NFL: Now 0-6, When Will the St. Louis Rams Win Their First Game?

Steve Spagnulo needs a win, and he needs it right now. 

It doesn't matter if it is pretty or exceedingly ugly; if the Rams' play well, or if they do just enough to get by.

At this point, Spagnulo and his staff will take a win any way they can finagle it.

The Rams are 0-6 so far in 2011, and have been arguably the most disappointing team in the NFL. 

Many people, including yours truly, thought they would win the NFC West. They were fresh off of a 7-9 season in 2010, they had hired offensive guru Josh McDaniels to revamp the attack, they had a young stud QB in Sam Bradford, and they had recruited a host of playmakers around him.

So how did we get here?

Spags has to be asking himself that question right now. How did it get so bad, so fast? Sure, the Rams have had a ton of injuries, especially in their defensive secondary. And yes, the Rams are so devoid of playmakers that some people, including yours truly, have argued it might be better to sit Sam Bradford out this season rather than let him keep getting beat up.

Whatever the reason, the Rams are 0-6, and Spags' career record with the club now sits at an inglorious 8-30. The Rams need to win a game, and they better win it soon!

Here is a look at their next four opponents.

New Orleans

Next weekend (Week 8) the Saints come marchin' in to the Edward Jones Dome.

Let's keep this short and sweet—the Rams aren't winning this game. 

New Orleans can score a ton of points, and the Rams can't. Even if the Saints were forced to play two-hand touch against the Rams, they still might emerge victorious.

The gap in class between these two teams is that steep.

Arizona

The Rams travel to Arizona for Week 9. Normally, this would be a very winnable game for an average NFL team, because the Cardinals aren't that good.

Unfortunately, the Rams aren't an average football team—they are awful.

The Cardinals just scored 20 points against the Steelers on Sunday.

The Rams' D isn't nearly as good as the Steelers' D. Also, the Rams couldn't score 20 points against the Cardinals' cheerleaders.

The Rams aren't winning this game.

Cleveland

The Red River Rivalry makes its way to Cleveland, Ohio.

Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy will square off again, in a rematch of their college playing days (Bradford for Oklahoma, McCoy for Texas).

The Rams have a great chance to win this game—the Browns only scored six points against the Seahawks in their Week 7 game. At this point, the Rams will take anything they can get, and that's quite encouraging.

This would be Brandon Lloyd's third game with the Rams since his trade from the Broncos.

It would be Mark Clayton's second game back in action. By this point, maybe Lance Kendricks could muster more than two catches in a single game. Maybe somebody will remind Josh McDaniels that Steven Jackson once caught 90 passes in a season, and that he should be used as a receiving threat.

What am I talking about? None of those things are going to happen on the road against a physical, tough football team. The Rams are going to lose this game 19-10, and the Rams will be in serious contention for the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, not to mention the Detroit Lions' ignominious 0-16 record from 2008.

Seattle

By now, Sam Bradford will have had enough time to jell with his receivers. 

Brandon Lloyd, Mark Clayton, Greg Salis, and Lance Kendricks should all be clicking. Steven Jackson, if healthy, will finally have the luxury of running hard against a defense that has to respect the pass.

I think the Rams will finally score some points.

It helps somewhat that the Seahawks, who somehow snuck into last season's playoffs and beat the Saints, have been very poor this season.

Look for the Rams to finally get their first win of the season in this Week 11 encounter.