The NFL odds were stacked against the Saints, but they put the final touches on a season that was exactly what the city of New Orleans needed. Now that the season is over, we can all focus on how the league will look when they kick the ball off in 2010.

If you are hearing rumblings of Reggie Bush leaving New Orleans you do not need to get your hearing checked. Bush wants a contract extension and he may need to leave the Big Easy to get what he wants. The emergence of Pierre Thomas puts the Saints in a position of power in this negotiation. What adds to the Saints good fortune is the possibility that LaDanian Tomlinson may be looking for a new contract as well, and San Diego is probably not going to offer it to him. L.T. to the French Quarter? It just may happen.

Derek Anderson of the Browns is also ready to test the free agency waters this offseason as well. The only question that surrounds Anderson is whether his dismal performance in Cleveland as the starting QB was due to him or his supporting cast. Brady Quinn laid an egg in Cleveland as well, and while Quinn is not the most accurate passer in the world he is still a good QB. Until Cleveland fixes their offensive line problems, they will continue to be a QB wasteland.

So Tim Tebow is now on the clock. The Heisman Trophy winner looked like a first rounder for sure just 12 months ago, but after a lackluster performance in the 2010 Senior Bowl many GMs had knocked Tebow way down on their prospect list. The question that comes up now is whether Tebow will even go in the first round or if waiting that extra year to enter the NFL draft has cost him millions of dollars in upfront money.