Yes they could have tweaked things to make to where not one person complains. Oh wait....not possible. Strike that.
On the Celebration reel BTS, I liked that Gareth Edwards (I think it was him) said something about that if they didn't do anything different it wouldn't feel like they were advancing the story. I'm glad to hear that because that's, and not to start the debate again here, what I felt was missing with TFA. They could have tweaked things a little more to distance it from ANH. Anyway I love that little guy that looks like a short Wookiee that was manning the gun turret.