ALLEN PARK -- When the Detroit Lions went relatively cheap on the defensive line this offseason, the idea was to build strength through numbers. Players who lack flash can perform at their best on limited reps and in specific roles.
Jim Caldwell compared the group to a hockey line.
Then the injuries struck, and down the numbers went. After injuries have taken away Ezekiel Ansah, Cornelius Washington and now Kerry Hyder for the time being, and suspensions swooped in on Armonty Bryant and Khyri Thornton, the Lions are left with just a couple healthy additions to last year's group.