SANTA CLARA — John Lynch should be out of a job.
The 49ers’ general manager was responsible for one of the worst moves in recent NFL history — three first-round picks for the right to select quarterback Trey Lance.
The quarterback is now gone, traded away before the 2023 season, and all the 49ers received in return was a day-three draft pick.
No GM should survive a disaster like that.
Yet Lynch remains, and he’s as entrenched as ever.
“Thank god for Mr. Irrelevant,” he said Monday.