hindsight is 20-20....we can all look at the miami game and say we should have tried. but we never know if Edelman/hightower/our walking wounded play if they get injured again and miss the rest of the post-season. we are assuming we win and all our guys stay health.
But, we were on a track where A star player was getting injured EVERY WEEK. so, I can definitely see how BB would think "lets just get healthy"
even against denver, Lafell barely played because of his foot, and Edelman looked like he wasnt right as he couldnt get open against Harris whom he NORMALLY torched. Generally the more healthy team is the one who makes it to the superbowl and wins. Patriots were in 2014 and werent in 2015.
and I think its telling how BB fired the conditioning coach when 2 out of the last 3 years we were the MOST injured team in the league.