SANTA CLARA – Kyle Shanahan was the Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator, Jimmy Garoppolo a New England Patriots rookie and Nick Bosa a high school junior in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
This was Thanksgiving 2014, a flashpoint in the 49ers’ ensuing freefall from playoff contention.
Now flash forward to the 49ers’ long-awaited, holy-moly resurgence. Their leading characters aren’t showing up at Levi’s Stadium on Monday night to avenge that Thanksgiving defeat to the Seattle Seahawks.
