Make no mistake the rebuild goes on, as owner Stephen Ross alluded to while basically shooting down growing rumors of Tom Brady coming here to play. When he stated: “Why would he come to a rebuilding team?”
An observation from this Super Bowl was about the effectiveness of having four solid linemen that can rush the passer unconditionally as the 49ers had and were the favorite to win by many. Defense wins championships as the possibly outdated saying goes. To prove this point, pundits will point to the wins the Giants had over the Patriots. If I’m not mistaking, of the six championships the Pats had over almost the last 20 years only once could you say they had a defense that was somewhat along those lines.