5-year Dolphins rebuild that was supposed to deliver championships hasn't brought playoff wins

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So, Laremy Tunsil won a division title before the Miami Dolphins did. He played a home playoff game before the Dolphins did. And he won a postseason game before his former club.

Let that sink in for a moment.

The man the Dolphins used as the signature trade piece in a grand rebuild that started in 2019 and was supposed to make Miami a consistent Super Bowl contender, is looking at Dolphins through a rearview mirror now.

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa warms up before the wild-card playoff game against the Chiefs, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Kansas City. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

Because for all the seductive draft picks the Dolphins got for Tunsil and turned into other shiny talent pieces, Tunsil remains in this postseason. And the Dolphins are basically in the same spot they were back in 2019 when the rebuild began.

They’re still looking for their first playoff victory since December 2000, and their first division championship since 2008, which is before Stephen Ross assumed full ownership.

So the rebuild has not delivered as promised.

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That should be painfully apparent to Dolphins ownership, the front office, fans and everyone with eyes following Saturday night’s 26-7 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL wild-card round.

The Dolphins, so entertaining and explosive against sub-.500 teams this year, ran into another team with a winning record and lost. Again.

The Dolphins finish their season with a 1-6 record in games against teams with winning records. They were 10-1 against