Yes, it was me. To emphasise what I said, I think that the crosswind, as reported, would have had an *effect* but was unlikely to have been the main cause of the accident. Jet rudders are powerful beasts and all that would have been needed under normal circumstances, especially at near-flying speeds, would have been more application of the same to keep the a/c on the runway. It's not something pilots are likely to forget to do as it becomes a fairly reflex action, like steering a car or bicycle.
As far as the photo goes, I wouldn't read too much into control positions as many surfaces are free to float in whatever direction gravity/wind takes them when they are de-powered or lose hydraulic fluid through severing of lines. Only things that operate through jacking mechanisms stay in the places they were originally positioned and then only if the connections haven't been broken in the crash.