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After the Raiders "bullied" the Jets it is easy to forget the team has inadequacies. Even though the Raiders have a very imposing defensive line and are tied for third in the league with 10 sacks, the defense is still allowing nearly 290 passing yards per game. What is also looked over in the Raiders 2-1 start is the inconsistent play of the kick coverage units. The Raiders were exposed on a couple long kick returns despite recovering a fumble by Antonio Cromartie. The punt coverage has been terrible and is a huge weakness on this team. Stanford Routt and Tyvon Branch are the only healthy members of the Raiders secondary who were on the team last year. With the injury to DeMarcus Van Dyke (knee) coupled with his lack of development, the Raiders are extra thin in the weakest area of their defense. Chimdi Checkwa, is showing why he was drafted and made the roster. After Chekwa's promising performance the starting cornerback position could be his for the taking with Chris Jo...

Stevie Brown has been signed to the Raiders practice squad,  according to Aaron Wilson of the Carroll County Times. Wilson also notes that there was quite a bit of interest in Brown and that his stint on the practice squad could be short lived . The Raiders could decide to promote Brown themselves, but they would have to move someone off the 53 man roster.

There were whispers all afternoon that it could be Stevie Brown being cut. He was just removed from Raiders.com . Although no formal announcement has been made. This comes as a bit of a shock to many who thought it would be a receiver or Hiram Eugene. Andy Slater correctly called this cut after predicting earlier that Mike Mitchell was going to be cut. There are still some questions to be answered. Update: Brown is now listed as released on the transactions page .