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Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch looks at what ails the Rams' defense. Coordinator Jim Haslett says the attention to detail hasn't been good enough.

Also from Thomas: Keenan Burton's knee injury means the Rams are down two receivers in the first two weeks of the season.

More from Thomas: He takes Rams-related questions, only to get a headache trying to explain how things could go so wrong.

Brian Burwell of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says the Rams need to make major organizational changes as soon as possible. Firing is the easy part. Hiring is the hard part. Who could the Rams get to turn around the franchise? That's a tough question in Week 3.

Jeff Gordon of stltoday.com says the Rams should bring back ... Dick Vermeil, who turns 72 next month. Gordon would hire Vermeil as team president.

Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee revisits Mike Nolan's defensive strategy against the Seahawks. I'll have a few thoughts on this later this morning.

Matt Maiocco of Instant 49ers breaks down six big plays by the offense during San Francisco's overtime victory against Seattle.

Also from Maiocco: A look at each of the eight sacks the 49ers allowed, and an attempt to assess blame for each one.

Darren Urban of azcardinals.com differentiates between the Cardinals' current 2-0 start and their last one, in 1991. The 1991 team felt as though everything had to go perfect for the team to win.

Also from Urban: Ken Whisenhunt sees signs of a maturing Cardinals team.

Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic says the Cardinals hope to avoid jet lag and other road-related problems by staying on the East Coast between upcoming road games. They will practice at Catholic University in Washington, D.C.

Clare Farnsworth of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer explains why the Seahawks brought back Koren Robinson despite the receiver's long list of past problems.

Eric Williams of the Tacoma News Tribune writes about Robinson before providing a timeline for the receiver's star-crossed career. 

Jose Romero of the Seattle Times says the Seahawks aren't counting on Robinson as a savior, but they hope he can help their offense.

Steve Kelley of the Seattle Times says the Seahawks are making the right move bringing back Robinson because desperate times call for desperate measures.

John Clayton puts into perspective Shaun Alexander's visit to the Lions. He also explains why teams have a hard time upgrading at receiver.