When Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane took over the reins of the Buffalo Bills, they immediately began gutting the roster that was inherited, replenishing it with new faces. They really only left essential pieces in place and tried to replace them the best they could.

In doing so, Buffalo acquired many parts that were just seen as holdovers- players who are sufficient enough to play but aren’t apart of the future foundation of the team. Some held their own when called upon, but many wound up making little to no impact on the field.

With the Bills possessing so many chips in the upcoming NFL draft, those holdovers can easily be replaced by younger, fresher counterparts. Buffalo did so in last years draft with the selection Tre’Davious White who took over the role of starting cornerback for the departing Stephone Gilmore and made a strong case for NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors.

No one truly knows what the free agency period may bring this spring but let’s take a look a four free agents the Bills should let walk.

RB Mike Tolbert

Starting off the list is maybe one of the most apparent free agents Buffalo should let walk, running back Mike Tolbert.

When joining the Bills, head coach Sean McDermott brought over multiple pieces from the Carolina Panthers in what has become a running joke and active banter between the two team’s Twitter accounts.

Tolbert was one of those pieces but Buffalo would be better off finding the receipt to return the running back and part-time fullback to the Panthers.

Although Tolbert received accolades for the Pro Bowl, his 2017 statistics don’t give much explanation for that honor other than serving as a reminder that the annual all-star game is often a popularity contest.

The 32-year old may have finished with 325 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown but his role in the passing game gave Bills fans a major headache. His two fumbles also didn’t help.

Buffalo would be wise to kindly let Tolbert walk after the season as Patrick DiMarco now has the fullback position handled. Given the ridiculous talent and depth at the running back position in the upcoming draft, there really isn’t any reason to keep an aging, one-dimensional running back on the roster when the Bills could add LeSean McCoy’s eventual successor at a much lower price tag.