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Seidel: Lions' Caldwell upbeat sitting atop red-hot seat

Detroit Lions coach Jim Caldwell speaks with reporters Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, for the first time since owner Martha Ford fired president Tom Lewand and general manager Martin Mayhew. Video by Carlos Monarrez / DFP

Can you imagine Jim Caldwell on the deck of the Titanic?

"There is a Chinese word that has two characters to it," Caldwell certainly would say, as he said Monday. "It means 'crisis,' but also in the same characters it means 'opportunity' as well. I think that's where we are right now.