The Facts: The Jets are viewed as the favorites to land Cousins by many around the NFL because of the financial flexibility they have.

Diehards Line:The Jets are currently projected to have $73.2 million in salary-cap space. They cleared an additional $4.6 million by declining to pick up their $500,000 option on backup tackle Ben Ijalana on Monday, making him a free agent. They can add to that with the expected cuts of Muhammad Wilkerson and Matt Forte, which would push the cap space to $92 million. The only other team expected to be a suitor for Cousins with more projected cap space than the Jets is the Browns ($110 million). As Post staffer Brian Costello suggested, the Jets could get creative with their contract offer to Cousins with all of that cap space. Many people think that could mean a five-year, $150 million contract with a good chunk of that guaranteed. One league source speculated the Jets could front-load the contract and offer Cousins $60 million guaranteed in the first year of the contract. ... Finances won’t be the biggest hurdle for the Jets. Selling Cousins that they can be a contender quickly will be. Cousins said in several interviews at the Super Bowl that he wants to go where he can win. That has led to many people viewing the Broncos as a favorite to land him. We'll all be watching for more in coming days.