I look at it this way:
1. Did we achieve the overall goal? No. That sucks and still hurts in my gut. But I'm not exactly holding my breath to watch every replay of XLII. I'll give the NYG their credit and move on.
2. Did I get fulfillment and enjoyment out of last season? Absolutely. On a week-to-week basis, I think up until 2-3 I enjoyed last season more than any season in any sport ever. The closest being the 97 (12-0) Michigan team. Each week I tuned in and watched a win. As the wins kept building, the spotlight got bigger and the boys produced and did so in a way that was greater than even my wildest imaginations. 50 TD passes? 23 TD receptions? Most prolific offense ever, only a year after Caldwell-Gabriel-midseason Gaffney, etc. So, I can watch those games again and remember how I felt during each of them. I remember watching us hang 50 on Washington and that feeling of awe. I remember sitting in the stands that Monday night in Baltimore and somehow pulling a diamond out of what I thought was going to be a pile of ****; leaving and RavenFan wanting to fight. I remember sitting in the stands at Gillette with tears in my eyes as we ran 9 minutes off the clock to beat San Diego and win the AFC. Watching that game again doesn't disappoint me. It makes me happy. I remember the 6 am flight back to MI the next morning, a huge grin on my face as I made it into work knowing that the 9 hours ahead of me were all worth being so tired.
The 2007 season wasn't a championship season. But it's one to be remembered in a different way.