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Found May 30, 2012 on Helmet2Helmet: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Jim Harbaugh,  Peyton Manning,  Alex Smith
TEAMS: San Francisco 49ers
Now that the 49ers have gone all in with Alex Smith, coach Jim Harbaugh took the time to dismiss a popular notion of who he supposedly wanted under center. While addressing reporters Wednesday, Harbaugh stated the team was never seriously interested in signing then-free agent Peyton Manning this offseason, calling it an "erroneous perception" that is "silly and phony." Harbaugh then went on to praise the incumbent Smith, who appeared to have one foot out the door despite reaching the NFC Championship Game in 2011. "I've said it all along, Alex Smith has been our quarterback," Harbaugh said. "There's no scenario other than Alex choosing to sign with another team that we would have considered him not as our quarterback. It's time to set the record straight. "Alex Smith is our quarterback, was our quarterback and (we) had every intention of always bringing him back." During the peak of 'Manning Watch' (...
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