Reverence for the Constitution necessarily shines a favorable light on efforts to support and defend it.
A distaste for the Constitution brings criticism for the same.
There is nothing in Article II section 3 that compels the President to give a televised speech to a joint session of congress. The SOTU could be delivered in an envelope by first class mail, return receipt requested. Your "reverence" for the constitution is no more than that of those of us who think this whole big speech debacle was nothing more than a colossal waste of time and taxpayer dollars.