USA Today Images Five takeaways from 49ers GM John Lynch's media availability Niners GM discusses state of franchise ten games into his first season at helm November 21, 2017 John Dickinson 49ers general manager John Lynch met with reporters Tuesday to discuss a myriad of topics surrounding the team during his first ten games as an executive. Here are my top five takeaways from the session that lasted over 40 minutes.1. Jimmy Garoppolo is the 49ers QB of the future but that doesn't mean he'll play Sunday.John Lynch said the decision regarding who would start at quarterback against the Seahawks will be made by head coach Kyle Shanahan but noted that C.J. Beathard played very well against the Giants. Lynch also indicated that because of Beathard's improvement the 49ers are in no rush to get Jimmy Garoppolo on the field. When asked about evaluating the QB position in the offseason Lynch said, "We feel pretty good about our QB room." When Lynch was asked more specifically about Garoppolo long term he said, "we feel he's going to be our guy."2. The 49ers believe they are set at offensive tackleJohn Lynch had high praise for both left tackle Joe Staley and right tackle Trent Brown when...
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