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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In all the years that John Lynch worked in broadcasting, there was something he noticed about elite NFL quarterbacks.
The San Francisco 49ers general manager, who spent nine years as an NFL analyst for Fox, went to weekly production meetings with teams, sitting down with QBs like Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers, and he noticed an economy of language. There was a distinct purposefulness of words shared by elite quarterbacks, with each anecdote, proclamation or inflection point presented for a tactical reason. It left Lynch with the consideration that if something was conveyed by a star at the position, there was a distinct motivation behind it.
“Everything they do is intentional,” Lynch said.
The subject came up earlier this week about his quarterback, Brock Purdy, who has begun to uncharacteristically expound on some of this internal dialogue about pursuing greatness as a player. Or more specifically, being dominant, which was the word Purdy reached for in a conversation with the San Francisco Chronicle last week. He wants to be dominant. It was a public declaration that caught some attention inside the 49ers’ headquarters because it has never really been Purdy’s style to overtly use a word like that to describe what he wants to be. And yet, there he was, using a distinct intentionality that struck a chord of familiarity in his general manager.
“I think [that was] an example,” Lynch said. “That’s not Brock’s personality. Maybe it is on the field. Like people would always say ‘there’s two John Lynch’s’ — the chill nice guy, and then the guy on the field. Brock’s got a little bit of that. But he’s very intentional with everything he does. Not to say that he does things for effect, but he’s trying to set a standard for this building, for this organization. He’s a leader. Leaders make people around them better. He’s not saying that without believing it.”
Lynch smiled at the messaging.
“Speak things into…
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Publish date : 2024-08-01 16:05:17
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