ORLANDO, Fla. – John Lynch called a meeting shortly after the 2017 season to begin assembling a wish list for the new league year. Also in attendance were Kyle Shanahan, vice president of player personnel Adam Peters, senior personnel executive Martin Mayhew and the entire 49ers coaching staff.
Director of pro personnel Ran Carthon as well pro scouts A.J. Highsmith and R.J. Gillen led the session. They provided brief thumbnails on each player who could potentially hit the open market on March 14.
From there, coaches had a few weeks to pour over the tape of players at their respective position group.