As much as it will suck - no. I'm afraid Zach's days may be numbered in Saban's system - especially w/ guys like Crowder waiting in the wings (costing less $$, at least for the time being - very BB-esque ). Saban is like BB - who will cut dedicated guys cold when their value is diminished.
Zach is a Mo Fo, and will likely want to keep playing a lot longer than Saban will want to keep him around. Man, that will suck! And - no - it's nothing like Marino. As much as JJ wanted to dispatch Dan, there was just no way he could do it w/out getting lynched by the fans. As popular as Zach is (he's my favorite current player), he's no Marino.