With the inexperienced new hires coming to the right seat I think of my instructing days and how the instructor had to use his eyes to see if the student was going to be able to land without breaking anything until he approached soloing. It would be very difficult in a side stick airplane.
I think having the yoke as a reference in your sight made it easy to monitor. Even in the 757 I had an FO yank and bank to touchdown every landing and he said it was turbulence. Watching the yoke twitching I knew it wasn't. SS's might weigh less but they sure take you out of the real loop on what is going on.