I just read through this, and I agree this is not the answer.

It should be simple.

Bow
MZ
Shotgun
Late MZ and Bow (if need be)

Alot of southern states have what I feel is the right way to go.
Simply:
Bow Oct 1-Nov 10 or so
MZ Nov 11-18 give or take (usually the time of the rut)
Gun until the first weekend in Jan closes. (although some do not allow hunting on Sunday, so that explains the longer timeframe)

This would allow for enough harvesting to control the population numbers. Even if a portion of the gun is limited to antlerless, it will have the desired effect.Virginia sometimes has a antlerless only week the weekend before the gun season closes so the final weekend returns to all goes down. This has worked well for them.

However, I really feel this new option is not the answer, and I am too mixed on the Saturday opener. But I do understand the DEC logic with Sat. and that part may work. Everything else can get flushed down the crapper IMO.