Never flown for 'lines', but I do my outside check myself, if not avoidable my F/O on duty does it. Can you delegate that to a guy technically not on duty?
If all legal arguments are not worthwhile considering them, the attempt to put the blame in the shoes of the following crew is just...just...unbelievable low morale. As the follow on captain IŽd kick the s... out of them for trying to blame me. How low can it get?