That’s a lot of hypotheticals, but really, if the Pats had gone 19-0 it’s hard to argue that they wouldn’t be the best team of all-time. And really, as it stands, they’re clearly the best team ever to not win the Super Bowl for whatever that counts. So, then they would’ve won 4 out of 7 Super Bowls, including the undisputed greatest team of all-time. That looks pretty good to me to say they’d be the greatest coach-QB combo ever.
Still, I think in the long run the two Super Bowl losses to the Giants are ultimately a positive point in their career discussions, because it comes with playing in eight conference championships, winning six of them. Not to mention both of their Super Bowl losses came on the final drive. That’s a very thin line.
So what does it all mean? I don’t really get too wrapped up in ranking who’s the greatest of all-time whether it’s the team, coaches or players. All I know is that there has never been a better run in NFL history and I’ve enjoyed every moment of it.
A fourth Super Bowl win would really be the perfect way to come full circle, especially considering it would be with just BB/TFB from the 2001 win. That’s pretty amazing when you think about it.