Why 49ers’ recalibration doesn’t mean halt to 2025 spending

Just over a week ago at the NFL Scouting Combine, 49ers general manager John Lynch emphasized a recalibration of San Francisco's spending habits, but that doesn't mean there will be a change in philosophy. The 49ers' locker room is filled with players who received the highest paying contracts in the league at their positions, including Nick Bosa, George Kittle, Fred Warner, Trent Williams and Christian McCaffrey. Now that the player at the team's most important position is set for an extension, the 49ers cannot shift gears.If the 49ers' front office does not reward Brock Purdy, as they have with other notable stars on the roster, it will send shockwaves throughout team headquarters that could change the culture of the franchise, and that is not something the team can risk.The inability to attempt an agreement would set a precedent of how the team failed to take care of a preeminent player on the offense.This does not mean the 49ers will be able to extend everyone in the locker room, but it does mean that Lynch, with an assist from contract and salary-cap guru Paraag Marathe, must figure out a way to keep Purdy in the Bay Area for the long haul.As Lynch intimated, the 49ers brass...