NOT thrust reversers or engines !!!
Let's not get off the track:
I think we will find that:
THE THRUST REVERSERS didn't cause or contribute to the crash.
The ENGINES were producing proper and normal thrust for takeoff.
And that my theory is correct, somehow the flaps/slats were not extended and that the takeoff configuration warning/groundshift mechanism were compromised...the symptom being the heating of the RAT on the ground.
AND WE ALL MUST CHECK THE KILLER ITEMS prior to takeoff!
It has been a generation of time since the Detroit crash...but it happened again. We , as pilots, must keep an instutitional memory of the past crashes in order to avoid future crashes.