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Lynch and Kyle Shanahan in San Fran, Carson Palmer's Future, and Can Julio Win Super Bowl MVP Without the Stats?

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 3:45 p.m. ET

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This week’s Look Ahead show:

• The surprising hiring of John Lynch as 49ers GM, and the Lynch/Kyle Shanahan marriage — 2:14

• The picky Chris Ballard gets the GM job in Indy — 8:04

• More buzz about Garoppolo to the Browns — 10:16

• Manusky gets the Washington DC job, and brings Jim Tomsula with him — 12:39

• Roethlisberger talks retirement (not gonna happen), and Steelers not counting on Martavis Bryant’s return — 16:08

• What’s in store for Carson Palmer — 18:14

• Super Big Mailbag: Can Julio win Super Bowl MVP without a big statistical game? Coaching futures of McDaniels and Patricia? Why doesn’t Todd Haley get any head-coaching love? Will Siemian hold off Paxton Lynch? Derrick Henry or DeMarco Murray in Tennessee? And much more —23:40

• Super Bowl halftime stuff; Andy doesn’t know who Slash is — 45:20