On Thursday afternoon, I posted my thoughts on the San Francisco 49ers linebackers bubble watch, and in less than 24 hours it is outdated. The 49ers are releasing Ahmad Brooks, and that shakes things up for several players.
In our last bubble watch, I dropped Brooks from lock to strong bubble. That certainly proved at least a little bit prescient. I did not make any other adjustments, leaving Dekoda Watson as strong bubble. Pita Taumoepenu has gotten some SAM reps in practice, but has played exclusively as an edge rusher in the preseason.