"The Jets have another 47 days before their season opens against the Cowboys on Sept. 11. The team's first wins and losses could come this week, though.

With the NFL lockout over, it's time for the Jets front office to do their thing. General manager Mike Tannenbaum and his staff will begin negotiating with free agents and draft picks today, hoping to piece together a puzzle that results in the Super Bowl championship coach Rex Ryan has talked about since the day he got the job.

Tannenbaum faces plenty of challenges. Start with the Jets' own free agents. Receiver Santonio Holmes and cornerback Antonio Cromartie were key pieces of the 2010 Jets who will command big bucks on the open market. Receiver Braylon Edwards is not far behind.

Everything flows from what those three players do. The Jets, if they retain those players, are projected to be about $1 million over the $120.375 million salary cap established for 2011. Once they figure out who's in and who's out, Tannenbaum will see how creative he must be in addressing other plans and players -- such as figuring out if there is some way to fit cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha under the cap or if Randy Moss or Plaxico Burress truly is a fit for Ryan.

Joel Segal, the agent for Holmes and Moss, sounded optimistic yesterday when talking about a Holmes encore in green and white.

"Santonio loves New York, he's a fan of the head coach, he likes the quarterback, he likes the system," Segal told The Post's Steve Serby. "There's a strong possibility of Santonio staying in New York. He's a huge fan of New York."

The Jets players who are under contract get back to business today. The team's facility in Florham Park will be open to the players for the first time in months, allowing players to visit with coaches and the medical staff. Training camp begins when players report Sunday. The first practice is Monday."