Dieter Kurtenbach: The 2024 NFL draft is 49ers GM John Lynch's prove-it moment
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — John Lynch should be out of a job.
The 49ers’ general manager was responsible for one of the worst moves in recent NFL history — three first-round picks for the right to select quarterback Trey Lance.
The quarterback is now gone, traded away before the 2023 season, and all the 49ers received in return was a Day 3 draft pick.
No GM should survive a disaster like that.
Yet Lynch remains, and he’s as entrenched as ever.
“Thank god for Mr. Irrelevant,” he said Monday.
Indeed, three years after going all in and trading for Lance, the outside perception is that the Niners are none the worse for wear.
After all, San Francisco played in the Super Bowl — their second NFC title in four years — and they have elite players at top positions, as well as Mr. Irrelevant, Brock Purdy, who they believe is a franchise quarterback.
But don’t let the outside perception fool you — beneath the surface, things are murky in Santa Clara.
Now, Lynch’s seat is ice cold, but this week’s NFL draft is a critical moment for the Niners’ GM.
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