John Lynch - 49ers GM

If you have yet to hear, "49ers GM John Lynch's first ever interview", and you have 26'44" to spare give this a listen:
https://audioboom.com/posts/5560086-2-1-49ers-gm-john-lynch-s-first-ever-interview-on-knbr-680

Originally posted by pd24:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by ComeOnDeberg:

http://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/Is-49ers-GM-John-Lynch-s-official-title-10900427.php

Very Interesting..he said roles are still being defined....I'm wondering...Adam Peters the real GM? who knows...

I was just saying that yesterday. He absolutely is playing the role President of Football Operations. Now Jed just needs to remove that title from Paraag and give it to John. Hiring Dominik could make him the GM, Gamble the Assistant GM and Peters as the VP of Player Personnel.

That would make the most sense to me.

I think they might change the structure once Adam Peters is ready to be a GM. If he is really good, they can just do title changes and promote him instead of losing him.

Agreed. Good point. Peters to GM, Lynch to President, Joseph Gordon-Levitt to special advisor.

This guy is making me excited. Not going to say what he is going to do.. but it's great to hear this guy talk. He's a people person and he was one mean son of a gun on the football field. I think his wisdom and respect will be very attractive to Free Agents.

Originally posted by ComeOnDeberg:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by ComeOnDeberg:

http://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/Is-49ers-GM-John-Lynch-s-official-title-10900427.php

Very Interesting..he said roles are still being defined....I'm wondering...Adam Peters the real GM? who knows...

I was just saying that yesterday. He absolutely is playing the role President of Football Operations. Now Jed just needs to remove that title from Paraag and give it to John. Hiring Dominik could make him the GM, Gamble the Assistant GM and Peters as the VP of Player Personnel.

That would make the most sense to me.

Paraag shouldn't have any title with the word "Football" in it.

Agreed. But that's his current title. So...yeah.

Good to hear Lynch did his homework and was aware of Paraag's image of "meddling" on the football side and that he addressed that directly with him.

Originally posted by tjd808185:
I'm suppose to buy that Baalke was the driving force behind the leaks in a series of leaks against him?

It's pretty obvious we had to find a scapegoat to try and convince GM's we're a respectable organization. We ended up with a safety as GM granted I think Kyle factors in there. We probably could of landed a McDonough if they felt he was the best choice.

Baalke was the one finding scapegoats to buy himself time with an eroding roster..All of our pre-Baalke talent retired, moved to other teams, etc..he couldn't overcome any of it..He ran out of real estate...Creating a rift with Harbaugh was perfect..A coach that took you to 3 NFC titale games and Superbowl,..Harbaugh knew the talent dwindling ...he hated Baalkes drafts.. Scapegoat #1 for Baalke: Harbaugh. The following year..York high on Adam Gase..almost hired. He hires a talented smart young coach who Jed likes, eventually Jed will find out the truth about Ballke ineptness of finding talent. Baalke says no to hiring someone stronger/smarter than him. Scapegoat #2: Jim Tomsula..Easy to blame for failed season..One and done...Chip Kelly scapegoat #3. Fired from Philly no one else interviewed him..another yes man.....Baalke GM tenure was a well thought out fraud perpetrated by weasel and a con man.

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by pd24:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by ComeOnDeberg:

http://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/Is-49ers-GM-John-Lynch-s-official-title-10900427.php

Very Interesting..he said roles are still being defined....I'm wondering...Adam Peters the real GM? who knows...

I was just saying that yesterday. He absolutely is playing the role President of Football Operations. Now Jed just needs to remove that title from Paraag and give it to John. Hiring Dominik could make him the GM, Gamble the Assistant GM and Peters as the VP of Player Personnel.

That would make the most sense to me.

I think they might change the structure once Adam Peters is ready to be a GM. If he is really good, they can just do title changes and promote him instead of losing him.

Agreed. Good point. Peters to GM, Lynch to President, Joseph Gordon-Levitt to special advisor.

That could work too which then makes Lynch the defacto GM only this year. That said, I get the impression he wants to bring in more players. So I'm curious how they'll build up the FO and define the titles and roles. It's a big deal...

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by ComeOnDeberg:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by ComeOnDeberg:

http://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/Is-49ers-GM-John-Lynch-s-official-title-10900427.php

Very Interesting..he said roles are still being defined....I'm wondering...Adam Peters the real GM? who knows...

I was just saying that yesterday. He absolutely is playing the role President of Football Operations. Now Jed just needs to remove that title from Paraag and give it to John. Hiring Dominik could make him the GM, Gamble the Assistant GM and Peters as the VP of Player Personnel.

That would make the most sense to me.

Paraag shouldn't have any title with the word "Football" in it.

Agreed. But that's his current title. So...yeah.

Good to hear Lynch did his homework and was aware of Paraag's image of "meddling" on the football side and that he addressed that directly with him.

How can it be considered meddling when the person providing direction or input is the EVP of the division.
Football is Paraag's job, he is our top "football" guy.
He chose Shanahan and I am good with that and he chose Lynch which I am unsure about but it is bold and there is no ambiguity who is responsible for the GM and coach hiring this time around so accountability is easy. Hoepfully we are signing their praises within a few years for their foresight.

Originally posted by FlayvaMeister:
If you have yet to hear, "49ers GM John Lynch's first ever interview", and you have 26'44" to spare give this a listen:
https://audioboom.com/posts/5560086-2-1-49ers-gm-john-lynch-s-first-ever-interview-on-knbr-680

Very impressed by Lynch's interviews thus far. I am one that is leaning towards this being a positive hire rather than a negative one. Actions and time will tell. As a faithful I am hopeful. Regardless of who is best on paper, I am interested in the teamwork approach. I beat out my competition for the position I currently have and I went up against guys with gold resumes. I was hired over much more experienced and polished district managers due to my motivation, my character, my enthusiasm, and my commitment to make the agency I work for the best. I had zero experience. I am successfully finishing my ninth year, all with stellar reviews. That is how I hire my employees. I base much more of an emphasis on the character rather than the resume. I am really leaning towards getting excited about the 49ers organization as a whole again. The one thing I am very happy about that many of us worried and complained about in years past, was that the York's were CHEAP. All they cared about was money and saving a buck. They still may care about making money, who doesn't? However, they are not cheap. With all the dead money being spent on past coaches and front officer personnel I again believe that the York's (however dysfunctional they have been) want champions. I understand that winner/champions will produce more profits for the York's, but I don't care about that. I care that our owners are truly spending the money to again be a contender...
Just my two cents.

Originally posted by NinerGM:

That might be true and it might not be. All I'm saying is that's a theory and no one has written this is the absolute case today or even last year. Just as people say Baalke is (what time Kawakami calls) the scapegoat, I think his positioning of Paraag is also scapegoating. Ultimately time will tell.

Baalke was justifiably fired it just doesn't let everyone else off the hook. Jed's a young guy we got a very close to the SB and I think it went to his head and he put way too much input on 1 guy. He can't be fired so the best we can hope for is that he does things differently and to his credit it looks like he is. It might be new mistakes but only time will tell on that one.

Paraag is a really good cap guy. He really isn't the problem although there's a few stories you hope aren't true. Like him having Stanford grade drafts.

Originally posted by TheWooLick:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by ComeOnDeberg:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by ComeOnDeberg:
http://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/Is-49ers-GM-John-Lynch-s-official-title-10900427.php

Very Interesting..he said roles are still being defined....I'm wondering...Adam Peters the real GM? who knows...

I was just saying that yesterday. He absolutely is playing the role President of Football Operations. Now Jed just needs to remove that title from Paraag and give it to John. Hiring Dominik could make him the GM, Gamble the Assistant GM and Peters as the VP of Player Personnel.

That would make the most sense to me.

Paraag shouldn't have any title with the word "Football" in it.

Agreed. But that's his current title. So...yeah.

Good to hear Lynch did his homework and was aware of Paraag's image of "meddling" on the football side and that he addressed that directly with him.

How can it be considered meddling when the person providing direction or input is the EVP of the division.
Football is Paraag's job, he is our top "football" guy.
He chose Shanahan and I am good with that and he chose Lynch which I am unsure about but it is bold and there is no ambiguity who is responsible for the GM and coach hiring this time around so accountability is easy. Hoepfully we are signing their praises within a few years for their foresight.

It's obvious that Lynch is going to command a lot of respect from Jed and Paraag and he will return the favor. But it's good to see someone come in and set the record straight from the get go.

Originally posted by NinerGM:

Originally posted by NCommand:

That could work too which then makes Lynch the defacto GM only this year. That said, I get the impression he wants to bring in more players. So I'm curious how they'll build up the FO and define the titles and roles. It's a big deal...

NC dude, what happened? LOL Why is it such a big deal?

What we know:

Lynch will report to Jed. Fact.
Peters will report to Lynch. Fact
Gamble will report to Lynch. Fact.
Shanahan - unknown and will not be until after the Super Bowl

Titles are one thing, reporting is another.

I wasn't referencing the reporting structure, rather the building up the FO, hirings, adding accurate titles and defining clear roles. That's a big deal. We're going to have many more cooks in the kitchen now under this new structure so it'll be on Lynch to oversee that. But he's off to a great start..while admitting they are still defining roles, titles, it's fluid right now, etc.

Originally posted by gold49er2183:
Listening to the knbr interview was great. Dude is very open to sharing his thoughts. Seems very genuine.

Complete 180 from Baalke. I hated listening to Baalke answering any questions.

Originally posted by dwy621:

Originally posted by gold49er2183:
Listening to the knbr interview was great. Dude is very open to sharing his thoughts. Seems very genuine.

Complete 180 from Baalke. I hated listening to Baalke answering any questions.

I couldn't stand Baalke's hoarse high-pitched voice.

Originally posted by TheWooLick:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by ComeOnDeberg:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by ComeOnDeberg:

http://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/Is-49ers-GM-John-Lynch-s-official-title-10900427.php

Very Interesting..he said roles are still being defined....I'm wondering...Adam Peters the real GM? who knows...

I was just saying that yesterday. He absolutely is playing the role President of Football Operations. Now Jed just needs to remove that title from Paraag and give it to John. Hiring Dominik could make him the GM, Gamble the Assistant GM and Peters as the VP of Player Personnel.

That would make the most sense to me.

Paraag shouldn't have any title with the word "Football" in it.

Agreed. But that's his current title. So...yeah.

Good to hear Lynch did his homework and was aware of Paraag's image of "meddling" on the football side and that he addressed that directly with him.

How can it be considered meddling when the person providing direction or input is the EVP of the division.
Football is Paraag's job, he is our top "football" guy.
He chose Shanahan and I am good with that and he chose Lynch which I am unsure about but it is bold and there is no ambiguity who is responsible for the GM and coach hiring this time around so accountability is easy. Hoepfully we are signing their praises within a few years for their foresight.

LOLOL. Did you just change personalities? Nobody has been more skeptical of Paraag and his actual role than you over the years.

Picking Shanahan was a no brainer. Like fans don't give Peters credit for finding Von Miller, as it was a given, same for Jed/Paraag during this search and hire. But they had to give him full control.

Big props for securing him though but their HC essentially, picked the new GM too. A man with zero FO experience...like Nolan, Singletary, Tomsula, etc.

We'll have to see if this outside-the-box thinking pays off or not. But honestly, I put most if that hire on Kyle Shanahan.

So far so good!

Originally posted by NCommand:

I wasn't referencing the reporting structure, rather the building up the FO, hirings, adding accurate titles and defining clear roles. That's a big deal. We're going to have many more cooks in the kitchen now under this new structure so it'll be on Lynch to oversee that. But he's off to a great start..while admitting they are still defining roles, titles, it's fluid right now, etc.

John Lynch will have final say on all draft picks, and on all trades. People with that kind of power take advice. They don't delegate the decision making. That's not how the world works. Below Lynch they'll be defining rolls.