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This is why the Autothrottle should never be engaged when flying manually. It wasn't the cause of this accident but it certainly made things worse. My company also follows Boeings "all off or all on" philosophy. I've read many opinions here about flying with A/T in arm mode and also feel this is a mistake. It's not an Airbus, I feel like Airbus philosophy is creeping into our Boeing procedures, calling ever damn FMA annunciation for example. As has been pointed out it is not an Alpha floor protection, it is appropriate when using LVL CHG in a descent as a speed protection but not close to the ground on approach. As pointed out, someone should have their hands on the throttles for that.