[soneca]

It seems to me that this is a well-written, polite, non-confrontational counter-proposal.

My opinion is that the company may have two responses that are both valid and legitimate: i) "Sure, go on, nice idea!" or ii) "No, sorry, please follow our established hiring practices".

Now, if the company takes that as arrogance and that email only is reason to eliminate the candidate, the email still actually worked as a great way for the candidate to eliminate the company. If a company punishes a polite, thoughtful disagreement from a candidate, it must be a horrible place to work for.