2 who are far better than me, 3 who are about the same.

He does not need me as all.

But when they are done moving stuff to the database, he will then need a boatload of people to maintain what they have.

His highpriced VB/SQL/Server buddy create a semi-working app with several hundred cut&paste stored procedures. All that did almost the same thing, with tiny differences. While I'm told the language CAN be done better, his key people obviously aren't the ones doing it that way.