Like even after the Patriots bad game in Wk 1, it's easy to see that they would be better than the Jets.

But could someone say that the Falcons are better than the Patriots even though the Falcons are 2-0 and the Pats are 1-1?

Or if you judge all-time great teams the property breaks down as well

Yes, the modern day Warriors are probably better the Rockets of the mid 90s because these Warriors won more than the Rockets did of that time, but it's almost impossible to compare them to the Bulls of the mid 90's, who won more games than this year's Warriors, because the differences are negligible.