Hello, Faithful. Ttoday Niner Noise points out why the 49ers’ first wave of free agency signings signals a new era of red and gold football.

The last few years, the San Francisco 49ers had to deal with a terrible hand. Of course, it was not always that way.

Not that long ago, the 49ers were an absolute monster. From the NFL’s bottom dwellers to the mountain top, the team reached the highest the NFL had to offer.

Then, with what seemed like a plot from the movie Mean Girls, CEO Jed York, former general manager Trent Baalke and the former head Jim Harbaugh coach fell into the ultimate “me or him” fiasco.

Three years later, here the mighty 49ers lie — a 2-14 laughingstock with all eyes on rookie GM John Lynch and first-time HC Kyle Shanahan.

It is now their time to prove the NFL world York finally got it right after two back-to-back head coach firings.

So far, we are one week into the NFL’s free agency period and one thing is pretty clear. These are not the same 49ers that were led by Baalke. Conditions surrounding the team have clearly diverted from the previous regime.

Let’s explore how, shall we?