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Why 49ers honeymoon isn’t over between Shanahan and Lynch, yet

SANTA CLARA — Friction between a 49ers coach and general manager is nothing new, and it’s imploded many a pairing. Such juicy news typically comes as a shock, then with subsequent denials.

Now let’s put the 49ers’ sordid history aside and get back to the present.

It’s highly doubtful Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch are on the rocks only two years into a marriage that Shanahan himself arranged.

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 25: San Francisco 49ers General Manager John Lynch, left, and head coach Kyle Shanahan address to media during a press conference on their first round pick at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.