I've read the whole thread.
Wondering, does anyone really think the pilots are victims here?
I don't.
Now, I don't know how all the people in the cockpit could let one of the most capable airliners of all time get low and slow in perfect flying weather, but I have a contrast to consider.
In the US and many other countries, airline pilots have either come up through the military ranks (and had pretty good training).
Or they came up the civilian ranks and managed to make all of their mistakes in little planes , corrected them and got on with airlines.
A tradition in flying that starts at the bottom and moves up. Not start at near the top and move sideways.