You may be right. Lynch certainly didn't look ready in the preseason. I guess I'm just operating under the "well, playoffs seem unlikely anyway" train of thought - though try telling that to a tough, veteran defense. 

But man....I'd hate to go into next offseason in limbo about his prospects to be the "guy". Either way, they gotta get a solid veteran to bring in as a possible bridge if he (or yet another rookie QB - or Chad Kelly) isn't going to be able to start in 2018.