Q: Every team in the NFL has injuries. But the Lions have had a lot of them …

A: (Gently cutting in) “Well, that’s part of the mentality, though. Everybody has them, just like you say, and when you aren’t used to winning, whenever you have one, ‘Oh, see what happens. See? This is really tough.’ When the New England Patriots ran through all those defensive backs a few years ago and they end up with (wide receiver) Troy Brown playing defense? ‘It doesn’t matter, we expect to win, and the next guy will go in there and get the job done.’ That’s part of building that whole mentality also.”

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