49ers hire John Lynch as GM. Not kidding.

[Dante84]

In shocking but true department, 49ers hiring ex-safety and current broadcaster John Lynch as their GM to pair w/Kyle Shanahan. ESPN was 1st

— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) January 30, 2017

[Hammock Parties]

You all know you'd be flying off the ****ing handle if the Chiefs had done this instead of the 49ers.

Even so, I bet Lynch has the good sense to draft a QB high, and early.

[COchief]

It's very odd to see Dane dig in on this issue. This hire is extremely questionable at best, the only, and I mean the only other comparison is Elway who has been at least a consultant (and Bowlen's butt buddy) to the Broncos front office since the second he retired and was unbelievably lucky to have the success he did. Every other successful GM in the league put in years of grooming in the FO before getting a shot.

Shit that went Elways way:

- Had a Dan Snyder-esque offseason where he threw down big cash on every type of FA to be wary of and had every single damn one pay off and stay out of trouble. Really look at this shit list of luck and it was not any type of Elway wizardry, pure ****ing luck. Singling out any one of these signings was risky at the time, for him to hit on all five is just lottery-level type bullshit and won't happen to him again.

Manning- Bet on an extremely injured, old, and unknown Peyton coming off as serious a injury you can get... Won big thanks to HGH.
Ware- old, often injured, seemed to be declining...destroyed and stayed relatively healthy for a few years before falling off.
Talib- nutcase, loudmouth, locker room cancer, and piece of garbage who never played up to his potential early on...still a nutcase and a piece of garbage who has arguably been the best corner in the NFL since signing, did shoot himself like a complete moron but amazingly stayed on the field and performed outstanding against all odds and even kept his mouth shut.
Ward- undersized and loudmouth piece of garbage, Bob Sanders part two waiting to happen...plays at a pro bowl level and stays relatively healthy.
Sanders- slimy piece of garbage and undersized, FA wide outs almost never pan out with team #2...plays at pro bowl level and stays healthy.

Coaching-
Fox- an average NFL coach and all around dumbass who somehow stayed out of Peyton's way enough to suffer an embarrassing defeat in the SB.
Kubiak- an average NFL coach who amazingly benches the virtually crippled Manning midseason and manages to ride the D for just enough wins and puts the old douche QB back in at exactly the perfect time to spark a much needed win and run to the NFL gifted SB win.
Wade- one of the easiest hires and most respected DCs in the league who was truly responsible for the super farce last year, disrespected and sent packing as not to piss off the crappy new HC.

You'll see the true GM Elway this next season and he has a shit load of crap to deal with including two younger stacked teams that are both superior in the division. Zero Oline talent, zero running back talent, zero TE talent, zero up and coming talent outside Shane Ray, virtually all the star players outside Von and Harris are getting old and have already been paid and gotten a ring, cancerous divided locker room, extremely questionable hire and unknown head coach, no more Wade, Orton2.0 and unknown QBs.

The next 4-5 seasons will truly show the world how good Elway is as GM and it ain't looking too good for Donk fans without Manning and his NFL sponsored performance of his twilight years.

[Quesadilla Joe]

If they don't pursue Cousins or Romo, I wouldn't be surprised if SF went after one of the Broncos' QB's. I know Lynch is a big fan of Paxton, and Kyle interviewed for the Denver job so he's done his homework on Denver's QB's.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by COchief

It's very odd to see Dane dig in on this issue. This hire is extremely questionable at best, the only, and I mean the only other comparison is Elway who has been at least a consultant (and Bowlen's butt buddy) to the Broncos front office since the second he retired and was unbelievably lucky to have the success he did. Every other successful GM in the league put in years of grooming in the FO before getting a shot.

Shit that went Elways way:

- Had a Dan Snyder-esque offseason where he threw down big cash on every type of FA to be wary of and had every single damn one pay off and stay out of trouble. Really look at this shit list of luck and it was not any type of Elway wizardry, pure ****ing luck. Singling out any one of these signings was risky at the time, for him to hit on all five is just lottery-level type bullshit and won't happen to him again.

Manning- Bet on an extremely injured, old, and unknown Peyton coming off as serious a injury you can get... Won big thanks to HGH.
Ware- old, often injured, seemed to be declining...destroyed and stayed relatively healthy for a few years before falling off.
Talib- nutcase, loudmouth, locker room cancer, and piece of garbage who never played up to his potential early on...still a nutcase and a piece of garbage who has arguably been the best corner in the NFL since signing, did shoot himself like a complete moron but amazingly stayed on the field and performed outstanding against all odds and even kept his mouth shut.
Ward- undersized and loudmouth piece of garbage, Bob Sanders part two waiting to happen...plays at a pro bowl level and stays relatively healthy.
Sanders- slimy piece of garbage and undersized, FA wide outs almost never pan out with team #2...plays at pro bowl level and stays healthy.

Coaching-
Fox- an average NFL coach and all around dumbass who somehow stayed out of Peyton's way enough to suffer an embarrassing defeat in the SB.
Kubiak- an average NFL coach who amazingly benches the virtually crippled Manning midseason and manages to ride the D for just enough wins and puts the old douche QB back in at exactly the perfect time to spark a much needed win and run to the NFL gifted SB win.
Wade- one of the easiest hires and most respected DCs in the league who was truly responsible for the super farce last year, disrespected and sent packing as not to piss off the crappy new HC.

You'll see the true GM Elway this next season and he has a shit load of crap to deal with including two younger stacked teams that are both superior in the division. Zero Oline talent, zero running back talent, zero TE talent, zero up and coming talent outside Shane Ray, virtually all the star players outside Von and Harris are getting old and have already been paid and gotten a ring, cancerous divided locker room, extremely questionable hire and unknown head coach, no more Wade, Orton2.0 and unknown QBs.

The next 4-5 seasons will truly show the world how good Elway is as GM and it ain't looking too good for Donk fans without Manning and his NFL sponsored performance of his twilight years.

Elway had experience running an Arena League team and he apparently worked every level of that organization. Experience is experience. So even Elway wasn't this raw.

[COchief]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Elway had experience running an Arena League team and he apparently worked every level of that organization. Experience is experience. So even Elway wasn't this raw.

Agreed and he was always around the Broncos FO even during that time. I feel for the 9ers fans as the owner seems to be certifiably insane.

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by Ken Bone

I mean it's just an NFL team that's worth a couple three billion dollars. So what's the worst that can happen?

Your team is forced to move to LA?

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

It's odd: If Peyton Manning was named the GM of the 49ers, people on CP would have the opposite response.

But because it's Lynch, who's obviously qualified and NOT a "figurehead", the decision is derided.

It doesn't make any sense and it certainly doesn't make any sense for Lynch to be a puppet for the next half decade when he was earning plenty from Fox.

If it were manning I'd just wish for failure. Total abject failure. **** that guy.

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Good lord, you guys overrate running a scouting department and hiring scouts.

Each and every year, going back at least a decade, Chiefs fans have churned out considerably better "mock drafts" than the "professionals.

Lynch wasn't hired as a CPA or lawyer or genetic scientist. He wasn't hired as a criminologist or as the CEO of NASA.

He's the GM of a ****ing football team.

He's a lucky bastard.

But he hasn't ever had to manage anything. At all. And FFS it is in the title.

It will probably work out and we will get some ****ing castoff because Chiefs.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Elway is a bag of shit without Manning

[Garcia Bronco]

The screams more that they couldn't find anybody else. Nobody else qualified wanted the job. Lynch doesn't even have a previous connection with the Niners as far as I know. Probably because the York's are notoriously difficult to deal with

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by COchief

It's very odd to see Dane dig in on this issue. This hire is extremely questionable at best, the only, and I mean the only other comparison is Elway who has been at least a consultant (and Bowlen's butt buddy) to the Broncos front office since the second he retired and was unbelievably lucky to have the success he did. Every other successful GM in the league put in years of grooming in the FO before getting a shot.

Shit that went Elways way:

- Had a Dan Snyder-esque offseason where he threw down big cash on every type of FA to be wary of and had every single damn one pay off and stay out of trouble. Really look at this shit list of luck and it was not any type of Elway wizardry, pure ****ing luck. Singling out any one of these signings was risky at the time, for him to hit on all five is just lottery-level type bullshit and won't happen to him again.

Manning- Bet on an extremely injured, old, and unknown Peyton coming off as serious a injury you can get... Won big thanks to HGH.
Ware- old, often injured, seemed to be declining...destroyed and stayed relatively healthy for a few years before falling off.
Talib- nutcase, loudmouth, locker room cancer, and piece of garbage who never played up to his potential early on...still a nutcase and a piece of garbage who has arguably been the best corner in the NFL since signing, did shoot himself like a complete moron but amazingly stayed on the field and performed outstanding against all odds and even kept his mouth shut.
Ward- undersized and loudmouth piece of garbage, Bob Sanders part two waiting to happen...plays at a pro bowl level and stays relatively healthy.
Sanders- slimy piece of garbage and undersized, FA wide outs almost never pan out with team #2...plays at pro bowl level and stays healthy.

Coaching-
Fox- an average NFL coach and all around dumbass who somehow stayed out of Peyton's way enough to suffer an embarrassing defeat in the SB.
Kubiak- an average NFL coach who amazingly benches the virtually crippled Manning midseason and manages to ride the D for just enough wins and puts the old douche QB back in at exactly the perfect time to spark a much needed win and run to the NFL gifted SB win.
Wade- one of the easiest hires and most respected DCs in the league who was truly responsible for the super farce last year, disrespected and sent packing as not to piss off the crappy new HC.

You'll see the true GM Elway this next season and he has a shit load of crap to deal with including two younger stacked teams that are both superior in the division. Zero Oline talent, zero running back talent, zero TE talent, zero up and coming talent outside Shane Ray, virtually all the star players outside Von and Harris are getting old and have already been paid and gotten a ring, cancerous divided locker room, extremely questionable hire and unknown head coach, no more Wade, Orton2.0 and unknown QBs.

The next 4-5 seasons will truly show the world how good Elway is as GM and it ain't looking too good for Donk fans without Manning and his NFL sponsored performance of his twilight years.

There's so many ridiculous and inaccuracies in this post it's not even worth pointing them all out

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe

If they don't pursue Cousins or Romo, I wouldn't be surprised if SF went after one of the Broncos' QB's. I know Lynch is a big fan of Paxton, and Kyle interviewed for the Denver job so he's done his homework on Denver's QB's.

Nobody wants your POS QBs

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

There's so many ridiculous and inaccuracies in this post it's not even worth pointing them all out

Not really, if Manning didn't break his neck....Denver is a complete dumpster fire sooner than they will be this year

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

San Fran is such a shit show. Let's trade them DAT for a 3rd rounder

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Elway had experience running an Arena League team and he apparently worked every level of that organization. Experience is experience. So even Elway wasn't this raw.

Elway had a football coach for a dad. He went to Stanford, majored in Economics. You're all familiar with his NFL career. He had his name on some car dealerships as a player but I don't think he had much of anything to do with actually running them at that point. He did terminate that contract eventually in order to open dealerships in is own name later that he would, presumably, have more to do with. He was fairly active in the Arena Football League as a co-owner and an executive for the life of the league. When he came back to the Broncos it was as VP of football operations, at the request of the owner after Josh McDouche destroyed the franchise. Over time he got rid of the previous GM and absorbed his job. He has continued to tinker with the organizational structure of the franchise. He attempts to surround himself with people who cover his weaknesses and get rid of people who don't perform. He was nowhere near as raw as Lynch is now and he still has had to learn as he goes. So...yeah. I don't think Lynch compares very well to Elway. We'll see what happens.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

He will probably out perform Elway going forward