After two months of losing, they're running out of ideas.

"I'm tired of saying we are making progress, I'm tired of saying we were close, and I'm tired of saying we just need to execute," center Dominic Raiola said Monday. "It is the same thing week after week."

Raiola has been through this before — the Lions started 0-12 in his rookie season of 2001 — but that doesn't make the experience any easier.

"I'm out of things to say," he said, one day after the Lions dropped to 0-7 with a 25-17 loss to Washington. "It's hard to even go anywhere without feeling embarrassed."

Lions coach Rod Marinelli was asked Monday if he felt embarrassed or disheartened.

"I don't use those words," he said. "People use them and like them, but I don't use them. That's the truth. I go back to work."

While the Lions have struggled in nearly every aspect of the game, their biggest problem has been their pass defense. Six of the seven quarterbacks that have started against Detroit this season have put up career-best quarterback ratings, with the one exception being longtime veteran Gus Frerotte.

With the trading deadline passed and the season nearing the halfway point, the Lions don't have many options when it comes to adding talent.