No way.
Losing the SB or championship game hurts way more than sucking balls and missing the playoffs. I have lived though both many times. That shitty feeling following a bad playoff loss never goes away.
To put it in terms you would understand. Losing when so close to the Super Bowl would be like Alyssa Milano getting naked and than straddling you getting ready for a sexy release of feces on your chest and then right before it happened changing her mind and fucking your Afro American roommate. Playoff blue balls are the worst.
Here is how I see it. Before Reid and McNabb the Eagles were consistently terrible. Like god awful bad.
Getting to the playoffs, then seeing improvements each season, each game, becoming dominant, and ultimately becoming a good team which won the division every year and was a top 2 seed was fucking amazing. It was all because where we were coming from.
But then it got old. Losing every year in the playoffs and the 3 straight NFCGs. And then it hurt a lot. I would trade all those great years but ultimate failures for just 1 SB.
Still I would rather be in contention and one of the top teams in the league every year than ever go back to the 3-13, 5-11, or 4-12 seasons. If the question is would you rather win a win a SB then of course fucking yes give me 10 years of terrible and I'll take that 1 SB. If the question is would you rather be a top 2 team in your conference, 1-2 plays away from the SB, and maybe a few changes/upgrades away from winning it all OR be one of those perpetual crappy teams which don't even sniff the playoffs, I rather take the heartbreak in the playoffs.
Its why I don't get why BLarry bitches so much about Flacco and his contract. Obviously they need some time now (2-3 seasons) to rebuild into a dominant team but that has as much to do with Flacco's contract as it does with the retiring, aging, and not as good veterans which they lost or let go. With Newsome in charge and best Harbaugh coaching them, I would be shocked if they aren't a top AFC team by next year or two.
In the 49ers case, they are young at QB, have a great coach, have a great D, good OLINE, and good WRs. They do need upgrades, as does every team, but they aren't in decline.