The 49ers' most recent season ended with two starters -- left tackle Joe Staley and defensive lineman DeForest Buckner -- in roughly the same spot they were in in Week 17 of the previous season.
Which is to say, general manager John Lynch was busy in Year 1 of his 49ers tenure.
Lynch, the team's out-of-left-field hire one year ago on Monday, never had spent a second in an NFL front office. But he, first-time head coach Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers personnel staff weren't shy about aiming a leaf blower at the roster they inherited and flipping the switch to full blast.