3. Jed York, San Francisco 49ers
York is a walking contradiction.
In 2014, the 7-4 49ers lost a big game to the then rival Seattle Seahawks. York took to Twitter to apologize for the effort.
Thank you #49ersfaithful for coming out strong tonight. This performance wasn't acceptable. I apologize for that
— Jed York (@JedYork) November 28, 2014
Over the following two years, York scarcely made any public comments as his team amassed a 7-25 record. So, when his team was an underachieving playoff contender, he couldn’t stay out of the public eye. When it was one of the worst in the league, Navy SEALs couldn’t find the rock he was living under.
When the decision to move on from Jim Harbaugh became official following the 2014 season, York demanded that he be held accountable. Two years later, as York was firing his third coach in three seasons, he made it clear that “you don’t dismiss owners.” Drawing a logical line, a man effectively saying “You’re stuck with me, deal with it” does not want to be held accountable.
We can’t only look at that, though.
York compared the decision to replace the successful Jim Harbaugh with Jim Tomsula to the then recently crowned NBA Champion Golden State Warriors, who had replaced Mark Jackson with Steve Kerr the season before (which you can read here).
In a way, York admitted the mistake by firing the overmatched Tomsula after one dismal year. But in that press conference, he still found time to take a dig at Harbaugh.
York has proven himself to be a walking contradiction, a hypocrite, and a blowhard. It’s really an impressive trifecta for an owner still years short of his 40th birthday.