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I have been watching the twelve ROV's at work for a number of hours. And they are very busy putting in by what looks like new control panels into the BOP, manifold sections, rearranging piping, moving about the various sea floor units installing what could be pressure valves, turning valves etc.. And of course seeing the new cap waiting to be installed.
The ROV that was working on the BOP's control panels after completing it's work backed off moved about the sea floor slowly. There was no sign of any leakage, depressions around the bottom of the BOP where it meets the main pipe coming out of the sea floor. And the BOP looks pretty damn verticle to me. I have grown weary of all the horror stories and misconceptions that are floating about the Internet.
Real time pictures speak volumes. The BOP is not leaning and the seafloor bed is normal looking. No fissures. And it sure looks like they are going to be ready to soon install the new cap system in place.

No, the casing is quite intact, and all this crap is just crap. I concur with all you said, however it has been many years, 1979-85 since I worked in the gulf. I left to do maintenance on land because i was tired of throwing welding rods at seagulls.