Jon Gruden Alex Quotations

He's a real quick study. He's a bright guy. He's a very talented athlete. He's big. He's fast. . . . Alex Smith has a real bright future here.

We've got some young guys contributing here for the first time in a long time. Guys like Mike Clayton, Carnell Williams, Alex Smith, a lot of these guys are not only playing, they're starting. So this team needed an injection of young players.

And when you put him together with Michael Clayton and Alex Smith and Barrett Ruud and Dan Buenning and rookie tackle Chris Colmer, well, you feel you've got guys who can help you turn things around here.

And I'm not saying it's final, but there's a chance that tight end Alex Smith, depending on the formation we're in on the first play, might be one of our starters. And we'll make a decision here on left guard Dan Buenning in the next couple of days.