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John Lynch strikes gold with latest draft, highlighted by Nick Bosa and Deebo Samuel

As 49ers’ rookie linebacker Dre Greenlaw stopped tight end Jacob Hollister and San Francisco clinched its first NFC West title since 2012, general manager John Lynch was too busy hugging head coach Kyle Shanahan. The 49ers’ power couple watched the team that they carefully constructed like a puzzle demolish a demon in San Francisco’s house of horrors, and they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

When Lynch and Shanahan took this team over in 2017 — it was coming off of a pair of demeaning seasons that signaled a full-blown rebuild. The duo preached patience to a fan base that’s prided itself on winning, and three seasons later, the 49ers are 13-3 and two wins away from their second Super Bowl berth in the 2000s.