John Lynch Tested 49ers, and They Passed
Over the past few years, the 49ers have been painted as inept both on and off the field.The Niners have churned through three head coaches in three seasons while the on-field production has sunk to historic lows. Meanwhile, stories of front-office feuds have leaked to the media through anonymous sources.Former head coach John Harbaugh, for instance, was disappointed during his last season with the team when front-office leaks indicated quarterback Colin Kaepernick might be benched for poor performance. That same year, sources said CEO Jed York and general manager Trent Baalke wanted to push Harbaugh out, which proved to be true.So, when John Lynch began speaking to CEO Jed York and Paraag Marathe, the executive vice president of football operations, about taking the job as general manager, he had misgivings about the organization.In a radio interview on KNBR Wednesday, Lynch said he told York and Marathe that it was important they keep his name from leaking to the media as a GM candidate."I made a big deal that this stayed quiet," Lynch said on KNBR. "First of all, you know what I was doing? Part of the rumors are things fly out of that building. So I wanted to see, could I trust...
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