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Adam Snyder, left, has been moved to right guard to
help the struggling Chilo Rachal.
(AP Photo/Marcio Sanchez)
The San Francisco 49ers made a few changes to their offensive line on Monday to help the 49ers' struggle to protect the quarterback.
Veteran tackle Tony Pashos will now get a bulk of the work at right tackle. His veteran experience helped propel him to that position. Pashos replaces Adam Snyder who now will split time at right guard with Chilo Rachal.
Rachal was given high praise last season and earned his starting job in midseason. Now head coach Mike Singletary is expecting bigger and better things from him. Rachal's struggle has forced Snyder to move to right guard. It can be viewed as a demotion for Snyder as he no longer will start at right tackle. Or it can be viewed as the team using Snyder's versatility (which means that he still will get some looks at tackle). Whatever the case may be, the 49ers will have a new look and hopefully better protection for the quarterback.
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Another big change the 49ers will make is at the wide receiving group. Rookie wide receiver Michael Crabtree has a very good chance of starting for the 49ers alongside veteran Isaac Bruce. Teammate Josh Morgan has been teaching Crabtree the ropes during the bye week and now it looks like Crabtree has jumped ahead of Morgan on the depth chart.
"To me, even though he's come in late, he looks like he's ready," coach Singletary said Monday. "Right now, we're going to see how much he picks up. How much he plays depends on how much success he has (in the game)."
But this might not be a demotion for Morgan, however. Crabtree is expected to get around 12-15 package plays set up for him. Morgan will be in the game when Crabtree is out and the 49ers will still give the experienced receiver a lot more opportunities over the rookie.
And it's very coincidental that Crabtree will make his NFL debut in his home state. Was it planned? I doubt it but it does make a cool storyline. And for the struggling passing game, the 49ers believe Crabtree is ready.
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The trade deadline is today at 1:00 PM PST. The 49ers don't seem to be involved in any trade talks. But if a trade does go down, I'll grab all the details as soon as they are available.
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