Let's not forget that while they're called NORMAL c/l, in fact, they are used during abnormal and emergency situations as well.
In my opinion, the no-C/L methods are not quite honest about themselves. Yes, it is true, nobody needs a paper C/L for Line-check day on Saturday in the middle of May, leaving 9:15 local from Stuttgart to Rhodos and back. But we do need a C/L and good discipline with it on those days like 20 AUG 2008. And many similar others.
It could be very easy to stitch SOPs for a nice day with no threats. But that is not the point of having a set, is it. All fair and square, it is not the world's hardest job to design good ones either. Even those that work after MEL is applied, the ones the pilots enjoy holding on to when their life starts to depend on applying them.
No, the hardest job is to convince pilots that on a nice day there is still need to follow the protocol and execute the C/L diligently - even if it brings no visible benefit.