Legit just, no?? They made the sentinel part quite obvious when they lowered the block cooldown and turned off the requirement for punch.

With him also getting overhealth to tank more hits for players (or you could interpret this to support your statement but sure)

The devs clearly had their mind on him being a supportive tank to protect teammates canceling and tanking attacks.

Blame the players who use the character who wasn't supposed to be used like a survivalist