+1
Also, when Darryl roasts the saviours in the intro, it seems Negan or someone else from that group in a van its on its way but stops as soon as he sees the explosion (you would think anybody would excersise precaution after seeing a blast like that kill 10 of your friends). If someone from that group saw Darryl do that you can bet he is the main candidate for an interview with a Lucille... Im afraid Norman Reedus is a goner, guy is getting crazy movie offers and he even got his own show now that he records when not recording TWD.
http://comicbook.com/2016/02/16/mysterious-car-spotted-in-background-of-important-walking-dead-s/
Yep --- at some point, Reedus will probably become too busy (or too expensive) for TWD. So the off-screen business decisions will eventually influence the on-screen story.
Not sure about Andrew Lincoln (Rick). Rick is the #1 character in show/comic, whereas Daryl doesn't even exist in comic.
Can't imagine they'd kill-off Rick, but you never know. Remember the fake Bo/Luke on Dukes of Hazard?