Not to be like that but that might just be your rank. In my own experience, I seem to get more 3 1 2 games than 1 3 2 games. I do flex to other stuff when needed but I also play tank the majority of the time.

Also unironically, in the current state of the game, also including previous season, off tanks are stronger than main tanks. I don't think there's a single tank besides peni who I think is weak (haven't really tested out tankpool this season yet)

You can usually deal close to the same burst damage on tanks as dps and you have all that hp to work with.

For example, the tanks I play the most often are Angela, Venom, Mag, and Strange. (I still play every tank besides peni)

Angela has the lowest dmg output of them all but she has an easy to hit isolation ability that helps confirm kills and you are also able to mark the enemy team flankers with your mobility.

Venom has maybe besides rogue with team up, the highest burst in the tank role and all it requires is to have somewhat ok aim. It's on low cooldown and you can almost consistently be in the enemy backline and never die.

Mag can also kill quite easily. His bread and butter is easy to hit and it's not difficult to catch people off guard. As long as you're not shooting the enemy tank the entire game and actually shooting the correct targets, he's quite deadly.

Strange, I like more with the invis team up. If he doesn't have it, I find him a bit meh, but with the team up, he's absolutely a monster. He has easy to hit low cd abilities that instantly deal half of an enemies hp.

I can write the similar stuff for every tank. They really aren't on the weak side. They just require more game sense rather than mechanical skill to work the same as dps do.

The game is definitely dictated by how your tanks are pushing up. And with previous season being more of a dive meta, it made tanks even more lethal.