"simplest explanation is that it’s just a plane. It moves like a plane, it acts like a plane,”
Except it doesn't 'move like a plane.' Deck logs obtained through FOIA requests clearly show 'snoopie' teams had spent more than an hour photographing 'drones' that 'hovered' (their words) immediately above the superstructure and fantail of the Russell (and other ships during the exercise), keeping pace with the vessel as it moved through the water at 15-knts. Planes don't move at 15-knots, at least not for an hour because of a little thing called physics.
Of course, this idiot wouldn't know that because he has ZERO experience as an aeronautical engineer (or engineer of any kind), pilot or in the military much less the US Navy. Other than official 'UFO Expert,' what are his professional qualifications? He was a video game designer.
Skepticism of the origin of these things is fine, warranted even. But, creating a series of straw men to slay to 'prove' their earthly, mechanical origin isn't any better than describing the objects as extraterrestrial.
If this is the best the debunkers have, then...
That said, I like to at least glance at the comments from all sides of an issue to see who is making sense. As you say, this guy is creating strawmen. And that is a kind of news in and of itself.