49ers' John Lynch talks Trey Lance sharing secrets with Cowboys

Add general manager John Lynch to the list of people associated with the San Francisco 49ers unconcerned that Dallas Cowboys quarterback Trey Lance has likely shared some secrets about his former employer ahead of Sunday's game between the clubs. 

"There is information you can share," Lynch explained during a Friday morning appearance on San Francisco sports radio station KNBR, according to David Bonilla of 49ers WebZone. "My experience with that as a player is it tends to screw you up more than it does help you. I mean, this isn't the Houston Astros over there banging a drum for fastballs. He can't do that over there. And now, everything's through the headset." 

Lynch, of course, was referencing the Astros' sign-stealing scandal linked with their successes during the second half of the 2010s. 

Lance, the third overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft, worked under 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan across the past two seasons but spent the majority of the 2022 campaign recovering from the serious ankle injury he suffered in Week 2. Shanahan relegated Lance to third on the depth chart this August before the 49ers traded the 23-year-old to Dallas. 

Earlier in the week, Shanahan and star pass-rusher Nick Bosa both brushed off concerns about Lance possibly helping the Cowboys earn a "Sunday Night Football" win at Levi's Stadium. Lynch essentially echoed those takes.

"I think the closest thing to it, back in the day, when coordinators actually used to signal things in, you could glean some things, and people did," Lynch continued. "There was more you could glean, but I do know that playing the quarterback position, he's probably been more privy to a lot of the scheme thoughts and all that, but I don't think there's a whole lot."

Lance enters the weekend third on Dallas' depth chart and won't be eligible to play against his former team on Sunday night unless starter Dak Prescott and primary backup Cooper Rush are both sidelined during the game. As of Friday afternoon, OddsChecker listed the Niners as 3.5-point favorites to hold serve at home in front of a prime-time television audience.