SANTA CLARA – Aldon Smith spoke in the 49ers’ locker room Wednesday afternoon. This is what he said.
Q: Have offenses been double-teaming you more and more as the season has progressed?
ALDON SMITH: Yeah, I’ve gotten doubled a lot more. Quarterbacks are doing a good job of getting the ball out of their hands. Stuff like that.
Q: How do you deal with that?
ALDON SMITH: It’s freeing somebody up. Somebody’s going to get to the quarterback. It might not be me making the play, but somebody’s going to get there.
Q: There has been a lot of talk about Ray Lewis and how much of a leader he is for the Ravens. Who is your team’s Ray Lewis, as far as locker room presence?
ALDON SMITH: We have a lot of them. You could name Frank, Justin, Carlos, Vernon, Patrick – you could name anybody. That’s one thing about this locker room that’s unique. It’s not just one leader. There are a lot of leaders.
Q: Is there a Super Bowl you remember watching that you remember thinking I want to be there?
ALDON SMITH: The Titans vs. the Rams. I was a big Titans fan. Mike Jones made a tackle. I was heartbroken. I was mad for years about that.
Q: Does the defense get something just from Justin Smith’s presence?
ALDON SMITH: Other than him being a threat and a badass out there, we all know we’ve got a guy who’s ready to go to war with us. It feels good.
Q: Why were you a Titans fan?
ALDON SMITH: I don’t know, I liked everybody on the team.
Q: People compare you to Jevon Kearse.
ALDON: I was an Eddie George fan, really. I was a Steve McNair, Frank Wycheck, Kevin Dyson fan. I was a fan of the whole team.
Q: You were 10 or 11 back then. Were you a defensive end back then?
ALDON SMITH: I wasn’t playing football at that point. I was a power forward and a point guard.
Q: Did you seek out Jeff Fisher this year?
ALDON SMITH: No. They got after us this year.
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Me thinks his shoulder is still bothering him.
Give him the two weeks rest ..and I’ll bet you dollars to donuts he introduces himself to Flacco ..
(maybe a couple of times)
Yep,it was still all taped up when they showed him in the locker room after last weeks game. I read that he is limited in how he uses his arm in the swim type move and has been reduced to trying to just be a bull rusher . He is not the threat he was.
Maybe with 2 weeks off he can get some of that back ?
I would not be surprised if Aldon has to have surgery in the off season,like Justin will.
He’s also getting the ultimate respect in opponents game planning for him. Sounds like he gets it.
Razoreater, Its interesting you mentioned Aldons shoulder! I am positive his shoulder injury is impacting his bullrush and power! it will come out after the game! GO Niners
Grant-
These are nice posts, thanks. Also, have you made your dinner rez for N.O. yet? Its going to be crazy down there. Maybe K-Paul’s if they aren’t booked.
” I wasn’t playing football at that point. I was a power forward and a point guard.”
Can you say athletic freak?
Interesting that Charles Haley would give The Condor advice before the game. He must think he’s worthy, otherwise he would never have done it.
“Here’s the deal Aldon, you want respect in the locker room? Wave your dong in the faces of female reporters.”