Just a wild guess on my part, Whiskery, but I'm assuming you're an FO. (Or senior managment, which your profile would suggest you are not.)
I'm sure MTOW was implying no insult of any FO's ability or professionalism, and nor am I, but if you don't understand the rather pressing desire of the man who signed for the aeroplane and who will be held responsible for the outcome of the "non normal", whatever than may be, to take part in at least the subsequent execution and decision making after the problem has occurred, you come from a very different mental space to the one I come from.