No offense intended, but why do so many think that barely earning a Wild Card and losing in the first round is a sign of a successful season? I remember not too long ago that a team with a losing record actually won their Division and had a home playoff game... is that something to be proud of? And now, with 6 Wild Cards instead of the previous 4, nearly half the League makes the playoffs.
Getting the 6th or 7th Seed basically means you're slightly above average, and in Miami's case, it also means that the schedule was in their favor having them play more bad teams than good teams. And, making Miami look even worse is the fact that from mid-season until the final stretch they were in contention for the Top Seed, but the combination of some injuries and a poorly built and run team that couldn't beat good teams caused a collapse in the final games and they were lucky to get a Wild Card spot.
If Miami under Grier and McDaniel was really a well-built and well-run team, they should have won the Division when they were up by 3 games over Buffalo with 5 games to go. Until Miami can finally beat good teams more than they lose to them, even if they make the playoffs they're still going to lose. IOW, making the playoffs but having an overall really bad losing record against winning teams makes you a pretender, not a contender.