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A gap remains between the Jets and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick in terms of finding the right price for a contract for the 2016 season, something that doesn’t seem to bother head coach Todd Bowles all that much.

Bowles was at the league meetings on Tuesday morning and said, via Eliot Shorr-Parks of NJ.com, that he feels good about the team’s quarterback situation and that the offseason has not reached a point where he “has to know” whether Fitzpatrick will be back with the team for another year. He took a more casual approach to the talks, saying that “everyone has a right to be stubborn” and that the team would move on to other plans in the event a contract can’t be worked out.

“Not bothered yet. It’s free agency,” Bowles said. “These things happen. We are trying to re-sign Fitzpatrick. If not, we have plans in place going forward.”

Geno Smith and Bryce Petty are in-house options and Bowles said the team wouldn’t let off-field distractions keep them from signing Robert Griffin III, who visited the Jets last week, if they determine it is best for the team on the field. There are reasons to think those plans won’t work out, but the Jets have put up a unified front when it comes to letting people know they are willing to institute one of them if Fitzpatrick continues exercising his right to be stubborn about his asking price.