The 49ers aren't counting on outside linebacker Aldon Smith to return this season, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Smith, the team's 2011 first-round pick, has 38 sacks in 35 career games but he has been plagued by off-field issues. Source: CBS Sports SteveRobWhatever's Take: Smith was obviously on the path to destruction after his latest incident. The 49ers fumbled the situation a bit by allowing Smith to play one game before his arrest, but hopefully now he's in the right place to get his life straight. He has too much god-given talent to let it go to waste thanks to an addiction to the bottle.
