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7 things to know about new 49ers GM John Lynch
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Lynch spent Thursday and Friday morning with 49ers officials, even spending Thursday night at York’s house. This was absolutely a stealth mission and meant to be kept a secret
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![49ers to hire John Lynch as general manager [report]](https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/82/2017/01/29173317/John-Lynch.jpg)
49ers to hire John Lynch as general manager [report]
In an absolutely shocking move, the San Francisco 49ers are going to name Hall of Fame former safety John Lynch as their next general manager according to Adam Schefter.
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Colts hire Chris Ballard, 49ers now only team without GM
The San Francisco 49ers became the only team without a general manager on Sunday afternoon, when the Indianapolis Colts announced their hiring of former Kansas City Chiefs director of football operations Chris Ballard as their new GM.
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![Third mystery candidate could be in play for 49ers [report]](https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/82/2017/01/20133737/mcdonough-terry.jpg)
Third mystery candidate could be in play for 49ers [report]
The bottom line: This is Kyle Shanahan’s decision, not York or Paraag Marathe’s. Even though Shanahan is widely believed to be the strongest coaching candidate, the 49ers have backed themselves and must bow to his demands
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Pros of hiring Mike Shanahan in an advisory role with 49ers outweigh the cons
This is the bottom line: Mike badly wants back in the NFL. And Kyle understands his own football career wouldn’t have been possible without his dad. You can sort of sense Kyle feels like he owes his dad.
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Barrows: Kyle Shanahan may be open to keeping Colin Kaepernick
49ers beat writer Matt Barrows joined Garry and Larry on Friday morning, and said that while Kap may no longer be the quarterback of the future, presumptive 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan could be interested in keeping him around for next season.
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![Kyle Shanahan may use leverage to get his father a job with 49ers [report]](https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/82/2016/12/20134103/shanahan-mike.jpg)
Kyle Shanahan may use leverage to get his father a job with 49ers [report]
At this point, it seems like prospective 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan could get just about whatever he wants from the 49ers.
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Clayton: ‘Knowing George Paton, he wouldn’t take 49ers’ GM job’
John Clayton of ESPN believes that Paton may not be as interested in taking the 49ers job as one would believe, however, especially with the Indianapolis Colts GM job now open. As transcribed by Chris Biderman of Niners Wire, Clayton told the Colts website on Wednesday that from what he knows about Paton, he is…
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If Kaepernick can accept he’s now a backup, Shanahan might keep him
How many of his 16 touchdown passes should be credited to Chip Kelly putting lipstick on a pig — no pun intended. Or how much of it was Kaepernick still having something left in the tank?
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![Mark Dominik’s name gaining steam for 49ers front office role [report]](https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/82/2017/01/25170630/senior-bowl-scouts.jpg)
Mark Dominik’s name gaining steam for 49ers front office role [report]
This could be another leverage play from Shanahan. Maybe he’s not entirely comfortable with having one of Jed York’s buddies, Tom Gamble, so closely involved in football matters.
