Reggie and Frenchy

My feeling is they're probably both gone.

Bush and Thomas will be among the Saints' top orders of offseason business. The mainstays of New Orleans' backfield during the club's Super Bowl season face uncertain offseasons after disappointing, injury-marred 2010 campaigns.

A year ago they were core players, key parts in the club's offensive engine. Now both might be obsolete -- or worse, unwanted.

Not that I would mind seeing either of them come back but Bush is obviously not worth his contract and I don't think Pierre had been getting along well with the powers that be for quite some time now. The current conventional wisdom, and certainly the Saints' position, holds that running backs and linebackers shouldn't come at a premium. I can easily see next year's backfield as Hamilton, Ivory, and some 4th round draft pick.