ALLEN PARK — Most of the Detroit Lions draft picks who’ve panned out under general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell flashed their ability rather quickly and shown rapid, tangible improvement as they physically acclimate to the NFL level.

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Lions receivers coach and assistant head coach Scottie Montgomery provided an example Wednesday, stating Gibbs’ personal preferences alter the way Detroit’s receivers set up blocks down the field. Gibbs prefers the receivers to focus more on the perimeter defenders and leave the deep-field safety untouched — a run-game rule that is not exactly commonplace.

“The biggest thing we’ve gotta do is connect our wideouts to what our backs are seeing and what our tight ends are seeing, and why we’re doing it — why Jah likes the mi

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