Judging (not sentencing) the crew action bringing it almost to a stall on A/P it could have been better handled and surely more followed up by Boeing in some AD, Urgent circular or something similar...
Lowflare
I have no experience of landing heavy aircraft like that, but if I felt that the rate of descent was too high to allow a normal landing without breaking the gear, I would definitely try and put it down on soggy grass rather than a paved runway even if the impact speed was slightly greater. Braking effect of the grass would be greater, shock on point of impact less and the chances of fire greatly reduced. In summary, I'd probaby shorten the glide to land on the grass.
James