Pepperseed,
I think you are misinterpreting what Atom Kraft said. . . He IS actually agreeing with you, and advocating " Hands on the controls 'monitoring' the actions of the AP or hands on the controls flying the aircraft. One or the other! "
so, 50% of his 2 choices are " the hands on the controls while the AP is still engaged "
Or am I missing something here ?