You act as if this was all just luck, but I am trying to see the underlying reasons why these seasons end the same way, seemingly every year. There is almost always a key third down not converted, followed by a Defensive collapse. It's not just luck...what is the reason?
His superior coaching has hidden these reasons from plain view. But they are still there.
When you get to the Super Bowl and lose by 4 points on a last minute drive, you throw that stuff out the window. There is no underlying reason in a game like that.
If the Giants had won by three scores, sure. But in a game that close, it's literally the bouncing of the ball and a few key plays that determine the outcome.
Bottom line is the Patriots won 14 games and made it to the Super Bowl with the roster they had. Belichick goes about things the right way. He is smart with his draft picks and tries to make for lack of star power with shrewd FA signings. They didn't work out this year, some of the guys he drafted didn't pan out. That happens EVERYWHERE. Yet they still were one singular play away from winning the Super Bowl and are one of the top teams in the league EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR.
Sorry, I'm not trying to be obnoxious, but anyone that thinks they know how to "fix" the Patriots after watching the last decade plus of Patriots football is the one suffering from hubris.