49ers Vs. Redskins: Niners Still Red-Hot

The question now is what will happen with the Redskins running back situation. Ryan Torain was essentially benched in the game and Mike Shanahan said after the game that Torain would only play when Helu gets tired. That would seem to indicate Helu has the starting job, but in the world of Mike Shanahan things are never that clear. For now Helu is the man, but don’t be surprised to see changes come out of the blue.

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Beck threw for 254 yards, but on a staggering 47 attempts, and found Roy Helu Jr. so often on checkdowns that Helu became the new franchise leader in receptions for a game with 14 catches. This did not sit well with more than a few Redskins fans, but Helu did, at least, have 105 yards on those catches.

The 49ers improved to 7-1 in the 2011 NFL season with the win, while the Redskins dropped to 3-5 with the loss.

Surely, Redskins traditionalists won’t mind this at all ...

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Crabtree, who has battled foot injuries dating back to his final season at Texas Tech, was a limited participant during all of this week’s practices. Crabtree is likely to be limited in practice and on the team’s injury report throughout the season with the foot injury.

The 10th overall pick of the 2009 NFL Draft has 25 receptions for 263 yards and one touchdown this season, during which he’s beginning to shed the diva label, earning praise from first-year head coach Jim Harbaugh for buying into the team concept.

The 49ers on the other hand have won five straight games no the back of a strong defense and the resurgence of quarterback Alex Smith’s career. New head coach John Harbaugh has turn Smith from a bust into an efficient quarterback that can run his offense and win ball games. Smith has throw 9 touchdowns passes to only two interceptions on the season. Smith’s stats aren’t anything to gawk at, but he’s managing the game to the point the 49ers can win. They’ll look to pick up their sixth straight win on a tough cross coast road game.

Game Date/Time: Sunday, November 6th; 1:00pm ET