What would it take, once the "mush" was established, for the crew to think aft stick was crucial?
1. Any Nose Down would create: instantaneous acceleration and a large increase in vertical speed, down.
1a: shedding gobs of drag and introducing instability, esp. Roll.
2. Less noise (much less), but a worsening of roll reversals.... "Watch your lateral!!"
3. Reinvigoration of the STALLWARN.
What would Attitude look like, on the panel, if it was accurately reporting the decrease in Pitch?
If it was erroneous and showing too low to begin with, the only response possible would be aft stick, increasing Pitch, improving stability, with an increase in aerodynamic noise level.
More so than Stall discussion (there was none), the only remark was about Pitch.
Curious why Captain would report Pitch? At less than two seconds to impact?