Why do I see so many outside this sub saying the “Golden Era” is over for the Astros?

We missed the playoffs by a tiebreaker. We missed the playoffs twice since 2015. We were plagued with injuries. We have a ton of money being freed up this offseason with Abreu, Pressly, Montero, and other falling off the books. The offense underperformed but should be better next season with the right changes. We aren’t really losing anyone other than Framber (I think). I don’t see why we aren’t a much better team next season.

Edit: I suppose Golden era is the wrong phrase. As others have pointed out, it’s been on decline for a few seasons and missing the playoffs is neat, clean ending. I’m more curious why people think this season means we’re practically destined to be cellar dwellers going forward. We’re basically bringing the same team back next season, hopefully with a couple key additions.