"Yeah, I think a lot of people got a chance to refit, regroup, reorganize. And, also continue with our efforts in preparing for the Carolina Panthers."

Now with LB Aldon Smith back, what impresses you about him, or what strikes you most about having Aldon back, I mean his attitude?

"I wouldn't say one thing strikes me most other than it's good to have him back, good to be around him again."

LB Patrick Willis and LB Ahmad Brooks said they got pretty winded in a drill the other day that Aldon wasn't even breathing heavily. Showed that he's back, he's still in good shape and ready to go. Were you impressed by just the shape he came back?

"Who said that? Patrick Willis and Ahmad?"

Willis and Ahmad said they got winded in a drill with defensive coordinator Vic Fangio a little bit and that Aldon was ?

"Interesting. That concerns me, because the drills were not that rigorous. That will open up a different topic of concern."

Well, is Aldon looking good like he's physically fit and ready to play for you this week?

"He does."

Will he play this Jade... Clowney Jersey week?

"We'll assess that. It's been clear, and Aldon has been to, that this is a thing that's being taken day by day."

How is WR Mario Manningham and do you expect him to be good to go?

"Well, there's going to be probably a lot of possibilities that we could delve into here since we haven't played a game in 10 or 11 days. Some new players that have been added onto the active roster, so quite a few possibilities, maybe some nuances. But, I'd like our opponent to think of all those options being open and would be less inclined to go into the details of each or any of those, unless we were to get the same thing from our opponent."

Has Mario been able to do everything in practice since he's been back?

"Again, today's the big practice of the week, the first one of those. And, we'll get a chance to really look at Mario today. But, we've all been watching and it's all looked good. He's been taking part for the last couple weeks now."

Having WR Michael Crabtree back on the field, what does that mean, just his presence out there as he works himself back?

"Well, same thing, good to have him back, you know. 15 reporting eligible. Everybody kind of watches out of the corner of their eyes, they're doing their drills and it's neat to see any player that comes back from a serious injury. Understanding the grueling rehab that's taken place. The mental toughness, grinding through those rehab sessions to be where they are now and that's an exciting day when they trot out there in uniform and start taking reps."

Does he just take reps with the offense, or do you work him in a little bit scout team, or how do you do it?

"Again, today will be a bigger practice where there'll be scout team reps and multiple reps. So, he'll have a pitch count."

What's this like for you getting so many reinforcements for the stretch run so to speak?

"It's good. One thing I'm noting really is that for this game the inactive roster will really consist of only one non healthy scratch. And, of those seven players, there'll be six players ready to go and there'll be six really good football players that won't be active for the game. So, there's some decisions to be made and you expect that the players will have the opportunity in reps this week to state a case, make an argument for why they should be out on the field contributing. So, very much looking forward to that process."

Is WR Quinton Patton the ?

"He'd be the only one who's not a healthy scratch this week."

I think today actually marks the 24 week anniversary, or 24 weeks since Crabtree tore his Achilles tendon. Are you surprised, impressed by how quickly somebody can come back from that injury nowadays?