Obviously I a big believer in Brady. I don't see much decline in his game overall, he can still make most of the throws. Things really unraveled around him in Tampa Bay this season, so he had a down season, which we've see before (2006, 2013, 2019, and now 2022). It seems as obvious to me now as it did at the end of the 2019 season that Brady is heading to a new team.
Look, the only time the offense got it together all season was with Brady calling the plays from the no huddle. We saw it again last night but by the time they went to it the score was 0-24. It's not a sustainable situation where the OC is completely inept and the offense only works when he's taken out of the question. Brady was getting virtually no support from the coaching staff this season.
That said, Brady was completely frazzled until the last possession of the 3rd quarter (he had 200+ passing yards and 2 TDs from that point forward) but it was too late by the time he get it together. The red zone pick was a killer, they had to come away with points there, and he got picked on a pass he said he was just throwing away, which can't happen.
I also think Dallas was the best version of themselves (excluding the K), and they're a very talented team, so they were able to easily control the game.
Then there's Toilet Bowles who is just an abomination. He clearly does not have the capacity to be even a marginally competent head coach in the NFL. I don't think Arians was exceptional but he was at least engaged, enthusiastic, and brought an accountability factor to the equation. In hindsight I think Arians had an important leadership role that was completely lost on Bowles.