With the San Francisco 49ers firing their head coach for the third straight season, Jed York was asked by the media what makes him qualified to make another hire and why he hasn't been replaced running the franchise.

"I own this football team. You don't dismiss owners," York said. "I'm sorry but that's the facts, and that's the case. That's the fact. I'm going to do everything I can to get this right. This isn't about a business and running an operation to make money. We're making sure we're doing everything we can to re-establish this culture."

The 49ers fired Chip Kelly and Trent Baalke after a 2-14 season.

"My vision of Chip and Trent working together, I think it's clear that Trent probably has more of a defensive mind," York said. "Pairing (Baalke) with an offensive-minded guy, having those guys be partners ... but the marriage didn't work. I should've probably seen it. It's easy to play revisionist history, but we are where we are. That's why we're cleaning the slate, and we're reestablishing the culture."