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/>Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteBuffalo Rumblingsa Buffalo Bills communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsBillsOddsShopAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections NewsNotesOpinionAnalysisDiscussionPodcastNFL DraftSalary CapFiled under:NewsNotesBills Links Vladimir Ducasse Jersey , 6/10: Who is feeling the heat in Buffalo this season?Some players will remain under the microscope this seasonEDTShareTweetShareShareBills Links, 6/10: Who is feeling the heat in Buffalo this season?Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesToday’s edition of the links takes a closer look at some members of the Buffalo Bills who will be under the microscope during the 2019 season. The article comes courtesy of Ryan Talbot of NewYorkUpstate.com, and figures to lead to some healthy discussion. You can find this and much more in today’s links.5 Buffalo Bills under most pressure to perform in 2019 | Josh Allen, LeSean McCoy, more - newyorkupstate.comIt's a make-or-break season for a few Bills while the season rides on one player.Mitch Morse: "Establishing Our Identity" - BuffaloBills.com“Bills center Mitch Morse addressed the media after OTA #8 topics include; getting on the field for the first time in OTA's, working with Quarterback Josh Allen, and learning a new offense.”4 things we learned from One Bills Live guests this week - BuffaloBills.comJohn Murphy details why Bills legends Kyle Williams and Jim Kelly are excited about the team heading into 2019. ESPN's Field Yates says the Bills are the NFL's most improved team.[BN] Blitz newsletter: Who’s going to replace Kyle Williams’ leadership? – The Buffalo News"Kyle Williams spent 13 seasons as a member of the Buffalo Bills. He spent a lot of those being a big part of the team’s leadership group."Former UB cornerback Cam Lewis gets his chance with Bills – The Buffalo News"Tyree Jackson isn’t the only former University at Buffalo football player looking to defy the odds and make the Buffalo Bills’ roster as an undrafted rookie free agent." (Subscription required.)Featured on Buffalo RumblingsCircling the Wagons: Matthew Fairburn talks Josh Allen hype, Sean McDermott’s culture, OTAs & more - Buffalo RumblingsMatthew Fairburn of the Athletic talks Bills with us. Listen to his thoughts!My least favorite offseason move by the Buffalo Bills: TE Tyler Kroft - Buffalo RumblingsThe Bills should be commended for an outstanding offseason, but one signing stood out—for the wrong reason.2019 Buffalo Bills scouting report: safety Rafael Bush - Buffalo RumblingsThe veteran safety was a major contributor last year; will he be a late cut this year?Buffalo Bills Links Womens Jason Croom Jersey , 6/8: Kevin Johnson making an early impression at cornerback - Buffalo RumblingsThe free-agent signing is looking to earn a starting spot in Buffalo. ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP)Quarterback A.J. McCarron is eager for the opportunity to prove himself with the Buffalo Bills after spending the previous four seasons working in Andy Dalton’s shadow.And it makes no difference to McCarron if the Bills add more competition should they select one of the highly regarded quarterback prospects in the first round of the draft next month.”I try not to ever waste any mental thought on it because it’s something I can’t control,” McCarron said Thursday, after arriving at the Bills facility to officially sign his two-year contract.”There’s no reason for me to really put any thought into it just to be honest with you, because it creates mental clutter for my process that I need to be the best player I need to be.”The 27-year-old said he’s not affected by the perception of Buffalo signing him to hold down the starting job on a short-term basis and allow time for a younger quarterback to develop.”You can either let it affect you in how you go about your work and let that define you. Or you can change everybody’s thought process,” McCarron said. ”My mindset is to change anybody that’s had any doubt.”For now, McCarron and 2017 fifth-round draft pick, Nathan Peterman, are the only quarterbacks on Buffalo’s roster after the team traded third-year starter Tyrod Taylor to Cleveland last week.Buffalo is considered among the teams targeting a quarterback in the draft. The Bills have two picks in each of the first three rounds – including the 12th and 22nd overall.McCarron was a two-time national champion at Alabama but appeared in just 11 games in Cincinnati, mostly in mop-up duties. McCarron did start the final three games of the 2015 season and led the Bengals to the playoffs after Dalton broke his thumb.He was on the verge of leading the Bengals to their first playoff win since the 1990 season before Jeremy Hill’s fumble and two penalties allowed Pittsburgh to secure an 18-16 win in the AFC wild-card game.McCarron is now part of the Bills’ ongoing roster overhaul in being one of five newcomers to join the team once the NFL’s free-agency period opened Wednesday. The others are defensive tackle Star Lotulelei http://www.thebillslockerroom.com/authentic-star-lotulelei-jersey , former Washington pass-rushing specialist Trent Murphy, safety Rafael Bush and linebacker Julian Stanford.Also on Thursday, the Bills freed up salary cap space by restructuring the contract of veteran offensive guard Richie Incognito.Lotulelei and Murphy are key additions for the Bills in overhauling a defensive front seven to shore up a unit that ranked 29th against the run and finished tied with the third-fewest sacks at 27.Lotulelei signed a five-year contract after spending his first five seasons with the Carolina Panthers. The 28-year-old is reunited with Bills coach Sean McDermott, who was the Panthers defensive coordinator before being hired by Buffalo in January 2017.Lotulelei expects his familiarity with McDermott’s defensive philosophy to ease his transition. He’s also looking forward to the chance to line up alongside respected veteran Kyle Williams, who signed a one-year contract this week to return for a 13th season.”Kyle Williams, I’ve been a big fan of his,” Lotulelei said. ”Coming here and having the opportunity to learn from him as well as play alongside him will be great.”Murphy was so eager to get to Buffalo, he drove overnight through a snowstorm. He arrived at about 1:30 a.m. in making the 320-mile trip from Columbus, Ohio, where he spent the past 10 weeks working out to strengthen his injured left knee. The fourth-year player missed all of last season after tearing two ligaments during Washington’s first preseason game.The injury came after the former second-round draft pick had a career-best nine sacks in 2016. Murphy Rafael Bush Jersey , who signed a three-year contract, is motivated to prove he can return to playing at the same level.”I couldn’t be more exited to prove everyone here right that I’m who they think I am,” he said. ”It’s just more motivation to grind out the rest of this offseason and get here and get working.”Murphy said he is on track to be fully healthy for the start of the season.McCarron is getting a fresh start after being nearly traded to Cleveland last season. The deal fell through after the Browns failed to submit the paperwork on time.And he only became eligible to enter free agency after an independent arbitrator last month ruled McCarron’s rookie season counted toward his NFL tenure even though he spent a majority of the year on the non-football injury list because of a sore passing shoulder.”It’s been a little bit of a roller coaster,” he said.”We get impatient and you want things fast and easy, but it’s not always that way,” McCarron said. ”So I think it just adds another chapter to the story in the end. It’s just part of the process. It’s awesome to be here in this situation now.”—