Rookies, Young Talent Give 49ers a Foundation
The 49ers may not be good in 2017. Despite making wholesale changes across the organization – from general manager to head coach to up and down the roster – it's going to be an enormous challenge for San Francisco to improve from 2-14 to playoff contender in one season.Yet this season -- which begins Sunday when the 49ers host the Carolina Panthers at Levi's Stadium -- does promise to be exciting, even if wins are hard to find.The 49ers, for the first time in years, have young players worth watching all across both units. This isn't a roster filled with over-the-hill, big-name players and veteran journeymen. It's a team with some upside. Not all the team's rookies and second- and third-year drafted players will succeed. But several will, and that will give the 49ers a foundation.Consider:* On defense, the 49ers have a pair of Rookie of the Year candidates in starting linebacker Reuben Foster and defensive lineman Solomon Thomas. Safety Lorenzo Jerome, cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon and defensive linemen D.J. Jones and Pita Taumoepenu should also get the opportunity to play key roles. And, the 49ers' first-round picks of the past two years, Arik Armstead and DeForest...
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