During Eagles offseason practices, a staffer stands on the sideline and holds up a yellow sign with black letters that informs everyone of the offense’s personnel grouping.



On Tuesday, when the sign read 11 (one RB, one TE, three WRs), that meant it was time for cornerback De’Vante Bausby to run onto the field and replace a linebacker.



One of the biggest losses for the Eagles this offseason was slot cornerback Patrick Robinson. According to Sportradar, opposing slot receivers had just 894 yards against the Eagles last year, the lowest total in the NFL. And Robinson was the primary reason for that success. But now he’s in New Orleans, and Jim Schwartz’s plan is to try a bunch of different guys out in the slot to find his replacement.



“You’ll see Jalen Mills in there at times. You’ll see some other players like D.J. Killings who was here last year. Bausby’s been in there. Sidney [Jones] was in there,”...