Radical Thinking: 49ers Acquire Peyton Manning in 2012, Make Super Bowl Run (Special Edition)

I gotta say that you make a lot of point valid. Of course, it is all hypothetical, but whats to say that it cant happen? Just as you stated above; Manning would have a plethora of offensive weapons and an elite defense to match. A fiery head coach with the experience and knowledge to back it all up. I think Peyton would be very excited to come to the bay. Its not at all far fetched.

I’ve watched the Colts for most of Peyton’s career. He folds just as fast as any other QB when he has pressure in his face quickly. And once his receivers start dropping passes like ours do he starts whining and screaming that people are wasting his excellence.

Regarding Kaepernick learning from Peyton, how would his obvious mobileness be affected by Peyton’s complete unwillingness to leave the pocket in development?

And they’d be asking too much anyway

We have many key players whose contract will expire at the end of this season will need to be signed again. That will probably take a good. chunk of our salary cap given that they have been playing top notch and be rewarded with fat contracts.

The other thing is that for Payton, our Niners would have to probably give up a first rounder (at the very least), and pay the biggest contract in the league ( which Payton just signed this offseason). Considering all this And Peyton’s age, is he really worth it?

I don’t have the answer but we will see.

Who (or what) would we have to give up to get him? The Niners have a lot of really good, talented players on their roster — of course any good quarterback would dream to be able to play with this kind of team — but that also means Indy is going to want a huge chunk of that talent. Who do we have to trade? For someone like Manning, they’ll be asking a really steep price.

Who do we give up? Willis? V. Davis? J. Smith? They’ll want our top players and I can’t accept the Niners trading off our best guys for a quarterback who is still recovering from a big injurymight not even be able to play again.

brings to the table re: Kaep. CK is a NCAA record setting QB rusher. Peyton is a statue.

how good our O-line can be, if they end up horrible, then everyone including the media will finally understand why A. Smith is stuck in mediocrity

I’d rather see us trade a pick or two to move up in the draft to get a good receiver. Receivers are what we need. Alex is doing fine and would do even better with some guys who can CATCH!!!

I didn’t realize that we were THAT confident in AleX Smith and our super raw rookie. Some of you are knocking Manning because he’s completely immobile while Kaep is a super rusher. I thought the QB’s job was to throw the ball… ohh wait I forget how the league has changed nowadays with guys like Tebow running the ball and winning games. Sorry my bad, call me old school even though I’m only 21 but the new rage is all about running QB’s, not about QB’s who can throw the ball. We are already spoiled with 2 HOF QBs, now we’re in the position to nitpick about our next one right?

This is hypothetical people, assume the Colts are only asking for ONE first rounder, which will only be the 32nd pick since we’re winning the SB, do you still say no?

Think the Colt’s would want way to much for him though.

I’d rather wait and see if Andrew Luck comes into the draft and says “I’ll only play for my coach!” and insists on coming to the Niners.

That may be worth a few 1st round picks. No players though.

Peyton Manning is old and one hit away from a friggin’ wheelchair and this sounds like a better option than keeping and vastly improved Alex Smith? Lay off the Gentleman Jack for breakfast dude.

I would rather extend Alex Smith as he has showed me he has it. Peyton’s neck is little more than glue and Popsicle sticks right now.

Harbaugh is smiling at Kaepernick and knows that this cat will be a beast and we roll with him next year. Harbs gives Alex a great endorsement and Smith plays for a contender in the AFC and gets that fresh start he has always deserved and plays well for them. We have Kaepernick play well with Tolzien being a qualified backup.

You bring a “savior” into the locker room, it will break up that gestalt. IMHO, this team is better than the sum of its parts. I think Peyton is one of the smartest quarterbacks in football in picking defenses apart, but don’t think he would fit in the 49er locker room as a blue collar smash mouth player. Just don’t see it working out well.

he will stay with the Colts and I hope the Colts get Luck.

I feel that messing with AleX would mess with our team mo jo. I think the entire team supports/believes in AleX and to toss him away next year would be a very bad move. I trust what JH sees in AleX and in CK7. I really want CK7 to get two more years preparing and not thrown in way too early.

There’s actually a good chance Peyton Manning will be released this coming offseason. As I understand his contract, it was basically set up as sort of like a one year deal with a multi-year extension included, making it easy to release him after this year without a big cap hit.

He has already shown the willingness to teach Kaep the NFL game, even while he is starting football games. I don’t know that Peyton would be willing to provide what Alex does in that regard.

If he’s released of course you take him.

One reason the Colts suck is all their money tied up in Peyton.

They are the new Washington.

Didn’t we learn enough from the O.J. signing? Could Peyton even play with a fused cervical vertebra or two? He’d be foolish to try it.

AMAZING how many people would run their team like Madden.

Call me crazy, but with the contract, price tag, health issues, and age, I don’t even CONSIDER this for a second. Resign Alex, and go with him and Kaep.

If we were a QB away, I might think about it. But we’re not. We have a few more pieces to fill, and right now, QB isn’t one of the main ones. Alex has been fine, and that’s the direction I’d go, especially if that’s what Jim wants to do.

its not Harbaugh or Baalke’s MO… They want to build their team with the draft, and pick up small pieces off FA.

Every player in this league, even scout team players are one hit away from a career ender. Hells yeah I’d take Manning. This team avgs 24 plus with Smith, Manning would make us a contender and bring more flags for the opposition.

and more sensical option than the other teams you listed because the niners are in position, with a solid young defense, to challenge for a SB should PM leave the Colts.

Count me in on this. No other proven, veteran option at QB strikes my mind as possibly being a available this offseason. I would overpay PM for a year or two of his services.

This season of the the Colts tanking is similar to the Spurs tanking for Duncan to me. The Spurs kept Robinson on after they acquired Duncan, and I believe the Colts will keep Manning on after they acquire Luck, if they acquire Luck.

The Colts pass on Luck and take Barkley.

Peyton retires.