John Lynch - 49ers GM

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Matt Barrows on why stars seem to be aligning for a Mac Jones trade:

• Jones didn't just look like a starter in 2025 but someone who could lead an imperfect team, which is what any potential suitor would be. The win at the Rams — on a short week and in prime time — came at the… pic.twitter.com/VYaGc2wyHf

— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) February 19, 2026

And he's on a very, very cheap 1-year deal. A team could easily extend him, spread the money out and have a ton left over.

I get that every report says we really don't want to trade him and honestly we are playing this perfectly if so. We shouldn't be giving him up for a single lottery ticket.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:

The 49ers currently have the 10th most cap space in the NFL pic.twitter.com/rEF1qVeH6J

— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) February 18, 2026

John Lynch ready to spend on some injury prone players in FA

Hargrave was never hurt until he got here

Problem is, the Seahawks and Rams have more space than the 9ers.

Remember when we use to all tease the Rams like they were going into cap helll!!!

Originally posted by 49ers808:
Bro you get so short sighted whenever someone gets into a debate with you that it causes reading comprehension issues or something. Nothing that I said is fabricated nonsense; what you respond with when someone says anything different than you is fabricated nonsense.

Who TF said Lynch has "no say?" Not me. I said Kyle has just as much, if not more; completely different, again a reading comprehension thing for you.

When I mentioned Aiyuk being all Kyle; that was in regard to his contract extension. I do know of the convos Lynch had with Herm at ASU. I still believe that Kyle really wanted him and heavily influenced that selection; but no I don't think it was all Kyle for that draft selection of Aiyuk. I should've clarified better there at the beginning of my post.

Nowhere in any of my posts do I say it's a dictatorship, or anything about it being All Kyle; I said it's a combination of both him and Lynch in round 1-3 and maybe they let the scouts/FO handle day 3.

What does BA's contract extension have to do with your OP which was stating Kyle is horrible at evaluating? That's what we're discussing. So maybe use your own advice with reading comprehension

Your last paragraph is made up with zero real facts to back it up. Who's saying it's all lynch/kyle in rds 1-3? Where has that been established? I mean we had beat writers saying Saleh was basically making the defensive picks last draft (not totally buying that), but that's the first 3 rds?

It's a total calibration top to bottom, it's always been that way. If someone's pounding the table for a certain player (J Williams/Lance/Brock/ Ji'Ayir Brown/Moody etc) everyone looks at it again. Does Kyle have sway? Sure every HC does….especially at certain positions.

imo Kyle gives this coaching staff a ton of power with roster building.

End of the day, We have absolutely no idea how the structure really works here or on any NFL team.

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Problem is, the Seahawks and Rams have more space than the 9ers.

Remember when we use to all tease the Rams like they were going into cap helll!!!

Seattle has half a dozen really good defensive players that are FAs (and a couple on offense). They have two massive deals that they have to get done this offseason (JSN & Spoon)

they will absolutely need cap space to pay Sam what he's actually worth as a SB winning QB.

Rams need to figure out their QB situation and Puka isn't stepping on the field until he's the top 3 paid WR in the league.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Problem is, the Seahawks and Rams have more space than the 9ers.

Remember when we use to all tease the Rams like they were going into cap helll!!!

Seattle has half a dozen really good defensive players that are FAs (and a couple on offense). They have two massive deals that they have to get done this offseason (JSN & Spoon)

they will absolutely need cap space to pay Sam what he's actually worth as a SB winning QB.

Rams need to figure out their QB situation and Puka isn't stepping on the field until he's the top 3 paid WR in the league.

Seattle isn't gonna re-sign all of their free agents. It's not gonna hurt them if they don't. Sam Darnold will get a contract extension no doubt, but they'll do it where they'll protect their team. Seattle is still in position to win the division.

As for the Rams, Matt Stafford just won the MVP and will likely be back for another year or two. All of us holding out hope that he'll retire is a big joke on us fans. They still have enough draft capital to be a force in the NFL and could even go all out and trade for Maxx Crosby.

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Problem is, the Seahawks and Rams have more space than the 9ers.

Remember when we use to all tease the Rams like they were going into cap helll!!!

Seattle has half a dozen really good defensive players that are FAs (and a couple on offense). They have two massive deals that they have to get done this offseason (JSN & Spoon)

they will absolutely need cap space to pay Sam what he's actually worth as a SB winning QB.

Rams need to figure out their QB situation and Puka isn't stepping on the field until he's the top 3 paid WR in the league.

Seattle isn't gonna re-sign all of their free agents. It's not gonna hurt them if they don't. Sam Darnold will get a contract extension no doubt, but they'll do it where they'll protect their team. Seattle is still in position to win the division.

As for the Rams, Matt Stafford just won the MVP and will likely be back for another year or two. All of us holding out hope that he'll retire is a big joke on us fans. They still have enough draft capital to be a force in the NFL and could even go all out and trade for Maxx Crosby.

I still think Crosby remains a Raider or gets traded to Dallas. Dallas can beat anyone on a trade including the Rams.

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Problem is, the Seahawks and Rams have more space than the 9ers.

Remember when we use to all tease the Rams like they were going into cap helll!!!

Seattle has half a dozen really good defensive players that are FAs (and a couple on offense). They have two massive deals that they have to get done this offseason (JSN & Spoon)

they will absolutely need cap space to pay Sam what he's actually worth as a SB winning QB.

Rams need to figure out their QB situation and Puka isn't stepping on the field until he's the top 3 paid WR in the league.

Seattle isn't gonna re-sign all of their free agents. It's not gonna hurt them if they don't. Sam Darnold will get a contract extension no doubt, but they'll do it where they'll protect their team. Seattle is still in position to win the division.

As for the Rams, Matt Stafford just won the MVP and will likely be back for another year or two. All of us holding out hope that he'll retire is a big joke on us fans. They still have enough draft capital to be a force in the NFL and could even go all out and trade for Maxx Crosby.

Where are you guys getting that Darnold needs or will get a contract extension? Didn't he sign a three year deal and last season was year one of that deal?

Agree with you on that last point of for the Rams Kolohe. They have 2 first round picks and I can easily see them offering that up for Maxx. This is Mr "f**k Them Picks" Snead we talking about and going all out for a SB worked for them once before recently and they recovered from that waaaaaay faster than anyone on this board was thinking they would.

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Seattle isn't gonna re-sign all of their free agents. It's not gonna hurt them if they don't. Sam Darnold will get a contract extension no doubt, but they'll do it where they'll protect their team. Seattle is still in position to win the division.

As for the Rams, Matt Stafford just won the MVP and will likely be back for another year or two. All of us holding out hope that he'll retire is a big joke on us fans. They still have enough draft capital to be a force in the NFL and could even go all out and trade for Maxx Crosby.

Yeah, he already stated he is not retiring this year and the Rams have two 1st round picks as a cherry on top. You have to be a bit honest here. We are in position three at this point and I would say we are the team with the most work to do to get back to number 1.

Hags have great cap space and even more they have incredible depth at positions. it will suck for them to lose a few players but next man up is better than most on other teams on D.

The Rams are just frigging good. No matter the hate they make it work and they strike on their draft picks usually. Those two first round picks will probably be gold for them.

9ers-get busy. No over stretch with 30 somethings as a band aide fix. If shopping in FA maybe a mid-tier younger dude that could be cap friendly but contribute.

I think this page is kind of underselling the season that we had.

Yes. Our division is tough. We get it. But let's not pretend we didn't go 12-5 (and 4-2 in the division) and eliminate the defending champions on the road while missing 3-4 of our top 6-7 most important players for most of the season. You can say our schedule was easy all you want but we either play in a brutal division or had an easy schedule, it can't be both. And our SOS was .498, hardly easy.

This page is acting like we went 6-11 again which is weird. I get that it didn't end pretty but given how bad we were supposed to be and how crippled our roster was I would say we're not "miles away" from being a contender. Perhaps a step or two away (whether we make that step or not is certainly debatable though).

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:
I think this page is kind of underselling the season that we had.

Yes. Our division is tough. We get it. But let's not pretend we didn't go 12-5 (and 4-2 in the division) and eliminate the defending champions on the road while missing 3-4 of our top 6-7 most important players for most of the season.

This page is acting like we went 6-11 again which is weird. I get that it didn't end pretty but given how bad we were supposed to be and how crippled our roster was I would say we're not "miles away" from being a contender. Perhaps a step or two away (whether we make that step or not is certainly debatable though).

In my opinion I don't care about the record against other teams other than Seattle and Rams. First things first. I know the overall math doesn't work that way but if we cannot bury the Hags and the Rams the rest doesn't matter. They are tough as nails. I have said this forever. What year will it happen? One day AZ will not suck. I pick them to be a Cinderella every year. I think they are ready to move on from Kyler (good thing). Their D has been good and they have lost some tough games by a score. Someday it will be a death match of four and not three. Is this that year?

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Seattle isn't gonna re-sign all of their free agents. It's not gonna hurt them if they don't. Sam Darnold will get a contract extension no doubt, but they'll do it where they'll protect their team. Seattle is still in position to win the division.

As for the Rams, Matt Stafford just won the MVP and will likely be back for another year or two. All of us holding out hope that he'll retire is a big joke on us fans. They still have enough draft capital to be a force in the NFL and could even go all out and trade for Maxx Crosby.

I mean it will absolutely hurt them, all 3 DBs are either FAs or gonna be the highest paid DB in football…they're gonna lose good starters there.

Kupp might be a cut candidate. he's not worth $18M. They will have to make JSN one of the highest paid WRs after winning OPOY. Shaheed Is a FA. Walker is gone and their other RB tore his ACL in the playoffs. Same gonna get a fat raise etc etc.

they're losing a good young EDGE and two of their IDL are old and on the last yr of their deals as well (Williams/Reed). DeMarcus Lawrence is also old as s**t.

LA has its own guys they're gonna have to pay real soon as well. Kobie Turner is on the last yr of his deal, highly doubtful he steps on the field without a big new deal. Same with B Young. Their starting LG (who's good) is on the last yr of his rookie deal as well. D Adams is on the last yr of his deal and Puka is gonna get a 💰

Their DB room is atrocious…if Stafford continues (more than likely) it's probably a year to year deal which leads to big cap hits each year (not much wiggle room).

Once BA is done with they will have more cap space than LA. I'm guessing SF does something with Trent's deal as well.

Originally posted by 9erson3:

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:
I think this page is kind of underselling the season that we had.

Yes. Our division is tough. We get it. But let's not pretend we didn't go 12-5 (and 4-2 in the division) and eliminate the defending champions on the road while missing 3-4 of our top 6-7 most important players for most of the season.

This page is acting like we went 6-11 again which is weird. I get that it didn't end pretty but given how bad we were supposed to be and how crippled our roster was I would say we're not "miles away" from being a contender. Perhaps a step or two away (whether we make that step or not is certainly debatable though).

In my opinion I don't care about the record against other teams other than Seattle and Rams. First things first. I know the overall math doesn't work that way but if we cannot bury the Hags and the Rams the rest doesn't matter. They are tough as nails. I have said this forever. What year will it happen? One day AZ will not suck. I pick them to be a Cinderella every year. I think they are ready to move on from Kyler (good thing). Their D has been good and they have lost some tough games by a score. Someday it will be a death match of four and not three. Is this that year?

I mean we went 2-2 against them and for the losses we were less healthy I mentioned we went 4-2 in the division which for a hard division is very good. Rams/Seahawks went 4-2 as well.

Funny enough you change our two Rams/Seahawks wins to losses and we're still the #6 seed with the playoff picture being exactly the same.

The key here isn't beating them. It's beating them the one single time that matters. Ask the Rams if they care about all those losses leading up to the 2021 NFC Championship, or the Seahawks being 1-7 until the last two times we played them. We could get swept by both next season but if we make the playoffs and progress anyway it really doesn't matter.

2nd round picks since they got here and took over.

2018....Dante Pettis....
2019....Deebo Samuel....
2021....Aaron Banks....
2022....Drake Jackson....
2024....Renardo Green.... (unsure but plays well in spurts)
2025....Alfred Collins.... (just neutral for now because it's early. But trending.... )

This is honestly a lot better than their 1st round picks. They have no idea how to pick in the 1st round. 2nd round is not perfect but much better overall.

Originally posted by 49ers808:
Where are you guys getting that Darnold needs or will get a contract extension? Didn't he sign a three year deal and last season was year one of that deal?

Agree with you on that last point of for the Rams Kolohe. They have 2 first round picks and I can easily see them offering that up for Maxx. This is Mr "f**k Them Picks" Snead we talking about and going all out for a SB worked for them once before recently and they recovered from that waaaaaay faster than anyone on this board was thinking they would.

I'm saying after this upcoming season he will absolutely want a massive raise. Dude just won a SB, he's not gonna play at $30M a yr. Seattle has to plan for that.

LA doesn't "need" Maxx, they have two young EDGEs and guys all across that DL that will have to get paid very soon. They need actual DBs, they're awful. Mr. f**k them picks hasn't done that in some time. Also if they're going year to year with Stafford that will eat up $45-$50M per yr. You don't get to fudge the numbers doing that.

they also need to pay Puka top 3 money and Adams is on the last yr of his deal.

*I'll add if I was LV and I wanted multiple 1sts (which I find highly unlikely they will get) next yrs pick is probably more valuable…overall this isn't a very top heavy full of blue chip talent draft.

Originally posted by 9erson3:
In my opinion I don't care about the record against other teams other than Seattle and Rams. First things first. I know the overall math doesn't work that way but if we cannot bury the Hags and the Rams the rest doesn't matter. They are tough as nails. I have said this forever. What year will it happen? One day AZ will not suck. I pick them to be a Cinderella every year. I think they are ready to move on from Kyler (good thing). Their D has been good and they have lost some tough games by a score. Someday it will be a death match of four and not three. Is this that year?

no it is mostly certainly not. they don't even have a QB and most would agree they continue to hire bad HCs.

Seattle is the team we have to build our roster to contend against.