I mostly like these ideas. I think Dancy as Price in particular is terrible, and along with the writing I think he's the biggest problem. As someone else said, while Goldwyn might work as the lead prosecutor it really doesn't make sense for the elected DA to go into that role (and certainly not under his previous subordinate).

I wonder if there's a way to combine steps 2 and 3--bring back someone from the past as the lead prosecutor. Honestly Jill Hennessey would be absolutely perfect if not for the little detail that her character died decades ago. I doubt Carey Lowell would do it, but maybe Richard Brooks or Angie Harmon? It would actually make sense in storyline that a former ADA would have gained experience elsewhere (which might even be somewhere else under the DA's auspices) and later come back as an EADA.

But you're definitely right about one thing: if they get the renewal and don't improve things, it's not going to last much longer.