Was that not the crux of the incident? That they were lucky to make it to the ground? That they should not have been in that postition ie. in an emergency above/in IMC to the ground with no where else to go? And we are talking about 737 drivers, not some enthusiast poking around in his Tobago, who decides to shoot some bodgy virtual ILS.
I actually took Dick's comments to be aimed at more the well equipped VFR pilot who has pushed his luck.