John Lynch's Continued Aggressiveness in Free Agency Could Doom 49ers

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. The $27 million guaranteed matched the five-time…