That AA aircraft was hardly "perfectly" flyable, and those pilots did everything they were supposed to do until the end
The aircraft was perfectly flyable, and the accident forced a rethink of the SOP regarding slowing to the safety speed. The pilots did as they had been trained, and what was expected of them, and can't be faulted. It was to point out (
framers comment) that the crew can't be the gate keepers of every one elses mistakes/errors.
Poor taste? - well, thats in the eye of the beholder. Unfortunately, all accidents have a human element, and a lot of us forget that in our discussions. The whole point of accident discussion is to learn how to protect the human element.
I note that no one has taken up the challenge as to who was to "blame" for the AA191 accident.