John Lynch - 49ers GM

Originally posted by ninerfan4life:
Needs to go in the locker room and look at every veteran in the eye and explain why he was too much of a b***h to make a trade

Originally posted by PRIMETIME21:

Originally posted by InfernoDaLuz:
Chef's kiss is drafting a LB in the third, who then plays second fiddle to Luke f**king Gifford.

But we can waste a third on Nick Martin who does absolutely nothing , not surprised at this point with the track record this regime has had drafting

Originally posted by lamontb:

Originally posted by CardinalGold:

Originally posted by BYisGod:
What's hilarious is that Lynch tried to imitate the Rams' strategy by getting younger on defense. The results have been horrendous thus far. The entire draft class combined hasn't had the impact that Jared Verse had in his rookie season. Williams and Collins have been average at best. Stout, Sigle, and (the 2025 Kory Sheets award winner) CJ West have done nothing.

And that's not even mentioning the fact that last year's draft class is starting to also look like a miss, with Puni regressing, Green getting beat like a drum, Cowing always being hurt, and Guerendo never seeing the field. Pearsall is good when healthy, and Mustapha is average—a heavy-hitter who takes bad angles and can't cover.

Lynch has survived this long because of a handful of selections early in his tenure—namely Warner, Kittle, and Bosa—which covered up his frequent blunders. Those guys, however, are nearing the end of their primes. And the cupboard looks bare.

I'm guessing Lynch is the ultimate scapegoat over the next few seasons. Kyle will eventually follow.

Great post. I would add that the Rams strategy imitation goes back to the QB trades where the Rams sent picks for Stafford, and the geniuses at 49ers HQ traded 3 first round picks to take Trey Lance

Losing the Stafford trade to the Rams was brutal. Imagine KS with Stafford. As you said they went all in for a Lance but not Stafford.

Originally posted by Schulzy:
His draft picks are the biggest problem!

3rd round pick for a LB who can't get on the field.

Brown stinks, Williams didn't look like a pass rusher, Green is average. Winters is mediocre at best.

and they pay a guy like Lenoir who is a other guy who took the money and is too busy about social media clout!

Originally posted by captveg:
Bunch of delusional angry, burn it all down fans here.

Lynch played it smart by recognizing that the chances of winning the SB this year without Warner and Bosa (plus the other real dozen injured defensive guys) was very low. This wasn't the year to push all in. He made a few modest trades but the real work will be in the offseason. It sucks, but that's the smart objective way to look at it. No team is winning the SB when their top 2 superstar defensive players are out.

Originally posted by captveg:
Bunch of delusional angry, burn it all down fans here.

Lynch played it smart by recognizing that the chances of winning the SB this year without Warner and Bosa (plus the other real dozen injured defensive guys) was very low. This wasn't the year to push all in. He made a few modest trades but the real work will be in the offseason. It sucks, but that's the smart objective way to look at it. No team is winning the SB when their top 2 superstar defensive players are out.

Originally posted by ComeOnDeberg:

Originally posted by captveg:
Bunch of delusional angry, burn it all down fans here.

Lynch played it smart by recognizing that the chances of winning the SB this year without Warner and Bosa (plus the other real dozen injured defensive guys) was very low. This wasn't the year to push all in. He made a few modest trades but the real work will be in the offseason. It sucks, but that's the smart objective way to look at it. No team is winning the SB when their top 2 superstar defensive players are out.

Played it smart? Why so he can draft more busts? He needs to step down.

Originally posted by ComeOnDeberg:

Originally posted by captveg:
Bunch of delusional angry, burn it all down fans here.

Lynch played it smart by recognizing that the chances of winning the SB this year without Warner and Bosa (plus the other real dozen injured defensive guys) was very low. This wasn't the year to push all in. He made a few modest trades but the real work will be in the offseason. It sucks, but that's the smart objective way to look at it. No team is winning the SB when their top 2 superstar defensive players are out.

Played it smart? Why so he can draft more busts? He needs to step down.

Originally posted by captveg:

Originally posted by ComeOnDeberg:

Originally posted by captveg:
Bunch of delusional angry, burn it all down fans here.

Lynch played it smart by recognizing that the chances of winning the SB this year without Warner and Bosa (plus the other real dozen injured defensive guys) was very low. This wasn't the year to push all in. He made a few modest trades but the real work will be in the offseason. It sucks, but that's the smart objective way to look at it. No team is winning the SB when their top 2 superstar defensive players are out.

Played it smart? Why so he can draft more busts? He needs to step down.

Sunk cost fallacy. He smartly didn't give in to it.

He expected the young guys to have time to grow into their roles while guys like Warner and Bosa picked up the slack. That plan got blown up by the injuries.

There's nothing wrong from an executive standpoint to recognize that you no longer have the horses and it's smarter to regroup for next year.

Originally posted by NoFunLeague:
Seriously, f**k u lynch.

Originally posted by ComeOnDeberg:
Played it smart? Why so he can draft more busts? He needs to step down.

Originally posted by pillageDatazz:

Originally posted by NoFunLeague:
Seriously, f**k u lynch.

Originally posted by ComeOnDeberg:
Played it smart? Why so he can draft more busts? He needs to step down.

Would Eddie DeBartolo have made a move last week, if the 49ers were 6-3 going into the NFL trade deadline, with obvious holes on defense?

— Chase Senior (@Chase_Senior) November 10, 2025