I'm hoping for Sean Connery. Of course, he won't be able to run as fast or be as strong unless you mean strong smelling.
Jason Isaac would be great in the role but he's played so many villains it'd be a hard sell ..Sean Bean would be the same.. Russell Crowe would be good but he'd have to lose about 90 lbs first... Hugh Jackman would also make a good Bond
I thought Tom Hiddleston had been listed as a frontrunner at some point in the past couple years as well. Cavill has been my choice ever since Man from U.N.C.L.E. He'd be a perfect Bond.
There were rumours quite a few years ago that Matthew Perry was also in consideration, which in hindsight seems insane.
They could do a spinoff with Lynch if they wanted to. I don't think they need to gender swap the Bond character to make it happen. Elba would be good. Cavill is a little overexposed, not sure if he'd want to be tied to making these longwinded Bond films as he's got a lot of other things going on. Same with Tom Hardy. I don't care very much.