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@robertweathers , I’ve told you year my nightmare scenario was Pats-49ers in the Super Bowl. Would become a wild revisionist take about the perils of holding onto a star player for too long when the 49ers absolutely smash the Patriots (not really due to Jimmy and Tom, but because of the matchup.). It would have become a chapter or epilogue of the dynasty in “what could have been” like Paul Brown passing over Bill Walsh for head coach, but in a much brighter spotlight.
So all in all, this was the best year for the Patriots to just fall short. Got to see the Ravens get kicked out the door and the end result is likely to be a 49ers win anyway, just not against the Patriots. That’s my silver lining.