49ers GM John Lynch: 'I want Brock Purdy to be our quarterback’

INDIANAPOLIS – San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch's effort to put the pieces back together after a disastrous 6-11 campaign starts at this week's NFL Scouting Combine. 

"At some point you have to reset, or at least recalibrate," Lynch said about his team, which missed the postseason for the first time since 2020. "You can't keep pressing the pedal. I think there's some good that comes out of it. I think we're the oldest team in football. We tried to make a run at it last year, but I think it's good to constantly get younger.

"Our draft class was a good move toward that last year. And we'll have four picks in the top 100 if the comp picks happen like we see it — which is always a calculation — and we'll have 10 picks overall. We're excited to add more youth to a great core of players we already have." 

On Wednesday, Lynch reiterated his team's top offseason priority: signing quarterback Brock Purdy to a long-term deal. The GM said the 49ers are in the preliminary stages of those talks and remains hopeful the two sides can get something done sooner rather than later.

"We have started negotiations," Lynch said. "We're talking. I won't go into negotiations, like always is our stance. I want Brock to be our quarterback as long as we are here and beyond. And we'll leave it at that. 

"I think the final thing is there's no guarantees we'll get something done. But my experience has been when both sides are motivated, there's ample opportunity to do so." 

In the past few seasons, the 49ers have worked out extensions with core players George Kittle, Fred Warner, Deebo Samuel, Nick Bosa and Brandon Aiyuk.

Purdy is entering the final year of his rookie contract and reportedly wants a deal that pays him among the top