You are backtracking, first its every player is better, then its vastly, then its 90%. Its probably a toss up.
Yes should we have played better and possibly won, yes. This is not 2001 or 2002, we do not have superior talent to every single team especially on defense. And when you have guys who get pushed off the ball, tackle each other, take poor angles and generally dont make a stop when its needed. When you have a small margin for error because you dont out talent people and you play bad. You lose. Plain and simple.