San Francisco 49ers: Three bold predictions for the 2017 season

Dec 20, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman (53) celebrates after the 49ers recovered an onside kick during the fourth quarter at Levi's Stadium. The Cincinnati Bengals defeated the San Francisco 49ers 24-14. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports /

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Dec 20, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman (53) celebrates after the 49ers recovered an onside kick during the fourth quarter at Levi’s Stadium. The Cincinnati Bengals defeated the San Francisco 49ers 24-14. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports /

With free agency and the NFL Draft completed, we now have a much better idea of what this 2017 San Francisco 49ers roster will look like. Based on that, let’s make some bold predictions for the upcoming season.

The rebuild of the San Francisco 49ers took its next step with the recent NFL Draft, which saw general manager John Lynch be one of the most active players during the seven-round affair.

That aggressive style has been the mantra thus far for this new regime, resulting in a San Francisco roster that looks much different than last year.

With more than 20 additions via free agency and the draft, this isn’t the 49ers that went 2-14 last season. There’s a bunch of new faces in Santa Clara.

It’s now Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan at the helm, not former GM Trent Baalke and former head coach Chip Kelly.

It’s a new time for San Francisco.

That being said, here’s some predictions for the 2017 season.