If the met for your destination and your knowledge tells you that a visual might be expected, plan your decent for the visual! Is that too simple?
If you really need to get down then you can use the very simple formula of 1000feet/nm. plus two miles to spool up/stabilise at 500agl.
This ROD is achieved once the aircraft is fully configured at 40 Flaps and with the speed stabilised at Vref plus 5 but not more than 140kts. This figure is good for all B737s in still air. The trick is to act against your instincts and pull the nose to above the horizon, stop the decent and configure on the speed schedule, reduce to 140kts. and then, and only then, lower the nose and watch the result!
I have seen it done quite safely from 7500 with 10.5 track miles to run.