"It’s another thing to see it live. He’s a special guy, and he’s really taken it on."

Looks like Reid is looking for more competition and/ or depth at Safety.

There’s just one drawback: The departure of Smith means that San Francisco is no longer flush with depth at the quarterback position. Should something have happened to second-year phenom Colin Kaepernick on the 49ers’ Super Bowl push last season, the team could have simply handed Smith—an experienced veteran who went 19-5-1 as a starter under head coach Jim Harbaugh—the keys to the offense and kept humming along.

Probowl to become a gameshow....

Football Outsiders revisits their coaching Aggressiveness Index. Reid was fairly aggressive last year. Scroll down though and see where he ranks all time.