Have we ever made a big move before the trade deadline?

[ArdmoreRyno]

I honestly can't remember. Last year, all the talk was about CMC (look what he's done to help the 49ers). 

 

This will be another "nothing" burger as usual. Signing dudes who are sitting at home or on a practice squad isn't going to push us over the edge this season. 

[Gregg]

Bennett was then dealt to the Buffalo Bills from the Colts in a three-way trade that also included Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson and Bills running back Greg Bell. This trade occurred in the fall of the 1987 season, just before the trade deadline, and has been called "the trade of the decade" by The New York Times.

[17islongenough]

The "biggest" move they made was for Kelvin Benjamin 

[BillsSbSoon]

Benjamin was this regimes biggest deadline move to this point picks wise

[Big Turk]

Cornelius Bennett. He basically single handedly destroyed the Broncos in his first game here.

Edited October 30, 2023 by Big Turk

[DabillsDaBillsDaBills]

List of in-season trades in the McBeane era:

 

2017:

Marcell Dareus to the Jaguars for a 6th

3rd+7th to the Panthers for Kelvin Benjamin

 

2018:

Marshall Newhouse to the Panthers for a conditional pick

AJ MCarron to the Raiders for a 5th

 

2019:

Zay Jones to the Raiders for a 5th

 

2020:

None

 

2021:

None

 

2022:

7th round pick to the Falcons for Dean Marlowe

Zack Moss + 6th rd to the Colts for Hines

 

2023:

None yet

 

Really the only notable trade was Benjamin (barf)

[Max Fischer]

Impactful NFL deadline trades are very rare. The prices are usually steep for even a half-season rental. GMs need to be sure that the player will be significantly better than whoever is on the current roster. 

[Kirby Jackson]

Yeah, Cornelius Bennett. Next question…

[BillsPride12]

32 minutes ago, Gregg said:

Bennett was then dealt to the Buffalo Bills from the Colts in a three-way trade that also included Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson and Bills running back Greg Bell. This trade occurred in the fall of the 1987 season, just before the trade deadline, and has been called "the trade of the decade" by The New York Times.

That was the final move that catapulted the Bills into Super Bowl contenders 

[Yobogoya!]

34 minutes ago, 17islongenough said:

The "biggest" move they made was for Kelvin Benjamin 

 

Nyheim Hines: 

[streetkings01]

Darwin Walker? 👀

Edited October 30, 2023 by streetkings01

[Warriorspikes51]

4 minutes ago, streetkings01 said:

Darwin Walker? 👀

huh?

[Maine-iac]

32 minutes ago, streetkings01 said:

Darwin Walker? 👀

Ranks up there with Stroud.  I'm not sure if it was trade deadline or not but trades I hadn't thought of in some time.

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

Was Merriman a mid-season trade? 

[All_Pro_Bills]

Giants traded DL Leonard Williams to Seahawks for a 2024 2nd and a 2025 5th with the GIants retaining salary.  Why with connections to the Giants GM and HC could the Bills not swing something comparable?  

[Charles Romes]

Leonard Smith in 1988 was a great acquisition. Not on the eve of the deadline 

[K-9]

46 minutes ago, BillsPride12 said:

That was the final move that catapulted the Bills into Super Bowl contenders 

That was certainly one of them as it immediately changed the power structure in the AFCE because it gave us the pass rush to impact Marino consistently. But I’d say the final moves to make us SB contenders were the addition of Thurman and the hiring of Marchibroda as OC. 

[BillsVet]

1 hour ago, 17islongenough said:

The "biggest" move they made was for Kelvin Benjamin 

 

How far has McBeane's pro personnel groups evaluations come since 2017 in both talent and contract value?  Not far.    

 

41 minutes ago, streetkings01 said:

Darwin Walker? 👀

 

Off-season trade in 2007. Refused to report when Buffalo refused to re-negotiate his contract.  

[Maine-iac]

2 minutes ago, K-9 said:

That was certainly one of them as it immediately changed the power structure in the AFCE because it gave us the pass rush to impact Marino consistently. But I’d say the final moves to make us SB contenders were the addition of Thurman and the hiring of Marchibroda as OC. 

Don't forget Lofton.

[BillsFanForever19]

58 minutes ago, Max Fischer said:

Impactful NFL deadline trades are very rare. The prices are usually steep for even a half-season rental. GMs need to be sure that the player will be significantly better than whoever is on the current roster. 

 

Exactly. It's not the NBA or the NHL where rentals are the norm. The trade deadline is generally a nothing burger league wide.

 

Yet every year at this time the board is flooded with Trade for this guy or Trade for that guy. And if nothing happens tomorrow, people will be freaking out and saying Beane is asleep at the wheel.

 

When the truth is, odds are, no one's going to do much of anything league wide. Trades are very rare. I'd be happy if we did anything. Even if it isn't a big needle mover and just a depth move.

Edited October 30, 2023 by BillsFanForever19