Originally posted by DrEll:
All I ever hear from everyone, whether it's regarding our SB losses or other teams SB wins, is the word luck. Seattle got lucky they had to face NE. LA got lucky Tartt dropped the INT. KC got lucky with no calls in one SB then got lucky with Dre Greenlaw's injury in the other one. Eagles got lucky that Brock's arm fell off. Seattle got lucky we had all these injuries last year.
luck luck luck luck luck.
good teams make their own luck. We won 5 SBs bc of our performance not bc the losing teams were "unlucky" they didn't have x or y to help them win it.
Let's call a spade a spade. We didn't take advantage of our opportunities to win when we had the chance. We led 2 SBs by 10 pts and couldn't close the opponent out (yea yea we were "unlucky" to face the greatest QB in the history of the world). We could've taken LA out as well but Shanahan shelled up when he was on the opponent's side of the field. And sure Brock's loss was no doubt the ultimate reason why we lost vs the Eagles. But imagine if Shanahan had thrown the red flag on the drive prior on 4th down when Devonta Smith dropped it then got up and rushed his offense to the line to snap it bf Kyle could throw a challenge flag. Sure we were "unlucky" that no replay was available but I'm sure a genius like Kyle Shanahan could have and should have picked up on Smith's body language and said hell with it let's take a chance. Maybe that changes the complexion of the entire game.
Luck ! 
Not true. Even the 49ers got lucky some of the time they won the Super Bowl. Remember the famous "The Catch" game vs Dallas in 1981? Joe Montana thew 3 INT's that game and AFTER Dwight Clark's TD, the Cowboy's dropped a deep TD that would have given them the win. I think for sure there were some dominant teams that won so convincingly you can't call it luck, but I do think flukey things determine SB winners and losers more often than not.
The argument of "Luck vs Make Your Own Luck" is a tricky a one. Sure, there are many plays throughout a game where a team could have done something better. But does that excuse a HORRIBLE, controversial call at a critical juncture or a fluke injury to a key player?
The 1st Super Bowl they lost under Harbaugh, Justin Smith tore his triceps in the NFCCG vs ATL. He might as well not even have played in the Super Bowl, he was a shell of himself, and that was the heart and soul of their D. I wasn't a big fan of going to Michael Crabtree with the game on the line on 4th & Goal, but he was held like a motherf**ker and the refs called nothing.
Regardless of the 49ers D collapsing in the 4th against the Chiefs, Nick Bosa was in a choke hold on 4th & 23. You can't just blatantly break the rules and say "Ah, well it's their fault for not playing better".
2022 was probably the best team. Brock Purdy was on a historic run for a rookie QB, the team had won 12 straight, and he blows his elbow out on the 1st pass play of the game. The Eagles beat a team with no QB.
The last Super Bowl, the 49ers were choking out the Chiefs' offense, held them to 3 points and Travis Kelce to 4 yards then Dre Greenlaw blows his Achilles out on the sideline. Darrell Luter has a punt he can't possibly see bounce off his calf at the end of the 3rd quarter when the Chiefs still only had 3 points.
So let me ask you this- WHAT did the Chiefs' or Ravens have to "Overcome" to win those SB's? Because last I checked, everyone was healthy and every single call went in their favor. What did the Seahawks have to "overcome" last year when they one?
this would be much easier to deal with had we won those seasons we were actually healthy.