A Message to CEO Jed York from One of the 49ers Faithful

Like it or not, San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York is the only person with enough power to turn around what has become a laughingstock of this franchise. So it’s time to send a message.

Yes, San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York is the last person who can get the Niners back on track.

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It hurts to hear such a statement. Since being named CEO in 2009, San Francisco has had just three winning seasons — 2011, 2012 and 2013. Those days are gone now, and the 49ers are back to being labeled as the laughingstock of the league.

Instead of perennially being one of the top NFL franchises, the Niners and their fans are forced to revert back to the glory years of the 1980s and 1990s.

Great, sure, fine. It’s fun to rewatch those clips of Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Steve Young and a plethora of other San Francisco greats in grainy, non-HD clips.

And that’s all we have.

Part of me was inspired to write this earlier this offseason. But former Niner Noise, and now Niners Wire staff author Rob Lowder beat me to the punch.

Another part of me wanted to believe York’s comments last January about making mistakes, “chasing perfection” and how much Eddie DeBartolo means to him.

And yet here we are — eight games into 2016 and a team boasting a 1-6 record with seemingly no discernible direction in sight.

Still, I’m drawn into the feeble hope York can still make the right decisions moving forward. It’s almost as if I’m channeling my inner Star Wars asking for “my only hope.”

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York isn’t going anywhere. We’ve established that. So as the final decision maker atop this storied franchise, it’s only a hope for us Faithful a wholesale shift takes place.

The Message

Dear Jed,

You won’t read this, in all likelihood, but I hope you at least can feel the frustrations of this fan base.

I’m sure you don’t like seeing a half-full Levi’s Stadium on Sundays. The crown jewel of your efforts boasting more empty seats than full can’t be a good PR look for the countless sponsors and executive-level types wishing to purchase suites.

@pepeperles Levi's Stadium, home of the 49ers. Empty sears everywhere. pic.twitter.com/NIGQ31xJtI

— Chargerjose760 (@chargerjose760) January 5, 2016

And what of those banners that flew above the stadium last year? Are they going to return, or have those responsible simply given up hope?

I, for one, haven’t.

It doesn’t take much to recognize what’s going on right now in Santa Clara isn’t working. No one can change the past, and we don’t expect you to do so. But the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, only expecting different results.

The same methodologies haven’t worked. Your team’s 1-6 record shows that.

And few, if any, of us have confidence in this same approach replicated year after year. The only difference being who gets the blame when Week 17 finishes up.