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Revisiting Niner Noise’s ‘bold’ predictions for the 49ers in 2017

By Peter Panacy

SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 17: Quarterback Brian Hoyer #2 of the San Francisco 49ers, center, looks to linebacker NaVorro Bowman #53 in the tunnel before the game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on September 17, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 17: Quarterback Brian Hoyer #2 of the San Francisco 49ers, center, looks to linebacker NaVorro Bowman #53 in the tunnel before the game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on September 17, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) /
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KANSAS CITY, MO – AUGUST 11: Head coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers paces the sidelines during the preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on August 11, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO – AUGUST 11: Head coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers paces the sidelines during the preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on August 11, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

Niner Noise takes a look back at the “bold” predictions we made for the San Francisco 49ers heading into 2017, seeing what we got right (if anything) and where we were oh-so wrong.

San Francisco 49ers beat writer Eric Branch, working for SFGate.com, recently published a revisit to 25 of his team predictions for 2017.

Not surprisingly, he was off on quite a number. Although his prediction for rookie tight end George Kittle was Nostradamus-like. Pretty cool there.

We do plenty of our own predictions too, so it’s certainly worth going back and seeing what we got right and where we were wrong. On one hand, I was correct in my pre-2017 guess, over at 49ers Webzone, on how many wins the 49ers would get last year.

Go me!

The prediction article chosen to revisit was one written back in March, after general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan took over and before the team’s actions in the 2017 NFL Draft.

And these were bold predictions too. Not the kind offering up simple, easy-to-make takes.

But did we get any right? Let’s take a look.