John Lynch - 49ers GM

After two days, it looks like we have someone with respectability in our front office... it's been awhile

Originally posted by SofaKing:

Originally posted by Rascal:
That $80 mil of cap space? You can bet your as* he is going to spend a good chunk of it in signing legit FA impact players. As for his QB plan, I reckon he is going to get it covered from all angles. He will probably sign a legit vet to tie us over at least for next season as well as taking a top QB in the draft.

I trust this dude, he is not going to just sit there and do nothing like fxxking Baalke. Lynch might be a nice guy, but he is a very competitive dude plus he has no ego to get in his way. Once he starts acquiring FAs, we will have a better idea on his evaluation and taste on players. I can't wait!!

I'm also expecting us to be active in FA. Not reckless, but we will add a couple impact players. I'm sure we'll explore all QB options. Bridge QB in FA, future starter in the draft is always a good idea. I trust they'll find the right guys.

I would pay 40% of the entire contract in the first year to the 2-3 top free agents they want. That's especially true if they go the rookie QB route. Take the cap hit in 2017 and have 4-5 years of easy cap management. Few teams will be willing to compete with that even if overall dollars are the same.

Two days removed from being tea bagged by Bill Parcells on daily basis.

Originally posted by okdkid:
I would pay 40% of the entire contract in the first year to the 2-3 top free agents they want. That's especially true if they go the rookie QB route. Take the cap hit in 2017 and have 4-5 years of easy cap management. Few teams will be willing to compete with that even if overall dollars are the same.

This is good idea. Rookie QB deals are relatively inexpensive, so front-load some of the FA contracts while you can spend the money, in order to get them in the door.

Originally posted by Rascal:

Originally posted by SofaKing:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by SofaKing:

Originally posted by Rascal:
I am telling you, John Lynch ain't playing, man. Just you watch, he has all the resources he needs from Jed to make things happen. He is going to keep making calls to the guys he wants and go hey bro come to the 9ers, how much do you want? OK, no prob. Plus, aside from money, people actually want to work for him, that is a deadly combination when you are trying to put together a good crew!!

This off-season has been A+ so far. Get us a franchise QB and it's A++.

Get a star receiver too and it'll be A+++.

Add a pass rusher and it'll be

I am pretty confident that all of the above will happen!!

If he somehow land Alshon, O-M-G!

Originally posted by pasodoc9er:

Originally posted by NCommand:
Let's just call John Lynch what he really is here...President of Football Operations.

That's his role...he'll hire several specialist staff (pro+player personnel) to manage coaching, scouting, the draft and free agency and everyone will report up to him. And he'll have a dotted line relationship with Paraag for contracts and the large analytics department he runs (that could get interesting BTW) and both will report up to Jed.

He'll be the trigger man on draft day, control the 90 and work with Kyle on the 53 (of which, Kyle will be the trigger man).

he'll be tasked for managing all the staff, personalities, connections within the NFL and reshaping our image and building back a Championship culture.

But, big quesiton, NCommand...will peeg have the power to put the kibash on a FA if the salary offered doesn't fit into peeg's formulas? Or or more simply, can Lynch just go and hire whoever he (and kyle) want and peeg has no say as to how much was offered?

This is where I still foresee some sticky dynamics (title discussions as well). At the end of the day, Paraag can still "meddle" in whatever the hell he wants and via Jed, will control free agency spendings and coaching hires/costs. If there is going to be any issue within this front office now, it's going to be John/Adam/Tom/Kyle vs. Paraag (via Jed orders or by his own doings); so, football guys vs. business guys.

That's why I keep going back to free agency. It's obvious John wants to be "aggressive" in everything he does. And if we're constantly linked to every free agent (like always) and come out #2 (like always), the football guys are going to be butting heads with the moneyball/analytic/business guys (Jed/Paraag/Brian).

The next moves are on Jed in fully reshaping this FO as it should, IMHO.

If he removes the President of FO title from Paraag, delegates him (in real life) to contracts and managing the analytics department, setting boundaries, and changes John's title to what it really is and backs off, this could work optimally. Every level then would have a specialist with heads of departments in each who both have dotted line working relationships and both reporting up to Jed for a monthly sleep over.

But...will that REALLY happen? If so, everyone on this website should throw a party. If not, it has the potential to become toxic again and we'll see a repeat cycle.

NC where is the micro chart for Peters drafts ?

FYI John Lynch will be part of this now as GM. He will be on top of all of the Niners' legal issues, and even choosing the food in the cafeteria.

Darren Rovell @darrenrovell
The 49ers say Aldon Smith OWES them $341,630.18 in signing bonus money and have sued him to recover it (H/T @eriqgardner)

Originally posted by okdkid:
I would pay 40% of the entire contract in the first year to the 2-3 top free agents they want. That's especially true if they go the rookie QB route. Take the cap hit in 2017 and have 4-5 years of easy cap management. Few teams will be willing to compete with that even if overall dollars are the same.

Good call. Front-loading contracts is a strategy that Paraag has been using to ease the cap burden in future years..It's part of what makes him a savvy contract negotiator and cap manager.

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Broncos fans think that Baalke will be the replacement for Peters in Denver.

Poor b*****ds

Baalke: Hey Elway here's all the players I like coming off ACL injuries!!!

Good one Kolohe.

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by SoCold:

Originally posted by thl408:
I liked when Lynch said he wants players that love to play football and if they don't then he'll get people that do. A focus on the commitment to the game at a high level seems to have been missing the past few seasons after all those vets left (Willis, Justin, Gore). This is a young roster and a relaxed attitude is poison to their development. Time to get guys that eat/sleep football. Questioning talent is fine. Questioning heart is a big problem that can become part of the a team's fabric.

I want leaders!

So that means half assers like AA and Aaron Lynch are out.

Reid for sure is gone. As soon as Lynch starts watching tape of him half-jogging along; Bethea as well...they'll be gone. I'd be very surprised to see either back.

Originally posted by susweel:
NC where is the micro chart for Peters drafts ?

Whoa...I just realized something. Baalke passed on Peters only to be replaced by a guy named Peters

It all comes full circle.

Originally posted by NinerBuff:

Originally posted by okdkid:
I would pay 40% of the entire contract in the first year to the 2-3 top free agents they want. That's especially true if they go the rookie QB route. Take the cap hit in 2017 and have 4-5 years of easy cap management. Few teams will be willing to compete with that even if overall dollars are the same.

This is good idea. Rookie QB deals are relatively inexpensive, so front-load some of the FA contracts while you can spend the money, in order to get them in the door.

Yup. Money is the only thing that matters in FA. Niners can let the market determine the players worth and then say "Okay. We'll match the years and dollars. Also, we'll pay you 40% of it right now."

They can also get out of big guaranteed dollars (which are pro rated for cap purposes) since that massive Year 1 payout is essentially guaranteed.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by SoCold:

Originally posted by thl408:
I liked when Lynch said he wants players that love to play football and if they don't then he'll get people that do. A focus on the commitment to the game at a high level seems to have been missing the past few seasons after all those vets left (Willis, Justin, Gore). This is a young roster and a relaxed attitude is poison to their development. Time to get guys that eat/sleep football. Questioning talent is fine. Questioning heart is a big problem that can become part of the a team's fabric.

I want leaders!

So that means half assers like AA and Aaron Lynch are out.

Reid for sure is gone. As soon as Lynch starts watching tape of him half-jogging along; Bethea as well...they'll be gone. I'd be very surprised to see either back.

Hopefully he can teach Tartt to take better angles.

Originally posted by SofaKing:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Did Trotter even think before asking the last question? Not every guy who knows what the job requires or how to do it will perform that job the best. Anyone who has ever worked before could tell you that.

Absolutely. I've seen time and time again, talented people who are great leaders and communicators overcome lack of experience. These guys "get it", experience on the job is just a formality to what is already a sound vision and way to do things.

Good post man. I've been in management for awhile now and early in the process a wise man once told me "it's not what you know, but who you know." I didn't start becoming successful until I truly understood what that meant. When you lack the know how of how to do a specific trait of the job but you network yourself to a pipeline of other people that are sound and said in their knowledge of that said trait than your always going to be able to get s**t done, as long as you can do one thing...Manage personalities and egos.