John Lynch - 49ers GM

Is he cool

I'm willing to give Lynch a chance, but if he does crash and burn, we are gonna have a really hard time to replace him with top front office people, because of how we handled this GM search.

PS. Anyone still believe it was Baalke who had the top coaching candidate that everyone wanted in the bag and then at the last minute went with the coaching candidate that nobody wanted?

Deja vu all over again.

great hire

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by teylo31:

I havent heard one FA come out and say they want to come to SF and play for Lynch

I'm sorry, has the free agency period started yet?

Thats exactly my point yet i keep reading on here that FA will want to come here now that he is here. Some people are really dense.

Originally posted by jreff22:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by sdaddy101269:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by Jcool:
Jim Trotter @JimTrotter_NFL
I like John Lynch and hope he succeeds. But every scout/personnel guy who has spent decades trying to climb GM ladder should be disturbed.

Did they say this stuff about Elway whose only front office experience previously had been in the Arena Football League? Its like some huge affront that the 49ers have chosen a different path.

No kidding and the guy has a higher role than just GM he is the Vice President. lol

If Lynch had ANY experience it might be different. Also, Elway had tons of executive experience owning dealerships.

First off what experience doesn't he have?

Scouting, making a draft board, running a draft, trading players, signing players, working contracts...pretty much everything on the desired/required skills section of the application.

Scouting, if anyone knew how to scout a player I think John Lynch is more than qualified? Shoot some college players that don't make it to the NFL become area scouts, who can't Lynch who's been around everyone from NFL HC, assistant coaches, Pro Bowl players to Undrafted rookie free agents. Running the draft, what does it take to run a draft and why can't he make a call to his ole pal John Elway on a few pointers. Shoot, Louis Riddick ESPN analyst who was a candidate for the job has never ran a draft and besides, Mark Dominik (ex-GM) is likely to come aboard.

Contracts and Salary Cap, two words, Paraag - Marathe

Again, some of you underestimate Lynch's years playing on two different NFL team winning Super Bowls, being around contract situations with agents and speaking with GM's. I'm baffled that again some of you underestimate the connections he has in the NFL. Sure it may work and it may not, but you never know until you try, if anything it was a 50/50 shot with any GM candidate.

Matt Barrows @mattbarrows
#49ers ass't GM Tom Gamble capable of running the draft, but 49ers likely to add someone else w/ FO experience. Nothing imminent, I'm told.

Originally posted by TheWooLick:

It is quite a risky move. If it works Jed and Paraag will get credit as visionaries.

Agreed, definitely out-of-the-box thinking on their part, find myself liking the hire.

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by Jcool:
John Elway didn't "deserve" the job he got. He got it because he was a Bronco legend. So not really the same thing as Lynch. It would be if it was Steve Young getting the GM job.

Do you think Broncos fans care if he "deserved" it or not at this point? He's done a much better job of handling his business than many highly touted GM candidates. He started off by delegating and leaning on his personnel people like Brian Xanders which is what I expect Lynch to do.

They didn't care when he was hired. Because he was John "MFer" Elway. Coming in to save the day like he did for them as a player. The 49ers hire is more Matt Millen because he is going to a team he has no connection to, while having no experience.

Originally posted by pd24:

Originally posted by teylo31:

I havent heard one FA come out and say they want to come to SF and play for Lynch

Ban yourself

Originally posted by teylo31:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by teylo31:
I havent heard one FA come out and say they want to come to SF and play for Lynch

I'm sorry, has the free agency period started yet?

Thats exactly my point yet i keep reading on here that FA will want to come here now that he is here. Some people are really dense.

Originally posted by teylo31:
Thats exactly my point yet i keep reading on here that FA will want to come here now that he is here. Some people are really dense.

I don't think it is a stretch to assume that a charismatic former player who has spent the last few years going around the league and meeting with every team and a lot of players will likely do better in meeting with FA's than a dour-faced OCD scout with a deep raspy voice and a*****e-ish tendencies.

Originally posted by okdkid:
Matt Barrows @mattbarrows
#49ers ass't GM Tom Gamble capable of running the draft, but 49ers likely to add someone else w/ FO experience. Nothing imminent, I'm told.

Wait so Lynch wont be running the draft?

Originally posted by teylo31:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by teylo31:

I havent heard one FA come out and say they want to come to SF and play for Lynch

I'm sorry, has the free agency period started yet?

Thats exactly my point yet i keep reading on here that FA will want to come here now that he is here. Some people are really dense.

So you have no point? We can't quantify the statement of others until Free agency starts and we see who comes.

john lynch.



















what?

God bless and congratulations Mr Lynch, Now go and kick some ass!