Flap5 :I'm afraid my natural reaction as captain WOULD be to take control, based on the fact that we are crash landing and my signature is in the tech log.
Your assertion that the FO is normally a better handling pilot is a wild generalisation - we do the same OPCs/LPCs !
I don't fear mechanical failure on the plane, what i fear is all the
spotters on here slagging me off for the next three months......