins as well as three Super Dish MVPs-- was called by only one quarterback." I recognize what form of outburst he manages, and the play phone calls are pretty long," that QB mentioned. "What he does is fairly excellent." It is actually possible that quarterbacks credit the Chiefs' repulsive magic even more to head trainer as well as playcaller Andy Reid-- more about that Tuesday. Mahomes possibly will have controlled if the question were actually "That's the very best quarterback?" yet our company intended to dig a little much deeper with our query. Our team'll possess many more superlatives recently as our team unveil the outcomes of our poll. Meanwhile, listed here are the last amounts on the game's smartest quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Passion 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( Three QBs dropped to address.) Greg Auman is an NFL Media Reporter for FOX Sporting Activities. He formerly devoted a years covering the Buccaneers for the Tampa Fl Bay Times as well as The Athletic. You can easily observe him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want great accounts provided right to your inbox? Make or even visit to your FOX Athletics account, comply with games, teams and gamers to receive a tailored e-newsletter daily.] Acquire extra from National Soccer League Follow your favorites to get relevant information about activities, information as well as more.