San Francisco 49ers GM John Lynch and HC Kyle Shanahan, now in season two of their tenure, are doing a tremendous job of rebuilding a once-proud franchise – the one-time gold standard of the NFL – that’s fallen on some tough times.
But, with a combination of savvy drafting, smart trades, and some solid free agent acquisitions, Lynch and Shanahan seem to have the ship pointed in the right direction, and the 49ers beginning to trend upward.
That’s not to say they haven’t had their share of misfires. Every organization, no matter how well run, does.