It's funny because I meant to write this blog months ago, days after I had written Part I, in which I made a bold suggestion that the Niners should pursue OLB/DE Mario Williams (who since has signed with Buffalo for the richest defense contract ever). The reason for not writing this article was that the Niners were starting a Play-off run and I didn't want to jinx the magic that we were all swept up in as fans. The problem was that I was going to make a BOLD, CRAZY, OUTLANDISH suggestion/prediction that the 49ers should pursue no other than QB Peyton Manning, if he were to be released after the season.
The plan was to point out how the 49ers had one of the top, if not the top, defense in the NFL along with many young offensive weapons. This equation was lacking only a strong variable that could pull it all together to equate the correct answer, a super bowl victory. That variable was to be Peyton Manning.
With Alex Smith we were waiting for the other shoe to drop. Come on Niner fans, admit it, you had your doubts about Alex throughout the play-offs. I'm not saying we weren't rooting for him or that we didn't believe he could win but we were skeptical whether he could LEAD us to the promised land.
We got all the way to the NFC Championship and lost. We heard time and time again, because it was "well documented," that Alex Smith was "our guy." Which brings me back to my point. I lost my mojo for writing my blog about the bold, crazy, idea I had for the Niners offense because Smith was a foregone conclusion.
Enter ESPN Breaking News yesterday, a dropped jaw, and Niner Nation turning upside down for what appears to be the next 72 hours until Manning makes his version of "the decision." Conveniently he'll be making his decision on my birthday, that'll be interesting.
Basically, Manning is a treasure, he makes the Niners an uber elite team, it actually is kind of unrealistic, yet it could be a reality. Weird right? I don't understand how this happened, there are rumors that both the Manning's contacted the Niners and that the Niners contacted the Manning's. However this came about it's pretty damn crazy, it also is the beginning of a crazy off-season for this franchise either way around. Consider the 2 ways this can go; Manning chooses the Niners and Santa Clara headquarters becomes the hot-spot of all NFL off-season news, or Manning goes elsewhere and the Niners are stuck with explaining to one Alex Smith and a crushed fan base (that was just largely re-energized) what their intentions were.
So what lesson is learned form this? When you have a hunch about a bold, crazy, outlandish idea for your team you should just blog about it anyways because it just may come true.
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