I personally would rather be watching the Cowboys play in January with a chance at making the Superbowl, over not a chance at all.
As a life long braves fan. I can't agree that team should have won 5 rings in the 90s. Blew the '91 & '96 series. Getting there just to lose will burn you out. It will make you resentful and angry at said coach and team. When Atlanta win in '95 I was relieved more than exhilarated by the win. Then crushed a yr later when we blew the series to the Yankees.
Marty and Andy are A to.B coaches. They can get you closebbut can't get you to the promise Land. Blame Ernest Byner but Marty never recovered from those heartbreaks.
Reid never gets over the hump and has a bad playoffs record for coaches with his all-time tenure in the league. Do you really want to be the last loser no one remembers year in and year out? Or the team people talk about because you should have won more.
People dismiss the 95 Braves.
They talk about 91, 92, 96,97,98,99 and how they didn't get the job done with the best roster in baseball and a great coach.