My very humble opinions on your ideas:I don't know but I feel like a few changes would be nice. (1) Limit Leonard Maizlish's access to the series. (2) Cast a French actor as Picard. (3) I don't know, maybe switch Tasha Yar and Deanna Troi's actors, as was planned.
1) Yes, absolutely on board with this. While we're at it, maybe get rid of the Roddenberry Box too.
2) Sorry, but Next Generation without Sir Patrick Stewart would be like Ben-Hur without Charlton Heston.
3) I actually liked OTL's casting choices here, it's just the writers didn't know what to do with them,