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Harbaugh balks at 'phony' Peyton chase
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08:03 AM ET 05.31 | Jim Harbaugh took Wednesday afternoon to get something off his chest. As his 13-minute group session with reporters was winding down, he -- out of the blue -- said he wanted to clarify a misperception that he's been seeing since March: That the 49ers were pursuing then free agent quarterback Peyton Manning, who narrowed his options to the 49ers, the Titans and his ultimate choice, the Broncos. "It's an erroneous perception that we were flirting with Peyton Manning. I keep hearing that over and over again," Harbaugh said. "It's silly, and it's untrue. It's phony. Even the perception that we were pursuing him ... we were evaluating him. I've said all along, Alex Smith has been our quarterback."
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Just because you say something does not make it true. You don't let Smith walk around free like they did if he is "their" guy.
It is OK, but no one believes a thing Harbaugh is saying. Nooobody.
50yearfan
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"Yeah, never wanted to go out with that hot chick anyway." Sure.
Wawa-we-wa
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Especially if it comes from a Harbaugh.
TxHeat
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there; you heard it straight from the horse's mouth, it must be true....
Mangler.
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Not true. Ask George Costanza. "Just remember, it's not a lie if you believe it."
Wawa-we-wa
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Mr. Harbaugh,
Stop it.
Robataille
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"I wasn't trying to steal that car your honor, I was just evaluating it"
50yearfan
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So, it's not a lie if Alex Smith believes it? Because he's the only one who has to.
Debbie Does
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Take a polygraph and good Luck with Smith as your Quarterback.
VisionQuest
Swansboro, NC
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"It's an erroneous perception that we were flirting with Peyton Manning. I keep hearing that over and over again," Harbaugh said. "It's silly, and it's untrue. It's phony. Even the perception that we were pursuing him ... we were evaluating him. I've said all along, Alex Smith has been our quarterback."
And... NO ONE is better than Alex Smith!
Otis B. Driftwood
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"Yeah, never wanted to go out with that hot chick anyway." Sure.
+1
Armyof7
Bristow , VA
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Ding ding ding ding. Harbaugh, aka Hairbag, will say anything, even if it's wildly untrue. When Smith was out shopping himself, there wasn't any perceptible movement, any peep out the 49ers really until after the Manning signing. 49ers were said to be one of the three "finalists" and that implies much more than "flirting." That's like telling your wife after an affair "it really didn't mean anything, honey." Thing is, Smith will probably go "oh, okay." Hairball....
George W. Watson
Green Acres, IL
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I don't think it was from the mouth?
Slapshot
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Methinks I want to add Jim Harbaugh to my weekly poker party!
[hands wringing in excitement at another sucker who cannot bluff at all]
Brewsterdude
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its ok the better choice was made
stringbean
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Peyton actually plays for the "horse" now..and im not talkin bout the team nickname but the GM/Pres Elway! LOL
DR_Universal
Charlotte , NC
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That is the hard truth that he cannot dance around. He let Smith walk, just no one wanted him bad enough. he cannot talk his way out of that one.
50yearfan
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