Well, maybe David, but I don't think I fancy it in an exposed anchorage or with indifferent weather. If you started dragging you'd have a load of fun and games getting it back to the windlass with the boat broad side on in F9 or 10. You couldn't just chuck over No 2, either. And if the wind suddenly shifts, you are not only on a lee shore, but bows to that lee shore in a situation that might make it impossible to cut and run.
I'm all for innovation, but traditional anchoring techniques have been honed by knarly-knuckled mariners from centuries of engineless sailing. And now that we have engines, I'd rather keep my anchor gear away from the prop, thank you. I appreciate the point about modern boats misbehaving at anchor, compared with old hookers, but would rather get round that by having two anchors well apart off the bow than a bridle at the stern. Just call me a Luddite when it comes to anchoring.
At sea - yes, I'd like to be tethered from the stern. I do recall having a strenuous argument - sorry, discussion, about just that subject on one occasion. I lost, of course :-).