The Buffalo Bills are entering the second season with Head Coach Sean McDermott and General Manager Brandon Beane calling the shots. After snapping their 18-year playoff drought, expectations for the Bills’ 2018 season will be vastly different than what they’ve been in recent years. Buffalo’s defense played a huge part in the team’s postseason run, thanks to a revamped secondary that had a knack for creating turnovers. However, the front seven struggled mightily against the run, and the pass rush was non-existent outside of Jerry Hughes. https://streamable.com/w5xl2 The Bills notched just 27 sacks and allowed 1,994 rushing yards and a league-high 22 rushing touchdowns. During the offseason, Buffalo made a conscious effort to bolster their defensive front, signing defensive tackle Star Lotulelei to a $50 million deal and edge rusher Trent Murphy to a three-year, $21 million contract. The Bills used a third-round draft pick on Stanford defensive tackle Harrison Phillips, a stout run defender that had incredible production through his collegiate career. The influx of talent added to what was one of the NFL’s worst-performing position groups in 2017 should allow veteran defensive end Jerry Hughes to bounce back from his worst statistical season since 2012. Hughes tallied 44…