Were the Germans really that good?

[Steel God]

The Germans would not have been able to hold the Russians at bay indefinitely though. Even stopping at Moscow, Leningrad, Stalingrad leaves most of Russia in the Russians hands. While some good real estate is gone there was still plenty of resources and manpower east of this line.

Also the Russians could have usesd the Trans Siberian Railway for transport (yes it runs, east and west, but they could have built off of it.)

I respectfully submit to you that it would have taken years, if not a decade or more for the Russians to try and build the type of rail net required to replace the loss of Moscow. As for production...the hinterland of Russia in 1941 is not the same place it is today. Those resources won't be accessible for many more years to come. If the Germans achieve their proposed stop line (Astrakahn - Archangel), and obviously it's a huge if because they never did get there, Russia poses no significant threat to the German Army in an organized fashion.

I know when I game it, it works out that way