Purple Pilot.
I agree that there are times when you should diverge from SOP, but not many and certain not on an EFATO. By putting down the gear you have destroyed the certified performance of the aircraft. If you had made the decision that you were going to impact the ground,so it would be better with the gear down, then you have commited yourself to that action and must follow it through. Also a bank angle of 37egrees will also destroy the performance. I agree I was not there however there was an investigation and it does not appear that there was any problem with the aircraft that prevented a normal EFATO procedure. If there was I would think Boeing would be grounding all the 737's till the problem was sorted out.