Not long ago, I wrote an article wondering whether the Cardinals were hit with more injuries than any other team in the Major Leagues. It was debatable, but if they weren't hit with the most injuries, they were up there.

After the baseball season ended, most Rams fans were pretty excited about the team. Nobody was predicting Super Bowl success, but 9 wins seemed like a very realistic goal, given the plethora of offensive talent and some improvements made on the defensive side of the ball. Six games, and six losses, later, it's needless to say that the only thing the Rams are battling for is the first overall draft pick. And at least one of the reasons is injuries.

So, after a summer of watching the entire starting line-up, not to mention the two best pitchers on the Cardinals go down, seeing all of the Rams injuries is especially painful.

Obviously, the game of football lends itself to players getting hurt, but no team in the NFL has seen it's starting quarterback, running back and left tackle suffer injuries at the same time. A few have lost a combination of the three, such as the Vikings with Tavaris Jackson and Chester Taylor, but they had some guy named Adrian Peterson to carry the load, and he ain't bad.

Here are the injuries the Rams have had to this point: (starters in bold)

QB Marc Bulger, broken ribs

RB Steven Jackson, torn groin (ouch)

OT Orlando Pace, separated shoulder (out for season)

OT Adam Goldberg, knee injury (out for season)

OT Todd Steussie, broken foot

OG Mark Setterstrom, torn ACL (out for season)

OG Richie Incognito, sprained ankle (missed first 5 games)

WR Isaac Bruce, hamstring injury

WR Drew Bennett, quad and hamstring injuries

WR Dane Looker, blood transfusion from severe thigh bruise

WR/KR Dante Hall, sprained ankle

LB Raonall Smith, knee injury

LB Pisa Tinoisamoa, leg injury

CB Tye Hill, fractured bones in back

SS Corey Chavous, pectoral muscle injury

Let's not forget the Blues, the resident hockey team. Their best defenseman, Eric Brewer, got injured in a fight, another top defenseman, Jay McKee, is just returning, and defenseman Erik Johnson, the number one overall pick in the 2006 draft, has a fractured foot.

But that's sports, right? Who knows, maybe a cheerleader is next.