Niners players talk about loss to Texans

* * *   Alex Smith   Q: Did it work to your advantage to be able to watch the first 5 ½ games before getting into a game? Smith: "The last couple years I definitely tried to take advantage. I tried to take advantage of being in meetings. All things you hope that will help you get better."   Q: Was there chemistry with Crabtree after working with him during bye week? Smith: "He played really well for a young guy, being here a couple weeks. He really competed. He was up against a lot of man coverage, and he played really well. I was just making my reads and throwing the ball. I wasn't thinking about anything else."   Q: Did it make it difficult because you haven't been running two-minute offense as the backup in practice? Smith: "It had been a while since I'd taken a two-minute rep, that's beside the point. We got to fix our mistakes. We had some glitches with the sideline -- delay-of-game penalties."   Q: Is this ...