As the 49ers undergo an ambitious roster reshuffle , San Francisco is drawing inspiration from two recent rebuilds from a pair of contending teams.

During an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer , 49ers general manager John Lynch revealed the success the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Rams had in similar situations gives San Francisco hope in its own attempt at rebuilding on the fly amidst a financial reset.

“I think you embrace it, and you’re buoyed by the fact that we have people that we respect that did it,” Lynch told Breer. “The Rams have done a nice job of doing that and never missed a beat and stayed competitive. And then Buffalo, obviously, it helps when you’ve got Josh Allen, but, hey, we’ve got Brock [Purdy] … At some point, you have to pay the piper an

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