Give Smith a season or two before deciding 49ers erred Pete Prisco Dec. 22, 2005By Pete PriscoCBS SportsLine.com Senior WriterTell Pete your opinion!They're killing the kid.That's Alex Smith, the rookie quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. As the first overall pick in last April's draft, Smith automatically becomes the player people love to rip.It comes with the territory.Either you deal with it as a quarterback as you mature or you curl up in the fetal position, the enormous pressure sending you to the Ryan Leaf Cemetery for Busted Out Quarterbacks.It's even more pressurized when you consider the ghosts of Joe Montana and Steve Young hang above the franchise to remind you of just how much work is ahead just to be considered a decent starting quarterback."People ask me about it all the time, and I wouldn't have it any other way," Smith said on a conference call last week. "I wouldn't change a thing. I am happy with where I am and with where I am in my life. It is exciting to be 21 and to be in the NFL quarterbacking this team."The Rest of the Article Can Be Found Here......http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/9112547
