You are still ignoring our cap situation.
Yes teams in the playoffs are strapped but those that are and have success are those that easily are top 2 in their division every single year.
We aren’t that. We barely scratch the wildcard spot while having no room to improve. That is the issue.
You have to get to the show before winning which is true, but the pre requisit there is actually being able to do that consistently, not by hoping to get a wildcard spot every once in awhile.