I patrol the feed<\/a> and make a post there when I\u2019m going to do a Golden Fool. You want to see your question answered by someone completely unqualified? Then you need to ask a question there, and I\u2019ll (try to) answer it.<\/p>\nI think John Lynch is one of the best GMs in the NFL? Thoughts?<\/p>\n
\u2014billthebiker<\/p>\n
I agree. Has he made mistakes? Absolutely. Has he also made good draft picks? Absolutely as well. Sure, the first round is often a bummer, but Lynch has been right more often than wrong.<\/p>\n
Not just the draft either. It wasn\u2019t just Kyle Shanahan; John Lynch pushed for the three first-round picks to get Trey Lance. Now the pick itself didn\u2019t work out, but the logic was sound. Lynch publicly said he and Shanahan felt the 49ers were good enough to make a deep run in the playoffs the next two or three years. Sitting at 12 was the best they\u2019d be able to sit in for the next few years. They wanted to make a change at quarterback and thought this was the best time to do it.<\/p>\n
Now, that didn\u2019t work out as we wanted, but he was right. The 49ers were set for the next couple of years, if they were going to make that trade for Trey Lance, 2021 was the year to do it. It didn\u2019t work out, but just having that foresight can\u2019t be understated. Contract awareness has also been great for Lynch, as his team has made the tough decisions (well, except for Brandon Aiyuk) rather than holding on to players and going into cap hell. Those are just two examples.<\/p>\n
I also wrote for this site during Trent Baalke\u2019s days, so I know what the other end of the spectrum looks like. Lynch is underrated as a GM.<\/p>\n
When can we expect the Juaun Jennings mic\u2019ed up game?<\/p>\n
\u2014CanWeCloneJoe<\/p>\n
Oh man, please give me that. Please give us the authentic sounds of the game. But I can almost guarantee a Jauan Jennings mic\u2019ed up game is NOT going to happen.<\/p>\n
Due to injuries, we\u2019ve learned a lot about players we typically would not see much of if the starters were playing \u2014 for example, Keion White and Clelin Ferrell.<\/p>\n
But there are other considerations with respect to who to sign as key depth pieces for 2026. For example, Skyy Moore, Jauan Jennings, Eddy Piniero and Brian Robinson.<\/p>\n
With the full understanding there are still four regular season games and at least one postseason game likely \u2026 and some players will likely command larger deals (like JJ) \u2026 based on what we know today, in what order would you prioritize those who will be free agents next year?<\/p>\n
\u2014Spartan83<\/p>\n
I think this will be worth its own post next week, so stay tuned. Looking at the free agent list on OverTheCap, my priority would be Skyy Moore. The 49ers have developed an excellent kick returner, and I don\u2019t want to go back to the days when they didn\u2019t have such a weapon. That said, Moore would like to be in that role and serve as a backup wide receiver, since they have Jacob Cowing and Jordan Watkins waiting for playing time. So there\u2019s some competition.<\/p>\n
After Moore, I\u2019d see how the 49ers could hold onto Jennings and possibly Bourne as well. I\u2019d like to see the draft address offensive and defensive lines, in that order. I\u2019d rather not have a wide receiver as a priority again. Beyond that, I think the edges in Clelin Ferrell should be held onto.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ll go deeper into this in a more dedicated post.<\/p>\n
What difference would there be in Mac played QB instead of Brock?<\/p>\n
\u2014FartinGold<\/p>\n
If Mac Jones is playing QB, he has a stronger arm (which I see as overrated), knowledge of an NFL offense, and efficient passing.<\/p>\n
When Brock Purdy plays, you get better anticipation, data processing, calm under pressure, and mobility. The things Jones is better at, like arm strength, are negligible. When Mac Jones was on the field, there were more plays where I could confidently say \u201cPurdy wouldn\u2019t have that issue\u201d than the other way around.<\/p>\n
Pearsall\u2019s production has been nonexistent since returning. Is that more of a Purdy issue? Or Pearsall issue? Ricky was on fire before the injury.<\/p>\n
\u2014ScubaChicken<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll give this a shot\u2014as you know, I\u2019m not a film breakdown guy. That said, Pearsall is being gameplanned for as priority numero uno. Then it\u2019s Jennings\/Bourne. I do think the timing has been off slightly with Purdy, but I also think the Cleveland Browns felt Pearsall would go nuts and planned accordingly. While the Browns have issues, their defense in that weather is no joke.<\/p>\n
The 49ers get the Tennessee Titans, who don\u2019t have a defense or elements on the level of Cleveland. I expect Pearsall to have a breakout game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hope everyone had a good feast to those who celebrate the holiday, where you eat numerous comfort foods.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":332980,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[257,349,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-332979","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-general","9":"tag-nfl","10":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/332980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}