dicksorchard - couldn't agree with you more on "casting aspersions or sour grapes" but are such comments coming from the professionals or from those who don't fly, or don't fly professionally?
As more becomes known to the airline piloting community, including a public document from Airbus, those who fly the airplane and those who fly alike, will place themselves in the same situations perhaps to test one's thoughts? I think it is quite natural to respectfully consider this crew's clearly brilliant thought processes and subsequent handling, always with an eye to the fact that nobody commenting has done it. I think the thread has stayed remarkably on-topic compared to others which really deteriorated early on, (but consider others which have rejuvenated themselves like the BA038 thread).
Nobody is ever going to wait for the report so the goal should be, I think, stay to known facts and employ one's own "time-in" (experience/knowledge) to keep the speculation informed while always respecting professional courtesies - such a professional approach keeps the troll and SCWAG factor down by keeping standards high.
Second-guessing work is very bad form indeed and with your comments on this, I fully agree.