The Facts: Ryan Fitzpatrick is unsigned, the two sides are far apart and the team, preparing for life without Fitzpatrick, has formulated Plan B, C and D, according to coach Todd Bowles. He declined to reveal his fallback options, except to say Geno Smith will be in the mix. The Jets can't go into the season with Smith, Bryce Petty and a rookie, so they'd almost certainly add a veteran in the coming weeks. Which one? Based on intel gathered at the NFL owners meetings, which concluded Wednesday, here's a ranking of the options: 1. McCown, Browns; 2. Colin Kaepernick, 49ers; 3. Robert Griffin III, free agent; 4. Mike Glennon, Buccaneers; 5. Brian Hoyer, Texans.

Diehards Line: As ESPN.com's Rich Cimini notes, new Browns HC Hue Jackson is rebuilding the quarterback position, and it sounds as if he wants to go with a yet-to-be-acquired veteran and a rookie. They can draft their quarterback of the future, Carson Wentz or Jared Goff, with the No. 2 overall pick. McCown, due to make $4.4 million, is the likely odd man out. The Jets, who met with McCown last February before trading for Fitzpatrick, have interest. They'd rather wait until he's released, which seems inevitable, but that could be a few more weeks. The 36-year-old McCown is 18-39 as a starter. Two of the remaining options, Kaepernick and Glennon, would require trades. Griffin is a free agent who has visited the Jets while Hoyer is all but certain to be release soon enough. But Fitzpatrick still seems likely to return once the price is figured out.