John Lynch deserves more respect as a talent evaluator

First impressions can be difficult to recover from — just ask San Francisco 49ers general manager, John Lynch.

His reputation as a talent evaluator was largely shaped by his first draft, one that included two big whiffs in Solomon Thomas (No. 3 overall) and Reuben Foster (No. 31 overall) in Round 1. Since then, though, he’s been one of the shrewdest general managers in the NFL. He’s gotten true, blue-chip type players in every single one of his drafts, even if they haven’t always come in the form of first-round picks.

Using PFF's new WAR metric, let’s dive into the teams that have added the most roster talent outside of the quarterback position (WAR greatly skews towards QBs) over the past…