Jed York is dedicated to re-establishing the 49ers’ championship culture. That’s why he fired general manager Trent Baalke and coach Chip Kelly after the season.

“They (the new coach and GM) need to be able to reestablish a championship culture and that’s going to take time to reestablish a championship culture,” York said Monday.

“I’m not doing this so we can get to 8-8, to get to 9-7 and say, ‘See, we turned it around. We’re good.’ My ultimate goal is to win a championship, win multiple championships, and that’s the foundation that we need to lay and that’s what we need to build for.”

Which is why it’s awfully strange the 49ers would be interested in interviewing Seahawks offensive line coach Tom Cable – the same Tom Cable who was accused of violence towards women and breaking an assistant’s jaw during his uninspiring stint as Raiders coach from 2008 to 2010.

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Maybe Cable learned from his alleged mistakes and is no longer the violent person he was accused of being. He’s been a model citizen during his six seasons as the Seahawks’ offensive line coach and assistant head coach since his Raiders tenure, as far as we know.

Pete Carroll talked about the importance of Cable to his coaching staff this week leading up to the Seahawks divisional round playoff game against the Lions Saturday.

From the Seattle Times:

“He’s a tremendous asset to me,” coach Pete Carroll said Tuesday of Cable. “Everything that happens here I work on with the guys. I’m not sitting up there making choices on my own. I work with our guys to draw everything I can out of their experiences, as well. Tom’s a brilliant statistician in terms of being on top of this stuff. He gets it. He knows how the numbers work, how the players work, how the personnel works. He’s such an asset to me because we go through stuff all the time. Sitting up front and talking and coming up with decisions that you have to go figure out as you go along, Tom has been through that stuff. He’s an experienced, head coach. He’s just waiting for the opportunity to do it again.”

What Carroll didn’t mention is the lack of production from Cable’s position group. The Seahawks’ offensive line has been the team’s biggest weak spot in recent seasons. It allowed 42 sacks, the sixth most in the NFL in 2016.

Additionally, the 49ers defensive line during Cable’s tenure hasn’t been happy with Seattle’s propensity to cut-block defenders. Nose tackle Ian Williams had a slew of ankle surgeries since a game early in 2013, when former Seahawks guard J.R. Sweezy dove at his feet during a running play from Marshawn Lynch.

Williams fractured his ankle, had multiple procedures, and fractured the ankle again in 2014. He recovered and played in all 16 games last season, earning a lucrative five-year extension after becoming one of the team’s most productive defenders.

However, his ankle required another surgery last offseason, negating his new, life-altering deal. He missed the season, was given an injury settlement and is uncertain to ever play in the NFL again.

Considering Williams is one of the 49ers’ most well-liked players, particularly among his fellow defensive linemen, it would be a tough pill to swallow for Cable to become a serious candidate to fill the coaching vacancy – on top of his alleged domestic violence and 17-27 record while coaching the Raiders.