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Buffalo Bills head coach Doug Marrone tosses the football to an equipment assistant in the first half against the New England Patriots on Sunday in Foxborough, Mass.

(Charles Krupa | The Associated Press)

Foxborough, Mass. — The answer was unanimous.

As Buffalo Bills players reflected on their season following a 17-9 win that gave the team its first winning season since 2004, not a single player hesitated when asked whether coach Doug Marrone should be back on the sideline in 2015.

"For sure," center Eric Wood said.

Said veteran tackle Kyle Williams: "I think you look at the first time you have a winning record in a decade, that speaks louder than anything."

Safety Aaron Williams added: "I don't understand why you would let a coach go who brought a team from not having a winning season to having one."

The Bills' players understand that they are building something. Most players have noticed a culture change under Marrone and want to keep building on that.

"Hopefully we will," linebacker Nigel Bradham said. "We would like to keep it the same. None of that's in our control. Hopefully, for the most part, we would definitely love to keep him here. Hopefully we played well enough to keep him here."

Entering the first offseason with Terry and Kim Pegula as the owners of the team, there has been quite a bit of uncertainty surrounding potential changes to the structure of the organization. But at least when it comes to the man in charge of the locker room, players are hoping to see the status quo.

"I don't see no reason for anything to change drastically," running back Anthony Dixon said. "Maybe little tweaks here and there, but I like where we're at."

Meanwhile, Marrone said he hasn't been contacted by the Pegulas about when he will meet with them, but all signs point to Marrone having done enough to keep his job for the 2015 season.