Originally posted by NDSU:
Pissing off your best players one at a time. Not the best look.
Ahem..
"I think part of this also - the optics of it. Jimmy Garoppolo is dealing with a shoulder surgery. Should the 49ers cut him? I think they should. Will they? Probably not. Why? They have an imagine to maintain as well. They want to continue to do right by the players that are on their roster.
Dee Ford should have been gone a long time ago. He's still here. Brock Coyle was released, but they still paid him. They took care of him. They tried to help facilitate other trades with players. They honored NaVorro Bowman's request. They take care of their players as they leave.
I think it's the same with Jimmy Garoppolo. I don't think that they owe that to Jimmy, but it's just kind of how they operate...I think this is where having John Lynch the player as a general manager as comes into effect here."
I'm sure Lynch has seen plenty of cold, calculating moves by NFL franchises during his Hall of Fame career. It does seem like both he and Kyle Shanahan, who grew up in the NFL, treat their players with more respect than most teams.