Even with Luck, they'll still suck.
They have to start adding long term guys not getting rid of them. While a franchise QB can hide alot, it won't hide the ineptness spewing forth from that formerly 'best run' franchise.
I am not a fan of their front office, which makes me a fan of their front office...seeing how they are a division rival.
So while the media buys for the moment their McGinnis culture coach, I have to think their front office is about 10x worse than Bob Ferguson. Even if Harbaugh isn't a good coach in the nfl, I don't know if the niners front office will even give him a shot on his own merits. I think he'll be starting two steps back in every race.
I think Patrick Willis is destined to be a great player on a bad team for most of his career...one can never say if he'll eventually leave, or towards the tail end of his career they finally get a competent front office to turn things around.
Now they'll actually have to suck in the next few years to do that, but I don't see how they don't do exactly that. I'm just not in favor of the, lets get rid of serviceable guys, in lieu of trash off the street. Seems to me they cut/trade first, think about replacements later.
Also it seems everybody up for a contract renewal sans Willis is being strung along.
I think they are a mess, and while it is an opinion, I just don't see how people think things are going to end up any better than under singletary, besides having a coach who won't drop trou and be a complete headcase.
The niners problems were far beyond Singletary, and scapegoating him allows them to lie to themselves about deeper problems until Harbaugh gets canned.
But we'll have to see them play regular season games first of course. Just this is the impression I'm getting from them, their moves, apparent rationale, etc.