I don't believe we're being impatient, at least as far as fan patience should be expected. We see teams, every year, hit on a young QB. We see teams, every year, do much better than Miami did in 2020. Don't give me 10-6...we beat ONE playoff team out of FIVE chances, which was another 10-6 team...which was also the only team with a winning record we won against...very weak 10-6. Turns out our schedule was easy AF, in contrast to all the doom and gloom before the season "this is a tough schedule!!" There's something to be said for beating the teams you SHOULD beat, but after as long as we've waited for this team to be relevant, and dogged the media for dismissing us (and being proven right to do so), this year some power rankings had us top 5 at one point...it just felt substandard. We got the respect and summarily stomped on it. 2021 looks quite a bit tougher, we'll have to see at the end of the season.
Now, compared to where the team started in 2019, it was an improvement, but not an improvement over the back half of 2019 itself. The defense improved, while the offense was stagnant or worse (particularly with Tua). I'll give them a pass this year, only because I fully believe Tua wasn't 100% recovered from the hip, and it showed in his athleticism/play. He was also hamstrung a bit by the lack of pre-season/off-season camp, but everybody was. If we don't see substantial improvement to this offense next year...I'm REALLY going to be down on this franchise. Being a hardcore fan since the mid-70s, I waste altogether too much time following/supporting them to keep this up much longer, the NFL as a whole isn't worthy enough for the adoration it gets, on its own (absolutely can't STAND the league office, officiating, and SJW mentality), so if my team is still stuck in an endless mediocre state, I'll find something else to do.
Nearly 50 years, almost 40 since the last SB appearance...I don't call that impatience. I don't need a dynasty, I just need SOME consistent quality, with at least a realistic potential of greatness.