Originally Posted by
CaptainCarl
I was alluding to the possibility of the Captain attending to something inside the cockpit and allowing the FO to "keep it going straight." This does happen from time to time. But if he's got a tiller, well then heck, why not just taxi it all the way to the runway. Plus, as someone mentioned earlier, there were two captains on board, so definitely a possibility.
Those are some odd straws you're grasping for...