Three Buffalo Bills poised to break out in 2018

Wednesday was a day to talk breakout NFL players at the SB Nation headquarters, with Stephen White publishing his predicted standouts for each team in the league. With all due respect to White, a great NFL columnist, his choice of Adolphus Washington left Buffalo Bills fans scratching their heads. The confusion can be summed up entirely in White’s dek:

Washington should get more opportunities to rush the passer this year. That’s scary.

Washington rushing the passer? Scary? Let’s be real for a second. Washington was a five-star pass rushing defensive tackle recruit who topped out at 4.5 sacks (13.5 in four years) for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He had one sack last year. After Buffalo drafted…