Are the All Blacks really that bad?

No, the ABs aren't bad at all. They got sucked in to game plans devised to counter the opposition style and playmakers. In the final game we saw the patterns of play, with ball in hand, precise tacticle kicking and good chasers, go forward ball etc. that we're used to. We played our game, not theirs. I hope the lesson has been learned, and better this year than in 2011.