Saw part of some comments by a guy on TV claiming that there weren't properly trained pilots flying the aircraft, but trained systems operators. From the snippet I saw, the guy seemed to think a lack of piloting ability was to blame in aircraft that were excessively automated.
Not being a pilot myself and having only seen part of the interview it sounds plausible on the surface, but I can't judge whether or not the guy was credible.
I didn't see that video, but I tend to agree with that guy. We rely more and more on the aircraft systems to protect us and less on actual flying skills.
During my last recurrent training in January, we spent about 90 minutes doing stalls, stall recovery without using power, high altitude stall recovery, and unusual attitude upset recovery training. It used to be that the mindset was to use engine thrust to power out of the stall, but the FAA has finally realized that doesn't always work.
This new attitude toward stall recovery and the new flight time requirments to get hired are both results of the Colgan Air 3407 crash 10 years ago. And from the Air France crash into the Atlantic.