SANTA CLARA – Here are selected quotes from Antoine Bethea’s Friday morning press conference in the 49ers’ auditorium.
Q: Patrick Willis is gone, Justin Smith is gone, Ray McDonald is gone, but NaVorro Bowman might be back. How different is the defensive front going to look to you?
BETHEA: Of course it’s going to be different, you just named three great players, possible Hall of Famers. So of course it’s a loss. But then again, NaVorro is coming back. I haven’t played with him personally but just being a fan of the game and seeing how he played the game, I’d love to see him in front of me.