As to the tanking, I just wonder if in his heart of hearts, does BB believe that the NFL is so full of nitwit coaches that he can beat most with an inferior roster. It seems whenever the Pats have lost during the BB-Brady era, the Pats have been whipped physically (2 regular-season losses to Carroll's Seattle team, the Kapernick SF 2012 Sunday night game, first loss to Giants in the SB, losses to Baltimore in the playoffs, Baltimore last year, TN in 2018 and 202000 come to mind), suffered from strange officiating (I am looking at you Jerome Boger, Philly SB where the catch rules magically changed, in fairness, this happens to all teams), or played in Miami or Denver and they always seem to get every team's best punch. Everyone plays NE like it’s the SB.
How often does he get out-coached? The Wildcat Miami game in 2008, the 2010 playoff loss to the Jets, Andy Reid has done it a few times.