Yeah I have read that article. They got the terrain warning less than 7 seconds till impact. Everything I have read elsewhere seems to center on the autopilot was connected until seconds before impact.

Read the article and see if there is some confusion between, seconds before impact, last seconds, 7 seconds, auto pilot, and auto throttles. Not sure the NTSB and the author are both speaking the same language. Show me something from the NTSB that says, in writing, that both pilots were sitting on their hands. Until then I will wait for the report.