The Lions had their fourth straight impressive win on Sunday in Cincinnati, but there was an area of concern at left tackle, where starter Taylor Decker was out with a shoulder injury and backup Giovanni Manu was not up to the task of protecting Jared Goff’s blind side.

Lions coach Dan Campbell described Manu’s performance as “up and down,” but that’s being generous. Manu did not play well, and if he’s going to fill in for Decker again, the Lions need him to play a lot better.

“There were some [plays] that weren’t good, and he’ll learn from them, and he’s got to learn from them,” Campbell said of Manu.

Campbell said that if Decker misses more games, they may keep Manu on the sideline and look for a new replacement. That could be Dan Skipper or Devin Cochran, the other offensive tackles

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