@Gina I'd actually be blaming them for taking on more than they could handle, except that this was their first time doing something like this, and there aren't really resources from which they could've learned that they were setting themselves up for failure.
Meanwhile, I saw the signs, thought "wow, they must be really hyper-competent to be able to deal with this!", and said nothing. I doubt I'm the only one who stood by while everything fell apart.