I'm fine with 5POA, 7POA, 9.5POA, or 14POA if reducing articulation helps them get out more figures. It sure would be nice, but I don't feel they absolutely need to be Vintage Collection 14 POA.
I know they've got their singular assortment of TVC these days and probably don't want to add a second, but they've got to find a way to get more all new figures out.
I've said this before, but they should go back to a battle pack / multi-pack method, even with store exclusives if necessary, and have themed releases if they don't want to have a second carded figure line. I'd buy every 5-pack of 5POA figures they create that are all or mostly new figures, and it would be so easy to run down the list of the recent movies and D+ shows to put these together. We could probably name six 5-packs from just the Mandalorian that we'd line up to buy on release day.
If Hasbro doesn't want to do this then Disney should and release them via their ShopDisney app and put them in the parks. Their 5-pack of droids was fantastic (except for it being a park exclusive).