John Lynch - 49ers GM

I firmly believe that if Steve Young actually really wanted the GM job, Jed would have gave it to him.

Jed clearly doesn't really care about resume experience, considering the John Lynch hire.



Everyone always throws around the Steve Young name around, but to my recollection, I've not seen one report where hes actually stated that he WANTS the job. Maybe he's just happy with his family and wants to be low key.

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:
Is bringing in Dominick and Hickey really a good idea? Feels like a recipe for too many cooks in the kitchen...

I'm obviously still trying to dig this hire. After the past couple years I think some of us have a right to be skeptical. The Tomsula hire was a "shocker" type and that didn't work out at all.

didnt you say Jed knew what he was doing ?

Absolutely not. Please tell me where I said this.

Just because people were trying to stay positive the past month doesn't mean we're Jed shills. Get over it. I've been extremely critical of Jed and still am.

only positive I can see is that maybe now we'll bring in some hard hitting safeties and do away with the soft ones we have now.

So we hired the GMs boss. When do we hire the actual GM?

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:

Is bringing in Dominick and Hickey really a good idea? Feels like a recipe for too many cooks in the kitchen...

I'm obviously still trying to dig this hire. After the past couple years I think some of us have a right to be skeptical. The Tomsula hire was a "shocker" type and that didn't work out at all.

Was tomsula really a shocker tho? Lynch hire is a total shocker. While many may have wanted someone else (gase etc) u had to know tomsula was a very real possibility. Some of the beat guys were on it pretty quickly.

Originally posted by thl408:
But Paraag handles the contracts.

Not contracts, but reports on free agent players, the quality of advice that he is perceived as offering, his overall knowledge on what players have done, what kinds of deals they are looking for....etc.



Basically the company just got taken over and you have a new boss and have 4 months to impress the hell out of him or get replaced, that is where front office personnel and scouts usually find themselves when teams bring in an outside GM.

Originally posted by blizzuntz:
So we hired the GMs boss. When do we hire the actual GM?

Niners hired BFF's next scapegoat

Originally posted by blizzuntz:
So we hired the GMs boss. When do we hire the actual GM?

Tommy Gamble is the real GM.

Originally posted by Ensatsu:

I firmly believe that if Steve Young actually really wanted the GM job, Jed would have gave it to him.

Jed clearly doesn't really care about resume experience, considering the John Lynch hire.



Everyone always throws around the Steve Young name around, but to my recollection, I've not seen one report where hes actually stated that he WANTS the job. Maybe he's just happy with his family and wants to be low key.

Apparently some people havent fully grasped the idea that Shanahan picked Lynch, not York.

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:
Is bringing in Dominick and Hickey really a good idea? Feels like a recipe for too many cooks in the kitchen...

I'm obviously still trying to dig this hire. After the past couple years I think some of us have a right to be skeptical. The Tomsula hire was a "shocker" type and that didn't work out at all.

tomsula was a scapegoat, that was obvious to see. dude was a dline coach, not even a coordinator and he was on a 4 year deal for peanuts compared to other HCs. Lynch is well connecte, smart and has full backing of the team apparently because he got a 6 year deal so theyre going to let him steer the ship for a few years without meddling with his vision too much hopefully

Originally posted by dtg_9er:
No, same thing with Elway early on in his career. He lacked knowledge of the structure but knew football...and how has that worked out? Lynch is bright enough and confident enough to deal with guys who have experience. That is a huge step in the right direction. If you had another Jed in there being passive aggressive, smiling, tweeting...that would be a disaster. According to most reports Lynch is not a game player.

Alls well that ends well. We'll see, but I'm optimistic...as usual.

Elway runs the Denver Broncos...these scenarios are not the same. Elway has last say where Lynch is more a figure head in an organizational structure that doesn't make sense and I don't think many other teams are using anything similar to it.

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by NinerGM:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by NinerGM:
But why do you hate this so much? Without even seeing the personnel hires? It's clear Lynch won't be making the lions share of personnel decisions. Let's see what kind of organization he builds then hate it?

Because of this...

Originally posted by lamontb:
Any idea who is in charge of player personnel and free agency?

Hating it because you don't yet know all the details 18 hours after it's announced bud? At least maybe give it a couple of days..

I hate it b/c he's nothing more than an alleged figure head. He's not a GM. In fact, we still need to hire a GM...or others than can do GM jobs.

But I'll wait to see how many Bucs coaches we bring in...Tampa 2 baby!

You just mad cuz his name ain't Trent Baalke.

LMAO. That's certainly not it. At least with him, I knew his job/role.

Originally posted by NinerGM:

Originally posted by Mookster:
If this is the case, that Shanahan chose Lynch, then I seriously question his judgement. As a first time HC Shanahan should be looking to surround himself with QUALIFIED, CAPABLE and EXPERIENCED people to help run the organization, fill in his own gaps and set himself up for success as much as possible. This smacks of hiring people who impress in an interview but lack the experience to do the job.

And York isn't blameless here. He should be looking to rebuild both the capability and reputation of his front office by hiring respected, qualified and experienced football management. Instead he embarrasses multiple qualified GMs by passing them over for a former player turned commentator with ZERO football management experience and his current staff by telling them "you're not qualified but this guy is". Now we're in a position to try and find qualified execs to come in and teach Lynch etc how to do their jobs. GFL on that!

Dynasty to Disaster is just a York away.

Gamble has been retained along with the rest of the scouting staff.
The annoucement is LESS THAN 24 hours old and hires haven't been made yet. Judgement is already being questioned? Really?

Yes really. What does a John Lynch bring to the table other than the need to hire people to do the job he was hired for? He has no personnel experience, no operations experience, no scouting experience.... he is uniquely unqualified for the job other than he has strong leadership skills. Why not go out and find a GM who has all of the technical and personal competencies necessary to do the job? Why not find a GM who raises the profile of the organization within NFL circles, who has experience dealing with agents, negotiating contracts and can view both the player and the organization side of the agreement?

Again I ask you: What does John Lynch bring to this team that didn't reside in any other GM candidate?

Gamble has been asked to stay through the draft and 'prove he should stay with the organization'. What a joke! Gamble is the only one in the building who has run an NFL draft. So, if it's a bad draft Gamble takes the blame giving the new GM a mulligan? If the draft goes well do they cut Gamble loose after saying thanks for your service but we have a new GM on board for the next 6 years? What is Gamble's motivation to stay? He's been told he won't be GM here and he now reports to someone with less experience managing football personnel decisions than the intern and who was given a 6 year contract. How is that for "winning with class"?

Dynasty to Disaster is just a York away

Originally posted by hondakillerzx:

i think this GM by committee thing is a great idea. Lynch is the dick and these guys will be the balls

The ol' ball and shaft power structure eh?

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by pd24:

Originally posted by lamontb:
Any idea who is in charge of player personnel and free agency?

Rumors are they are bringing in Dominik and maybe even Hickey and also keeping Gamble. Could be the deepest FO we have had in a while.

According to PFT's Mike Florio, "buzz is building" toward the 49ers hiring ex-Bucs GM Mark Dominik to be new GM John Lynch's right-hand man.

Yeah hickey is also being looked at I guess

Ok. Sounds like Gamble will be out after the draft if they bring in Hickey and Dominik in addition to Lynch.