Nothing should be taken away from the Pitt. regular season. They just couldn't get it done with the roolie QB in the offseason. The game against the Jets should have thrown up a warning flag to Steeelers fans that the game with the Patriots could go badly.
The more I watch Tom Brady though, the more I buy into the hype, the guy simply gets it done when need be, and he's surrounded by guys that don't care about anything external to the game, all they want is the W. It's fun watching them play even though I've always been a Colts (Well, actually I'm a Peyton Manning fan, watched him since he was with my favorite college team, Tennesee) and a hometown Rams fan (ever since they moved to St.Louis, not just when they won the SuperBowl, back when they had the BUS).
The Super Bowl should be an awsome game if both teams play their best on both sides of the ball. Either team also has a chance to kill the other if something is off with their defnese.