The Raiders defense has been much better than anyone thought it would be and that’s because the young players are steppin up fast.  2nd year linebacker Kirk Morrison has been great in the middle with 107 tackles, 2 interceptions and a forced fumble.  Rookie OLB has been a tackling machine with 89 tackles and a pass defensed.  The corners should be thrown in jail for all the stealing they’ve been doing.  Nnamdi Asomugha has 38 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and 7 interceptions (one of which was returned for a TD).  Fabian Washington has been very active too with 28 tackles, 4 interceptions and 7 passes defensed.