Miami Dolphins Trying to Make Playoffs in '18

I've been following the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League since 1968, when they were still in the American Football League, in just their third year of existence.  This is a franchise that enjoyed a quick rise to glory, winning Super Bowl championships after the 1972 and 1973 seasons and going undefeated throughout the regular season and playoffs in 1972.  Since then, though, they've gone through two phases: from 1974 through 2003, under coaches Don Shula, Jimmy Johnson, and Dave Wannstedt, they only made it to two more Super Bowls, losing them both...yet generally fielded good teams over this long span, experiencing only two losing seasons.  From 2004 onward, though, it's been a different story as the Dolphins have usually struggled to avoid losing seasons.  During the previous 14 seasons they only made the playoffs twice...bowing out early in both games...and came way too close to going winless in 2007, saved by a fortunate win over Baltimore late in that season.  Last year their starting quarterback, the competent but unspectacular Ryan Tannehill, was injured for the year and they finished 6-10.  In 2018 they had a great beginning but went into a mid-season slide...now, after a "miraculous" desperation last play victory over New England, Miami is 7-6 and thick in the playoff hunt.  Today, though, they are playing on the road at Minnesota, which is heavily favored to win the game.  So effectively the Dolphins' playoff season has already begun and they need to keep winning to be awarded a postseason wild card slot.  Will they accomplish this?  Who knows, they have been very inconsistent so far, yet this team seems promising to me and can play with anyone in the league when they are in their top form.  Unfortunately, you never know which Miami Dolphins squad is going to show up on game day, something that I tend to blame the coaching for, particularly head coach Adam Gase…

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Later, after the game: Dolphins didn't show up, got blown out 41-17.  So what's new...and why should I continue to follow a team whose owner and management act as if they don't care whether they win or lose?  I'm not very demanding...I just want to see them play consistently and competitively, at the level of their abilities, from week to week...