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

Jed York on Who Else Helps with the 49ers General Manager & Head-Coaching Search

Q: Any advisor other than Paraag [Marathe]? Anybody specific?

Jed York’s answer:

"Obviously, my uncle is somebody that I talk to on a very regular basis. There are several other very well respected people, people that have been a part of this organization in the past, that have hired head coaches in that past, certainly coaches that I know that aren’t getting back into the game that have been Super Bowl winning coaches and Hall-of-Fame-caliber coaches and some of them are in the Hall of Fame. I’m not going to name people by names, but there are certainly enough people that I know and trust and respect that I think the world would trust and respect their opinion. I just want to give them the respect of their privacy and their anonymity."

Translation

I’m going to throw my uncle, former owner Eddie DeBartolo, into the name-dropping every time I’m backed into a corner. Because doing so links me to the 49ers glory years.

And yes, I do consult with people. But they might not be who you think. Even so, their opinions are more for me to say, “I talked with so and so” than actually taking their advice to heart. Remember, I make the decisions here.