A Cold Blooded Hard Baller

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Coach Harbaugh will keep the 49ers competative so long as he coaches the team.  Increasingly, he is showing he possesses a remarkable insight, a command of strategy, and a take no prisoners "Football" business sense.  I admire him more and more -- as information is released that provides insight into his thinking and strategies.  As Coach Vince Sad:  "Winning isn't everything.... it's the ONLY thing.".

Honestly, I may have a man crush.  Harbaugh has shown us only a glimpse of his abilities.  The future of the franchise is in capable hands.

Peyton will sign with SF.

Why?  That's the easy part.  Manning is a competitor.  All great athletes are, for good and ill, driven to win.  His little brother has one more ring than he.  That alone will move Peyton to sign where he has the best chance of at least matching his little brother.  If you are a sibling, and if you competed with your sibling, you know the truth of this assertion.  Coach Harbaugh is the little brother, and his motivation to best his big brother (Raven's Head Coach) is nearly a mania.

This combination of emotions, properly channeled, is one of the most powerful motivations in humanity.  In the sports arena, its importance grows exponentially.

Both Manning and Harbaugh share a maniacal obsession for winning.  Both view this opportunity with the proper reserve.  Both have shared the disappointments of playing in the NFL and know the tenuous nature of success in that environment.  These oportunities do not come often.  Both men know the stakes, expectations, and difficulties -- even with a great team.

Is this opportunity too good to be true?  Perhaps.  But neither can ignore it.

With Alex Smith as QB, the niners came up short one game.  Add Peyton Manning and the odds of a 49er Championship are sick.

Peyton knows he has two, maybe three years to fulfill his goals.  Coach Harbaugh wants a ring too.  The 49ers provide the best chance to both.