Those questions would never have come up, Smith said, had the power play been doing its job.

Smith said he probably wouldn't have been as successful under today's technology.

Smith said his message after the 1-3 start was simple.

Smith would not say who or what those parts are.

"We certainly want to give him every available chance to be successful before his career is over," Smith said.

Smith said he expected 58,000 fans for the 49ers game.

Smith also said that this will probably not be the last move.

"They still had us by 17 points with eight minutes to play," Smith said.

But Smith said he thought that the young players were getting it.

"I think you're going to see these two years similar to what you saw last year," Smith said.