Who cares. N.E would have been playing in the Super Bowl representing the AFC either way, Blount or no Blount. Hell, they made it to the title LAST season and that was by far one of the worst teams Belichick has ever fielded.
Point blank, N.E is a superior franchise right now. Their coaching is at a level where perfection is actually a good word to describe, even though it shouldn't exist. Watching a Patriots game, rarely do you ever have the feeling that they are about to lose. It just never happens and when they do, it's shocking. Brady was a miracle helmet catch and a Wes Welker drop away from being 4-0 in Super Bowls. It is what it is. New England deserves it. When it comes to the AFC, they are superior to every other franchise in the Conference. By far from top to bottom.