I would do "Live Team" during practices....Play to the whistle, but it's ALL LIVE....Our Offense vs. our Defense.
Now, our Defense can at least take out some frustration on the offense....Or, if our Offense can move the ball, at least they know going in to games that if they can do that at practice, then it should carry over to games.
I know, the risk of injury and all that, but......Desperate times call for desperate measures....It just might light a fire on our Offense....Heck, anything is worth a try by now.