Well...he does have a point, even if it's tone was slightly offensive.
I used the same technique as Sailor years ago but I would side with his Chief Pilot these days. The industry and aircraft have changed and (with the obvious rider that SOP can't cover all situations) stepping outside trained manouvres and checklists is unnecessary and introduces "unknown unknowns". It sometimes is counter-intuitive but simply and dumbly following procedures really does work.
For example although following a glide profile would give some protection against a kegworth scenario, but in the modern vernacular it also introduces arguably more likely hazards of an unstablised approach.
The point being that sticking to someones SOPs, even if you know a better way, does not indicate a lack of individualism or the ability to get out the skills if a really needed.