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The San Francisco 49ers technically have only one quarterback on the roster, Colin Kaepernick, with Alex Smith not signed to a contract for next season.  All signs point to Smith being re-signed as both sides have expressed interest in the quarterback coming back.  Peyton Manning  has overshadowed some of the attention at the Super Bowl with his potential release by the Colts, possible retirement and the uncertainty of what will happen to the Pro Bowl quarterback.  I doubt the 49ers will sign Manning if he is released by the Colts before his $28 million roster bonus goes into effect on March 28.  But when you look at the teams that are in the most need of a quarterback, Redskins, Seahawks, Dolphins and Browns, the teams are not attractive options for a 36-year old QB looking to win the Super Bowl one more time.  The 49ers and Jets have also been thrown into the mix only because they have talent that could go to the Super Bowl next season, and Manning could be the missing piece for both.

Could be.

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You Know You Want To Play By The Bay Peyton!

It sure is looking more and more like the Indianapolis Colts are going to take Stanford QB Andrew Luck with the 1st overall pick in Aprils draft.  Legendary QB Peyton Manning has a huge 2 year option that has to be picked up before the league year even starts.  If they do, the Colts-Manning marriage is destined to last at least that long.

Don’t buy the crap about them co-existing, that’s hogwash.  Aaron Rogers may be the man now but he wasn’t Andrew Luck coming out of college either.  Him sitting behind Brett Favre is a completely different scenario.  Green Bay was winning with Favre, had a good team and selected Rogers 24th overall, not first overall.  Wherever Luck goes, he is handed the franchise from day 1.

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