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EARTH CITY, Mo. -- A few thoughts between the morning walk-through and full afternoon practice at St. Louis Rams training camp:

• This will be a productive week. Coach Steve Spagnuolo, offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, defensive coordinator Ken Flajole, quarterback Sam Bradford and running back Steven Jackson are among those scheduled for availability in the coming days. I had a chance to speak with middle linebacker James Laurinaitis and receiver Mike Sims-Walker. Thoughts from them to come.
• Receivers in focus. The situation at wide receiver stands out as one deserving our attention as camp progresses. Sims-Walker is about as motivated as a player could be after the Jacksonville Jaguars showed no real interest in retaining him. He heads a list featuring Brandon Gibson, Austin Pettis, Greg Salas and Danny Amendola among receivers most likely to stick around on the reduction to 53 players. The team still needs to figure out what it has in Donnie Avery, Mardy Gilyard, Danario Alexander, Dominique Curry and the unsigned Mark Clayton -- all players with injury concerns.
• Changing roster dynamics. The Rams hit free agency hard for role players this offseason. What are the effects, immediate and projected?
• Uniform code in effect. Walk-through practices don't offer viewers much of substance. The highlight from the Rams' walk-through? It was tough to top Sports Illustrated's Peter King and Rams general manager Billy Devaney showing up wearing the exact -- and I do mean exact -- shade of lavender golf shirts, tucked in and accompanied by matching cargo shorts. It was as though they'd been dressed by the same mother, to the point that players were razzing them. I'll be curious to see if one of them changes before the afternoon session.

The afternoon practice begins at 1:30 p.m. CT (2:30 ET). Please hit the comments section with any ideas or requests you might have. And if you're going to be out at practice, let me know. I'll be the guy not wearing lavender.

The latest in our periodic spin around the NFC West radio dials:

Rams

XTRA910: fullback Mike Karney

101ESPN St. Louis: receiver Brandon Gibson

101ESPN St. Louis: defensive end Chris Long

101ESPN St. Louis: analyst Jim Hanifan

101ESPN St. Louis: running back Steven Jackson

101ESPN St. Louis: general manager Billy Devaney

49ers

KNBR680: center Eric Heitmann

KNBR680: nose tackle Aubrayo Franklin

KNBR680: snapper Brian Jennings

KNBR680: Carmen Policy

KNBR680: Mike Singletary

KNBR680: Ronnie Lott

KNBR680: reporter Matt Maiocco

49ers.com: Singletary video

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