Give that man a promotion, he's read his flight manual!
A 250kt VNAV SPD DES makes the whole situation go better. Also helps the 250 @ 10 restriction and a constant descent rate is much easier because it makes more efficent use of the avaliable air miles so .... no busting of altitude constraints.
As Fonzie would say, aaaaay!
Yes, I know, that was odd, I mean, when's the last time you heard anybody mention the Fonz?