.Who is actually the most intelligent quarterback in the NFL?It's a concern mature for debate amongst enthusiasts along with pundits on the sports chat. Yet we desired to obtain the response directly from the people in the most ideal setting to recognize: genuine NFL quarterbacks.As portion of FOX Sports' Quarterback Confidential, which our team'll turn out completely on Thursday, our company surveyed 38 NFL QBs anonymously during the course of training school and also the preseason. The initial question our experts talked to was straightforward: Who is actually the most intelligent quarterback of all? Some QBs could possibly answer based upon original know-how, some relied upon well-earned credibilities, however after a handful of secs to believe, almost all supplied red-hot actions. In this scenario, what's most appealing may be that didn't show up one of the top vote-getters. (A lot more about that later.) The victor? The best seasoned quarterback in the game today, Aaron Rodgers, who at grow older 40 will make an effort once again to reanimate the Nyc Jets after missing nearly all of final time along with a torn Achilles ligament. He is actually a Super Dish champ and a four-time league MVP, so it may certainly not be actually surprising he succeeded the ballot. Rodgers was actually called by 15 of our quarterback respondents." Our team bet him my novice year, as well as it was actually therefore cool," one QB said. "You 'd hear stories concerning his intelligence and also his way of finding and knowing the activity. Yet to view it face to face, the technique he ran, simply palm signs ... his entire operation was smooth and also tranquil, like he would certainly done it a thousand opportunities. I indicate, he has." A close 2nd with 12 ballots was the Rams' Matthew Stafford, right now 36 and also entering his 16th season. Stafford's smarts are actually renowned sufficient that people younger quarterback still remembers his Wonderlic rating coming from 2009. The QB remembered Stafford scoring a 39, though in reality it was actually merely a 38-- which is actually still impressive for any type of non-Ryan Fitzpatrick passer." How he relocates folks around the field, as well as his know-how of every little thing going on at one time," one quarterback said of Stafford." The technique he can easily change on the fly, simply enjoying him play real-time, he has a wonderful taste of all the intricacies of the placement," stated another.Another quarterback, certainly not recognizing the results of our panel, the right way assessed the best 2, taking note an essential difference in what makes each excellent." It's between Matthew Stafford and Aaron Rodgers," he revealed. "Aaron accomplishes this much freestyling, however Matthew within the body is exceptionally excellent." The Falcons' Kirk Cousins was actually a far-off 3rd along with three ballots. In total amount, 8 quarterbacks were called, featuring much younger players like the Packers' Jordan Passion as well as the 49ers' Brock Purdy.What's perhaps most shocking is actually that the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes-- he of the three Super Dish gains and three Super Dish MVPs-- was actually named through a single quarterback." I recognize what form of outburst he manages, and the play telephone calls are rather long," that QB pointed out. "What he carries out is pretty remarkable." It's achievable that quarterbacks connect the Chiefs' outrageous wizardry even more to head coach and also playcaller Andy Reid-- much more on that particular Tuesday. Mahomes probably would possess dominated if the question were "That's the most ideal quarterback?" yet we would like to explore a little much deeper along with our query. We'll have a lot more superlatives today as our experts introduce the end results of our survey. In the meantime, right here are the final varieties on the organization's most intelligent quarterback: Aaron Rodgers 15Matthew Stafford 12Kirk Cousins 3Jordan Love 1Patrick Mahomes 1Dak Prescott 1Brock Purdy 1Russell WIlson 1( Three QBs decreased to respond to.) Greg Auman is an NFL Media Reporter for FOX Sports. He recently devoted a many years covering the Buccaneers for the Tampa Fl Bay Moments as well as The Athletic. You may follow him on Twitter at @gregauman. [Want great accounts supplied right to your inbox? Develop or even log in to your FOX Sports account, observe organizations, staffs and gamers to receive a personalized newsletter daily.] Obtain extra coming from National Volleyball League Observe your faves to get info about games, information as well as more.