Would going beyond Picard and making Picard now a prequel show be better?
I don't have the issues other viewers do with prequels. I like Discovery in the 2250s and I'd keep it there if I had a vote.
What I don't like is Picard. So I don't want Discovery in the same time period, where the characters may intersect.
Yes, I know that's incredibly unpopular, but I always found Picard a frigid bore.