AP

As new General Manager Bob Quinn begins to remake the Lions, he’s also expanding the travel schedules of his assistant coaches.

Via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, Quinn said the team is making more use of on-campus visits with prospects, as they try to get a better handle on the personalities of players.

“I think we’ve worked out individually more players this year than the Lions have usually done in the past,” Quinn said at a season ticket-holder event. “[We like to] do individual workouts to make sure that our position coaches and sometimes our scouts spend individual time with some of the prospects that we’re interested in and get a little bit more information than a normal pro day.

“I think it’s an important part of the evaluation process. You can’t just got to the combine and watch the guy work out, or go to a pro day. We’re investing a draft pick, a lot of money in these players, so we’re going to do as much research as humanly possible to know that we’re making the right decision for the Lions.”

The Lions will still use their 30 pre-draft visits at their facility, but have made sure their assistant coaches are doing more of the boots-on-the-ground work. As long as the process stays truly collaborative (unlike reports of what happened with Chip Kelly and the Eagles), it can help the Lions build a more comprehensive base of information.