I don’t think it’s that ridiculous to have a prequel ahead of TFA. I didn’t like Rogue One either but at least that one was pretty straightforward and contained in itself, which I can appreciate and easily makes it better than the PT. I don’t get the love for TFA. It wasn’t my thing. I’ll the Last Jedi a chance though because I do like the new trio of leads but I don’t have high hopes.
For all its problems I’d still rather watch Jedi ten times in a row than watch the PT once.