With Alex Smith, the 49ers may not reach .500, especially with no time to learn Harbaugh’s complicated offense or Vic Fazio’s defensive schemes. So I don’t think they do well this year.
Next year either we will know that Alex is coach-able or Kaepernick with be the starting QB, to go along with an offense than can execute the West Coast Offense under Harbaugh.
The future looks very bright, but patience is needed. I see a solid 49ers vs. Rams rivalry 3 years from now.
What could be interesting..now that under the new CB, the NFL has a rookie salary cap, could Andrew Luck attempt to pull an Eli Manning and force a trade to SF before the draft...I'm sure he'd love to stay in the Bay area and play for Harbaugh..since $$$ isn't an issue anymore...it'd be a question of just how much SF would be willing to give up, in players of draft choices..it may depend on whom has the first pick next year..if they already have a good QB..a deal could happen..you may well end up having a rooting insterest in all those teams athat are 3-10 in the last month of the season...