The 2014 vintage of Buffalo Bills football ended with a victory in Foxborough over a resting New England Patriots squad. The win gave Buffalo its first winning season since 2004, another 9-7 year.
Things were looking up for the Bills. They had a solid defense, an efficient if unspectacular offense, and a head coach in Doug Marrone who was among the up-and-coming head men in the business. What could go wrong?
Soon after the 2014 season came to a close, it was reported that Marrone had a strange contract clause that allowed him to opt out of his deal, all while collecting his paycheck in 2015, in the case of ownership changes.