EPISODE · May 5, 2025 · 1H 51M
49ers GM John Lynch on draft trades, NIL, & Brock Purdy + Abdul Carter #11
from Chris Simms Unbuttoned · host Chris Simms
(0:00) Ahmed gives the behind the scenes story of replacing Mike Tirico as the Kentucky Derby host(9:05) Abdul Carter & Phil Simms’ #11 jersey: We get the breakdown of how Chris’ sister and mom shut it down(24:25) #AskMeAnything: Giants: How many games could Jaxson Dart start this season?(30:10) Browns: Can Dillon Gabriel beat out Shedeur Sanders?(34:45) Titans: What are their best-case scenario for this year?(37:20) Kyle McCord & Quinn Ewers expectations?(43:40) Packers: Will Matthew Golden be the Packers #1 WR next year?(46:55) MVP: Can a non-QB ever win it again?(50:40) Lions: Did they reach for WR Isaac TeSlaa?(54:50) Food: Chris breaks down his diet(59:50) INTERVIEW: 49ers GM John Lynch(1:05:20) How John Elway helped spark Lynch’s front office career (1:11:30) How a Stanford professor helped design the 49ers Vision Statement(1:18:00) 49ers approach to big roster turnover this offseason(1:23:55) Lynch’s timeline & process for preparing for a draft(1:28:30) Best Player Available: How much do positions factor into picks?(1:30:30) Draft intel: How to know when to trade up ahead of another team(1:32:25) The time the 49ers almost ran out of time on a draft pick(1:36:55) How has the NIL era changing scouting & drafting?(1:41:10) Progress of Brock Purdy negotiations(1:43:35) Kyle Shanahan introducing Lynch to “a dude named Jed”(1:45:45) DraftKings: Defensive Rookie of the Year odds Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Today's Unbuttoned is chock full of stories. Chris gives a behind-the-scenes timeline of how the Simms family ultimately said no to Abdul Carter wearing Big Effer Phil's #11 jersey. Then, GM John Lynch joins and talks about his draft process, scouting in the NIL era, and the time the 49ers came 2 seconds away from missing a draft pick. But first, Ahmed tells us how he had to last-minute sub in for Mike Tirico as the host of the Kentucky Derby.
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