Fireflybob - It think it fairer if we look at the crew as a team of two rather than two individuals. As a team they failed to perform and part of the solution is to train as teams. In my own company I can think of many F/O's who might find this scenario challenging but can think of many more (the greater majority) who would normally be able to sort a situation like this out.
Piltdown Man, of course - for me that's a given. I wasn't meaning to imply otherwise.
But, to an extent, good teams need to have an effective leader.
Also I would suggest that in this case the FO intervening would have been a case of good teamwork.