John Lynch - 49ers GM | Page 4091

4ML · 2017-01-29T17:29:58-08:00

Lucked into Shanahan but Lynch as a GM? Wtf?? So many qualified GMs 49ers interviewed...and in the end - they decided to hire a guy who has ZERO experience working in a NFL Front Office. He has ZERO experience as a scout at any level. I understand, so many potential GM candidates rejected 49ers. But, to hire a guy who has never held a position that is in no way related to a day-2-day job profile of a GM is unbelievable. I'm sure Lynch is a smart guy...he was a smart player...but that has NOTHING to do with being a GM. Why take the risk at this time? --------------- edit: After having some time to digest this news...wish him all the best and I hope he proves ppl wrong. Still don't understand why we needed to take such a risk but it is what it is now. I do have to say - his first presser made a positive impression.

Jan 18, 2026 at 1:15 PM

#61351

Heroism
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Originally posted by Niners418:
Biggest issue with this FO is the constant reaching for prospects who are consistently projected to go rounds later. We force ourselves to draft for need vs focusing on getting impact players

Exactly. The number of times the 49ers passed over an obvious BPA for their guy is f**king stupid.

people focus way too much on positional need, but the focus should be on getting impact players regardless of what position they play. I'd take an impact player at any f**king spot on the field right now.

[ Edited by Heroism on Jan 18, 2026 at 1:15 PM ]

Jan 18, 2026 at 1:16 PM

#61352

mcwoot
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Originally posted by Niners418:
Biggest issue with this FO is the constant reaching for prospects who are consistently projected to go rounds later. We force ourselves to draft for need vs focusing on getting impact players

Mykell Williams or Grey Zabel + Nick Emmanwori

Jan 18, 2026 at 1:18 PM

#61353

Hysterikal
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Originally posted by Heroism:

Originally posted by Niners418:
Biggest issue with this FO is the constant reaching for prospects who are consistently projected to go rounds later. We force ourselves to draft for need vs focusing on getting impact players

Exactly. The number of times the 49ers passed over an obvious BPA for their guy is f**king stupid.

people focus way too much on positional need, but the focus should be on getting impact players regardless of what position they play. I'd take an impact player at any f**king spot on the field right now.

Yeah the "we're smarter than everyone else" draft picks have been brutal misses.

Jan 18, 2026 at 1:19 PM

#61354

Phoenix49ers
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And stop drafting f**king RBs. When you look at all the picks they wasted on RB's over the years, they could have filled in so many more holes on the roster.

Joe Williams
Trey Sermon
Tyrion Davis Price
Isaac Guerendo
Jordan James

None of these guys have amounted to jack crap thus far, and that doesn't even include the picks they've traded for other RB's like McCaffrey and Robinson.

Jan 18, 2026 at 1:20 PM

#61355

derrickt
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Our head coach can't draft wide receivers an our GM can't draft defensive backs.

Jan 18, 2026 at 1:22 PM

#61356

Hysterikal
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Originally posted by derrickt:
Our head coach can't draft wide receivers an our GM can't draft defensive backs.

I'm not gonna hate on the Pearsall or Aiyuk picks. They both are really good WRs when on the field. Can't expect Aiyuk to be a mental midget and Pearsall who had no injury history coming out of College.

Jan 18, 2026 at 1:22 PM

#61357

Phoenix49ers
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Originally posted by derrickt:
Our head coach can't draft wide receivers an our GM can't draft defensive backs.

WR's is not the issue. s**t even Dante Pettis is still in the NFL. Aiyuk was a legit star that turned out to be a complete headcase. Pearsall when healthy has been very good, Jennings was a 7th round home run. Hurd and Danny Gray have been the only "holy crap, wtf were they thinking" picks at WR.

Overdrafting RB, underdrafting OL and in general making seemingly desperate picks like Latu has cost them substantially.

Jan 18, 2026 at 1:23 PM

#61358

SmokeyJoe
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Originally posted by Hysterikal:
I'm not gonna hate on the Pearsall or Aiyuk picks. They both are really good WRs when on the field. Can't expect Aiyuk to be a mental midget and Pearsall who had no injury history coming out of College.

Deebo and Jennings were good picks as well.

Jan 18, 2026 at 1:23 PM

#61359

Niners418
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Originally posted by Heroism:

Originally posted by Niners418:
Biggest issue with this FO is the constant reaching for prospects who are consistently projected to go rounds later. We force ourselves to draft for need vs focusing on getting impact players

Exactly. The number of times the 49ers passed over an obvious BPA for their guy is f**king stupid.

people focus way too much on positional need, but the focus should be on getting impact players regardless of what position they play. I'd take an impact player at any f**king spot on the field right now.

Fill needs with reasonable FA's so you can draft cornerstone prospects

Jan 18, 2026 at 1:24 PM

#61360

Hysterikal
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Originally posted by Niners418:

Originally posted by Heroism:

Originally posted by Niners418:
Biggest issue with this FO is the constant reaching for prospects who are consistently projected to go rounds later. We force ourselves to draft for need vs focusing on getting impact players

Exactly. The number of times the 49ers passed over an obvious BPA for their guy is f**king stupid.

people focus way too much on positional need, but the focus should be on getting impact players regardless of what position they play. I'd take an impact player at any f**king spot on the field right now.

Fill needs with reasonable FA's so you can draft cornerstone prospects

Our misses in FA have been just as catastrophic as our drafts.

Jan 18, 2026 at 1:27 PM

#61361

Niners418
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Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by Niners418:

Originally posted by Heroism:

Originally posted by Niners418:
Biggest issue with this FO is the constant reaching for prospects who are consistently projected to go rounds later. We force ourselves to draft for need vs focusing on getting impact players

Exactly. The number of times the 49ers passed over an obvious BPA for their guy is f**king stupid.

people focus way too much on positional need, but the focus should be on getting impact players regardless of what position they play. I'd take an impact player at any f**king spot on the field right now.

Fill needs with reasonable FA's so you can draft cornerstone prospects

Our misses in FA have been just as catastrophic as our drafts.

yea im not saying to spent at the top of free agency. But fill needs with reasonable FA

Jan 18, 2026 at 1:27 PM

#61362

bud49
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John needs to do his best job since he came here this offseason. There are lot of defiencies on this team that need to be addressed. This draft and f*gency need to be spot on.

Jan 18, 2026 at 1:28 PM

#61363

jcs
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Originally posted by Niners418:

Originally posted by Heroism:

Originally posted by Niners418:
Biggest issue with this FO is the constant reaching for prospects who are consistently projected to go rounds later. We force ourselves to draft for need vs focusing on getting impact players

Exactly. The number of times the 49ers passed over an obvious BPA for their guy is f**king stupid.

people focus way too much on positional need, but the focus should be on getting impact players regardless of what position they play. I'd take an impact player at any f**king spot on the field right now.

Fill needs with reasonable FA's so you can draft cornerstone prospects

This team made a concerted effort to stop FA spending in the last off-season. Not sure the Yorks are going to opening the pursestring now with all the new investment into other things.

Jan 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM

#61364

Hysterikal
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Originally posted by Niners418:

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Originally posted by Niners418:

Originally posted by Heroism:

Originally posted by Niners418:
Biggest issue with this FO is the constant reaching for prospects who are consistently projected to go rounds later. We force ourselves to draft for need vs focusing on getting impact players

Exactly. The number of times the 49ers passed over an obvious BPA for their guy is f**king stupid.

people focus way too much on positional need, but the focus should be on getting impact players regardless of what position they play. I'd take an impact player at any f**king spot on the field right now.

Fill needs with reasonable FA's so you can draft cornerstone prospects

Our misses in FA have been just as catastrophic as our drafts.

yea im not saying to spent at the top of free agency. But fill needs with reasonable FA

Agree and that's typically our approach to free agency. Theirs some Safeties that will be hitting FA that I hope we take a look at.

Jan 18, 2026 at 1:35 PM

#61365

Rice-a-Ronnie
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The success of the draft isn't about John and the Scouts. The real issue, in my opinion, is the involvement of Kyle and our coaches in the first two days of the draft (rounds 1-3).
Jed needs to step in and force a real GM to administer the draft. His uncle demoted Walsh as President; Jed should do the same. You can still take input from coaches but they don't get positional value and instead get enamored with 'their guys' which usually causes overdrafting.