San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch doesn't know what he's doing.
How can anyone come to a different conclusion after the organization decided Monday to make Kwon Alexander the NFL's highest-paid off-the-ball linebacker? Legitimate concerns exist about the signing and harken to much larger issues regarding talent evaluation, salary-cap allocation and an overall lack of direction.
Alexander agreed to a four-year, $54 million contract at the onset of the NFL's legal tampering period, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. At $13.5 million annually, Alexander eclipsed Luke Kuechly's current deal by more than a million dollars per year.