San Francisco 49ers: A Niner Noise Translation of CEO Jed York Press Conference

Jed York on Taking a Backseat or Being Dismissed from CEO Duties

Q: Why shouldn’t you be dismissed or reassigned for the same reasons?

Jed York’s answer:

"Nothing I’m going to say is going to be satisfactory. Again, we are going to be judged on what we do and what we accomplish. We haven’t accomplished enough. I own this football team. You don’t dismiss owners. I’m sorry that that’s the facts and that’s the case, but that’s the fact. And, I’m going to do everything that I can to get this right. This isn’t about a business and running an operation to make money. We’re making sure that we’re doing everything that we can to reestablish this culture. It’s not an easy decision to dismiss a head coach and a general manager, especially people that have a lot of time left on their deals, but I think that’s the best thing for us and that’s what we need to do in order to get us back to where we want to be."

Translation

Again, I could say whatever I want here. And it doesn’t matter if you agree or disagree with it.

And no, I’m not going anywhere. You’re stuck with me because, well, I’m like an owner. I’m not really the owner — my mother Denise DeBartolo York is — but I want to come across as being the guy.

And we’re going to do what I think is best because I said so. I’m the boss.