Dropping workout intensity vs swapping to a recovery week are potentially VERY different things.
We still see plenty of masters+ age riders here wanting more recovery than the TR plans, even with AT at the helm. Good or bad, I have been able to get through multiple SSB phases with the regular 5/1 pattern while using AT. However, that is not the case for everyone.
The basic change here to add more frequent recovery weeks, is still a worthy consideration. AT is good / better than without it when considering the old TR plans and style, but I don’t see it as the “cure all” that I think TR hopes it to be.
ETA: This is one of the posts that contains suggestions from TR to deal with the lack of Push/Pull.