The San Francisco 49ers have been anything but victorious through the first three weeks of the NFL 2017 regular season, but while doing so, they have also provided a glance at what could be the beginning of an identity going forward.
In Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers, there was a flash of an elite defense in the first quarter, as the front seven seemed to have all the answers. Everything quickly fell apart immediately after rookie inside linebacker Reuben Foster went down early with what turned out to be a high-ankle sprain. Afterwards, everyone on the team seemed deflated, and a 23-3 loss was the result.