Yep - Belichick usually covers all the variables and often is playing chess against the opposing HC and coordinators (it's not just Butler this happens to) playing checkers.
Interesting incident on how Belichick entertained himself against Gase during the 4th quarter of a blowout win last night.
With the game well in hand, the Patriots elected to punt on fourth down from the Jets' 33 with just under 10 minutes left. Belichick, in an effort to give punter Jake Bailey more room to operate, intentionally let the play clock run. But the Jets declined the penalty, which led to New England intentionally going offsides on their second attempt to punt. But Jets head coach Adam Gase again declined the penalty, which led to Belichick's extended smile on the sideline.
The smile was also the product of Belichick milking more of the game game clock after Gase declined the false start penalty by virtue of a loophole in the NFL rulebook.
"It was just the way the rules were set up, Belichick said after the game, via Prime Time Sports Talk. "We were able to run quite a bit of time off the clock without really having to do anything."
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/b...over-the-jets/