John Lynch - 49ers GM

**** yeah, this is cool LMAO... not a damn soul saw this coming, not even baby Jesus!!!!!!

GTFO

I won't whine tho... I always liked him as a player. He was alright as an analyst. BUT GM?!!

We'll see wassup... I'd feel more comfortable if Shanny had something to do with this.

#NotTrippinAtAll

EAD socalisteph!!

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by jreff22:

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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.

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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.

You just described all the qualities Mike Singletary had.

What makes Lynch qualified to scout players? Rich Eisen probably watches more at the combine than Lynch does.

What does it take to run a draft? Seriously!

He's going to use a board he didn't create and just pick who's next? Trading up and down, what's good and bad, etc. This is so vital for this team right now and you have somebody with 0 knowledge doing it.

Paraag doesn't call teams for trades.

This is the top trigger guy on everything and he's never done one iota of FO work. He's going to have multiple people in his ear and he has no history to go off of to make the best decision. How much tape can he watch in 2 months to accuralty judge 2 different players that 2 different people are pushing for?

Hiring an actual GM to do all the GM work so all accountability falls with him was/is the smartest decision.

Originally posted by jcs:
So you like the hire?

I'm scared and excited at the same time but I do see some logic in what they are doing, even if they are blatantly ripping off the Broncos model. When Elway joined the Broncos, he wasn't the GM, he had personnel control but he leaned heavily on Brian Xanders. I expect Lynch will bring in someone like to carry most of the personnel load along with Gamble.

I think with his background he could bring a spark to the organization that it has been lacking. He played under numerous great coaches, has that experience of what leadership is supposed to look like, he's been with winning organizations and apparently has a close relationship with the new head coach. To me that means no more Harbaugh-Baalke drama or Baalke and any other head coach drama.

As long as Lynch can delegate wisely, surrounded himself with some smart people this could be a very good thing. I can see it being very successful or being a huge flop, eitherway he is going to be here for awhile so I'm hoping for the best.

Heath Evans "Frickin LOVES" this move. He actually said something nice about the 49ers...

Originally posted by jersey49er:
Wow calm down ppl, give the man a chance, it's already reported others are coming in to work with him..considering the way Baalke has ran the franchise the last 3 yrs it can only get better..

No kidding, the 49ers were coming off back to back losing seasons with Baalke. How about we give Lynch some time.

Don Banks @DonBanks
Covered Bucs during Lynch's first three NFL seasons. Was as smart as any player I encountered. Risky hire, but he is more Elway than Millen.

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Im surprised shanny agreed to this? Or did he?

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.

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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?

Front Office, scouting, coaching, law degree,...

Originally posted by Jcool:
Melissa Jacobs ‏@thefootballgirl
Husband to me: Congrats on hiring Matt Millen.

Which WR we drafting at #2????

Kinda takes a perfectly logical coarse of events in a way.Jed gonna millennialize the process a little.Lets let them work and see what they can come up with.

Originally posted by ninerjok:
Strong reactions from various front office guys through social media about this and not in a good way. Alot of butthurt going around they've all paid their dues and still passed over for a guy with absolutely no experience whatsoever. Of course these were mostly the same guys who weren't really interested in working for York anyways.

Indeed, it appears this way. All the interviews seem to be wall paper

Originally posted by LVJay:

**** yeah, this is cool LMAO... not a damn soul saw this coming, not even baby Jesus!!!!!!

GTFO

I won't whine tho... I always liked him as a player. He was alright as an analyst. BUT GM?!!

We'll see wassup... I'd feel more comfortable if Shanny had something to do with this.

#NotTrippinAtAll

Title means different things. How about New England's GM... Oh wait it's bellicheck. They don't have one lmao.

Originally posted by Niners99:
Heath Evans "Frickin LOVES" this move. He actually said something nice about the 49ers...

Well that settled it. Its a disaster of a move.

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by ninerjok:
Strong reactions from various front office guys through social media about this and not in a good way. Alot of butthurt going around they've all paid their dues and still passed over for a guy with absolutely no experience whatsoever. Of course these were mostly the same guys who weren't really interested in working for York anyways.

LOL, rookies and Pro Bowl players get cut all the time, you don't see them crying. So funny how the tables are turned.