2025 post mortem

[PadresPanthersFan]

The 2025 season is sadly over so its time to look back and to look forward

The good: t Mac is a legit alpha. I was on the fence about drafting another wr in the 1st but he was by far the right call.

Coker had a monster playoff game and is growing into a legit #2. An absolute steal as an udfa

Dowdle was great as a cheap back up and even tho he flamed out at the end he more than carried the torch when Hubbard got injured. 

The def took a step forward overall after a record breaking terrible 2024. Scrouton is solid and should continue to improve. Princely flashed in his limited time and has a bright future. 

Jackson altho he had some bad games was still an absolute steal and is a strong #2 cb esp at his price

Having brown back helped tremendously and I'm glad they extended him

As far as the rookies evans, ransom, horn and Tremayne had their moments and will hopefully get better with a full offseason 

The bad: Bryce is still to inconsistent.  He had great moments but just as many bad ones ( 54 yards anyone?) 

The o line regressed this year. The talent is there but they just seemed overwhelmed at times

Jc was solid buy imo was not the elite cb we paid for. Too many missed tackles and bad plays. He was healthy but needs to be shutdown

The lb core was mostly solid but unspectacular and needs an upgrade

The ugly: Canales needs to give up oc duties and needs to get someone else to do it. The offense was disjointed almost all year and zigged when he should've zagged and ran headfirst into a stone wall when he should've zigged.

Evero was a little better but not by much. No adjustments so when what he was doing didn't work we got shredded. We need to go back to a 4-3 bc without elite talent everos d is average at best 

Overall an overall step forward but there is still plenty of room to improve and the division next should be just as wide open