San Francisco 49ers Free Agency: Have the 49ers Changed on Keeping Alex Smith?

In a sudden turn of events, I heard Adam Schefter (on ESPN) report that the San Francisco 49ers have now entered the Peyton Manning "sweepstakes."  I find this move incredibly interesting for a number of reasons.  

The news of San Francisco's interest in Manning comes at a time where the Arizona Cardinals have eliminated themselves from the "sweepstakes."  If the Cardinals did not think they had a legitimate shot at getting Manning, then they would go-ahead and pay Kevin Kolb the 7 million-dollar bonus they owed him.  

And today, the Cardinals payed him.

The 49ers may have seen the door open for them as they anticipated...

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