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49ers mailbag: Is Garoppolo a game manager or is the defense?

SANTA CLARA – Welcome to the first-ever 49ers mailbag with them carrying a 5-0 record. Onward to your questions submitted via my Instagram and Twitter handles:

Who is the 49ers’ MVP candidate? (@_nellymon_)

One word to describe 49ers? DeForest Buckner has it

George Kittle, the first tight end to win MVP? Otherwise, Jimmy Garoppolo could come on strong to fit the pass-happy NFL’s annual MVP script. It’s been seven years since a non-QB won MVP: running back Adrian Peterson, who’s now on Washington and will host the 49ers’ cadre of MVP-worthy defenders (see: Arik Armstead).