except like i said,drich was off the injury report. there was never any mention either of shutting him down for the season. he lost the job - and pead has already proven to the best 3rd down back on this team (best hands, best at pass pro) - he just needs to get out of his own way and grow up a bit, which i think he did towards the end of the season... fisher takes a chance on talent that needs to be matured/molded, which is exactly why i think he's still here.
watch a lot of the off season interviews and articles that pertain to fisher as far as discipline goes - sadly, pead was a big part of the earlier stuff...but he apparently got his head around toward the end of the season.