SANTA CLARA – Greg Roman spoke in the media tent Saturday afternoon. Here’s what he said about Alex Smith, whom the 49ers have listed as questionable to play Monday night against the Bears.
LC: Is Alex Smith going to play Monday night?
ROMAN: Alex is going through the protocol right now, and that’s in the doctor’s hands. When we know, you will probably know.
LC: Does he have to do anything on the field as part of his protocol, or is it just neurological tests?
ROMAN: I’m not an expert on the protocol, but part of that process is physical.
LC: Has he done that part yet?
ROMAN: Not to my knowledge.
LC: Would he have a chance to do it tomorrow?
ROMAN: I believe that’s part of the schedule. I think that is consistent with the schedule.
LC: Tomorrow?
ROMAN: Yes.
CI: How has he looked on the field this week?
ROMAN: He’s looked good. He’s looked really sharp.
CI: He’s done basically the same workload as he would do in a normal week?
ROMAN: Thereabouts.
LC: But he hasn’t been cleared to play yet?
ROMAN: I think there’s protocol that the league mandates the player must go through. That’s a process, and at the end of that, that decision is made.
MM: Did you say Smith’s reps have been pretty much the same as they would be in a normal week?
ROMAN: Not quite as much for Alex, but I think he’s gotten plenty of practice time.
MM: Obviously, you would think if Colin were to start, you would want Colin to have all the reps this week.
ROMAN: Is there anything else I can wish for? It’s just one of those situations when you don’t know, so you try to allocate your resources and time on task accordingly. In the end you really don’t know, and you just have to try to make the best decision you can and be ready to adjust.
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You should have been at the UCLA game.
You’re telling me.
At halftime Mora borrowed Al Davis’ overhead projector and diagrammed how much Lane Kiffen sucks.
Lol, good call MSC.
It looks like it could be the Bruins and the Ducks for the Pac 12 tittle. Go Ducks.
Not so fast under. Stanford is going Duck hunting tonight : )
Under,
Good first half don’t you think?
Yes good first half Jack, Standfords got a real good defense. Takes a good defense to slow the Ducks down.
@Stanford@
Lucky miss for Stanford. They can’t let Oregon get up by 2 scores.
What do you think about Mariota?
He is FAST! Young guy too right.
Red Shirt Freshman, this guy has been real impressive all year. Got an arm he is cool in the pocket and he has the speed.
He has been impressive all year.
Under,
Considering the three turnovers, Stanford is lucky to still be in it!
Oregon making mistakes themselves. Worst game of the year for the ducks. Kansas is losing, possible Irish and Ducks in BCS.
Kansas State, not Kansas Under.
My bad MWN.
Not problem Under. I just know some people that would stone you and/or feed you to the vultures for mixing the two up. But don’t worry, I’m not one of ‘em.
Since it has not been made official that AS is starting on Monday, it has to be assumed that CK has been sharing a good percentage of the snaps in practice.
If AS is cleared to start on Monday and the 49ers get a commanding lead it might be best to let CK finish the game and not risk any further hit’s on AS.
@ Grant:
Thanks for identifying the askers of each question. I find that information very useful.
That’s weird, NFL is showing the match-up (or I guess the potential) as Smith vs. Campbell. The review is pretty funny though: loses all the luster of a big game if it’s Kaepernick vs. Campbell, but may be amusing to see the Bears’ defense chasing CK around. :P
I’ve been busy all week and haven’t followed along but I guess Cutler is definitely out or we still don’t know? Guess NFL Net would probably know. Maybe JC didn’t get through all the tests.
Adam,
The Bears announced Cutler is out on Friday. Most likely Campbell v Smith.
C’mon Adam, how about the 49ers defense chasing Cambell around.
Subtle CK swipe huh?