SANTA CLARA – Season’s greetings to all, and quite a regular-season finale awaits as the 49ers play at Seattle on Sunday night for the NFC playoffs’ No. 1 seed. Let’s set the prime-time stage through our Week 17 mailbag via my Instagram and Twitter feeds:
Does Jimmy G have the freedom to leave the pocket or has he been coached to stay put? (@jdlohse)
Garoppolo running ability has emerged nicely, in timely spots, in recent weeks. Keep in mind his left knee got rebuilt a year ago, so running is not encouraged, and Shanahan’s offense isn’t tailored for Kaepernick 2.