.That's the most intelligent quarterback in the NFL?It's a question enriched for debate one of enthusiasts in addition to pundits on the sports talk shows. However our company intended to obtain the answer directly coming from individuals in the most effective setting to know: true NFL quarterbacks.As part of FOX Sporting activities' Quarterback Confidential, which our company'll present completely on Thursday, our company questioned 38 NFL QBs anonymously throughout training camp as well as the preseason. The 1st inquiry we inquired was actually easy: That's the most intelligent quarterback of all? Some QBs can answer based upon first-hand understanding, some relied on well-earned online reputations, however after a few secs to presume, nearly all offered zealous actions. In this particular situation, what is actually very most appealing might be who failed to appear one of the best vote-getters. (Much more about that later on.) The winner? The most skilled quarterback in the league today, Aaron Rodgers, who at age 40 will try once again to resurrect the New York Jets after overlooking nearly all of last period along with a torn Achilles ligament. He is actually a Super Bowl champ as well as a four-time league MVP, so it may certainly not be unexpected he won the ballot. Rodgers was actually named by 15 of our quarterback participants." Our team bet him my novice year, and it was thus amazing," one QB stated. "You 'd hear tales regarding his intelligence as well as his technique of viewing and knowing the video game. Yet to view it personally, the technique he worked, merely hand signs ... his entire function lay and also restful, like he would certainly done it a million opportunities. I suggest, he has." A near 2nd along with 12 votes was actually the Rams' Matthew Stafford, right now 36 as well as entering his 16th period. Stafford's smarts are renowned sufficient that people youthful quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic rating coming from 2009. The QB remembered Stafford scoring a 39, however actually it was actually just a 38-- which is still impressive for any kind of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." How he moves people around the field, as well as his understanding of every thing happening at once," one quarterback stated of Stafford." The technique he may adjust on the fly, only seeing him participate in real-time, he has an excellent feel for all the intricacies of the placement," said another.Another quarterback, not recognizing the end products of our panel, correctly evaluated the best two, keeping in mind a fundamental variation in what makes each wonderful." It's in between Matthew Stafford as well as Aaron Rodgers," he revealed. "Aaron accomplishes this much freestyling, yet Matthew within the device is remarkably good." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was actually a remote 3rd along with three votes. In total, eight quarterbacks were called, consisting of a lot younger gamers like the Packers' Jordan Passion and the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's maybe very most unexpected is that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the three Super Bowl succeeds and 3 Super Bowl MVPs-- was actually called through just one quarterback." I recognize what sort of outburst he operates, and the play telephone calls are fairly long," that QB mentioned. "What he carries out is rather remarkable." It is actually possible that quarterbacks associate the Chiefs' repulsive sorcery more to move train as well as playcaller Andy Reid-- extra on that Tuesday. Mahomes possibly would have dominated if the concern were actually "Who's the very best quarterback?" however our experts would like to explore a little deeper along with our concern. Our team'll possess many more superlatives today as we reveal the end results of our questionnaire. For now, listed below are actually the last varieties 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 decreased to respond to.) Greg Auman is actually an NFL Press Reporter for FOX Sports. He earlier spent a decade covering the Buccaneers for the Tampa Florida Gulf Times and The Athletic. You can follow him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want fantastic accounts delivered right to your inbox? Produce or log in to your FOX Athletics profile, adhere to leagues, groups and also players to get a personalized newsletter daily.] Receive a lot more coming from National Volleyball Game Observe your preferences to receive relevant information about activities, information and also more.