Here’s the thing about EMAS. It’s not the end-all, be all. It’s not designed for high speed engagements and would’ve done nothing in this case. EMAS is for fairly lower speed departures off the end of the runway, typically below about 80 knots or so. That’s it. It’s not a 61QSII/BAK-15 style departure end barrier that can be engaged at nearly 200 knots.
I wondered that I was typing it out. I suppose it might not sink much at that rate of speed. Thanks