also clear that Rizzi has a different philosophy about using him compared to Allen who seemed to just accept he had to play him a little.

I don't see him with the Saints next year, he might, but there have to be other teams out there that would like the versatility and be willing to give him a contract for a couple years... sadly, with their cap issues, the Saints can't afford him, and for his kind of football, he needs good money to take the beating.