When 49ers general manager John Lynch wouldn’t say whether or not center Alex Mack would return for the 2022 regular season, we all knew what that meant. Lynch was asked how he felt about the Niners' offensive line as a whole and whether he felt like that group was ready to give Trey Lance the best shot at success:
“Yeah, I do feel good. And that’s something with nine picks, that’s an area where we could look to bolster. We’ve had a philosophy that you always want to be strong up front and you start with [T] Trent Williams out at left tackle.