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5 Players the Buffalo Bills Should Cut During 2016 Offseason

5 Players the Buffalo Bills Should Cut During Offseason

5 Players the Buffalo Bills Should Cut During Offseason Timothy T. Ludwig USA TODAY Sports
The Buffalo Bills will miss the playoffs again this year, in a disappointing first season under head coach Rex Ryan. Looking ahead to 2016, here are five players the Bills should cut during the offseason.

The Buffalo Bills will miss the playoffs again this year, in a disappointing first season under head coach Rex Ryan. Looking ahead to 2016, here are five players the Bills should cut during the offseason.

5. S Aaron Williams

S Aaron Williams Timothy T. Ludwig USA TODAY Sports
A neck injury that derailed Williams' 2015 season has his football future up in the air. With a salary cap number that jumps to $6.1 million next year (per ESPN.com's Mike Rodak), and climbs a bit more each of the following two years, the Bills have a tough offseason decision ahead of them.

A neck injury that derailed Williams' 2015 season has his football future up in the air. With a salary cap number that jumps to $6.1 million next year (per ESPN.com's Mike Rodak), and climbs a bit more each of the following two years, the Bills have a tough offseason decision ahead of them.

4. K Dan Carpenter

K Dan Carpenter William Hauser USA TODAY Sports
Carpenter entered the season on thin ice after a poor preseason, and he has not done enough (19-for-23 on field goals, 32-for-36 on extra points) to give himself extra job security heading into 2016. Carpenter has two years left on his contract, but the Bills should seek a better kicker during the offseason.

Carpenter entered the season on thin ice after a poor preseason, and he has not done enough (19-for-23 on field goals, 32-for-36 on extra points) to give himself extra job security heading into 2016. Carpenter has two years left on his contract, but the Bills should seek a better kicker during the offseason.

3. QB EJ Manuel

QB EJ Manuel Steven Flynn USA TODAY Sports
Tyrod Taylor has given the Bills a potential long-term answer under center, and Manuel has to go down as a draft mistake if he's not in the team's future plan. The first quarterback taken in the 2013 draft would surely benefit from a change of scenery.

Tyrod Taylor has given the Bills a potential long-term answer under center, and Manuel has to go down as a draft mistake if he's not in the team's future plan. The first quarterback taken in the 2013 draft would surely benefit from a change of scenery.

2. RB Anthony Dixon

RB Anthony Dixon Bill Streicher USA TODAY Sports
Practice squad call-up Mike Gillislee has almost as many carries over the last three games (14) as Dixon does all season (19). Cutting Dixon would not be a financial decision for Buffalo ($1 million base salary for 2016), but he clearly has no place in the team's running back pecking order next season.

Practice squad call-up Mike Gillislee has almost as many carries over the last three games (14) as Dixon does all season (19). Cutting Dixon would not be a financial decision for Buffalo ($1 million base salary for 2016), but he clearly has no place in the team's running back pecking order next season.

1. DE Mario Williams

DE Mario Williams Kirby Lee USA TODAY Sports
Williams is an obvious offseason cut for the Bills. A lack of production this season (four sacks), public criticism of Rex Ryan's defensive scheme, age (31 on Jan. 31) and the potential to save $12.9 million against the 2016 salary cap make it a matter of time before Williams is out of Buffalo.

Williams is an obvious offseason cut for the Bills. A lack of production this season (four sacks), public criticism of Rex Ryan's defensive scheme, age (31 on Jan. 31) and the potential to save $12.9 million against the 2016 salary cap make it a matter of time before Williams is out of Buffalo.

Brad Berreman is a writer for RantSports. Follow him on Twitter and like him on Facebook.
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