Latest moves a bit surprising

While releasing Jarod Cooper wasn't too much of a shock (a 4-game suspension for a special teams player = cut city), the slash and burn mentality on Darnell Bing and Courtney Anderson was a bit more surprising. Granted, our secondary is jam-packed with safeties (even with Cooper and Bing gone, we still have a whopping 7), but considering Kiffin is a USC guy, I thought Bing would get more of a chance. Guess with the Darius signing, Coach did the right thing and let Darnell try to catch on to another team (the hated 9ers) early in the process.

And, while Anderson wasn't the best blocker in the world, he did have some decent hands (when someone could get him the ball). This really opens up the door for 2nd round pick Zach Miller and perhaps last year's surprise John Madsen to come in and really make the TE a part of the passing game (which it really hasn't been since the Return to Oakland™ — please don't talk to me about the Rickey DUDley days. Ugh.).

The release of Treu was surprising only because of his longevity with the team. His salary cap figure was just too high to keep around a spot-duty specialist.

It defintely seems that Big Al is giving Kiffin a lot of leash to put together his team. That should pay serious dividends, giving the veterans the impression that no one is safe.