Here are 10 things learned from the 49ers’ introductory press conference Thursday with coach Kyle Shanahan, general manager John Lynch and CEO Jed York:
1. Power play: The plan is for Shanahan and Lynch to sink or swim together without worrying about personnel battles. Shanahan oversees the season’s 53-man roster, and Lynch controls everything else (90-man offseason roster, free agency, draft). But Shanahan downplayed that as “just something you have to put down on paper,” and Lynch noted how they each hold veto power, that personnel moves are “subject to approval of the other guy.”
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