D.J. Reed can feel the fans’ pain. He, too, believes the Jets should be much better than 2-6.

“I know this season is probably crazy watching this,” the veteran Jets cornerback said Monday. “I know the talent of this team, it doesn’t make sense. I know that’s how the fans feel most certainly. I know they’re probably flabbergasted.”

That’s a good adjective to describe the state of the Jets, who were considered Super Bowl contenders by some entering the season, and instead now need a miraculous run in order to contend for the playoffs.

They have lost five straight games, three coming after owner Woody Johnson fired head coach Robert Saleh and promoted defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich.

That hasn’t solved any of their problems. The execution and discipline have still been lacking.

The defense has blown leads and hasn’t created a turnover in the last three games. The offense, expected to be better with a healthy Aaron Rodgers, has struggled to score points.

“I think it’s a player thing, I don’t think it’s a coaching thing,” Reed said. “Coaches call plays, players got to execute. The guys on the field control the outcome of the game, that’s what I believe. Obviously, coaching is important, but the guys that are on the field, we got to get the job done.”

Reed said multiple times that Sunday’s loss to the Patriots was a game the Jets not only should’ve won, but should have won going away. They let the skidding Patriots, losers of six straight games, hang around instead of putting them away. He feels the same way about the Week 4 loss to the Broncos and the Week 6 defeat to the Bills.

Of the Jets’ six losses, four have come by a combined 13 points. Even in the setback to the Steelers, the Jets held a two-score lead late in the first half before falling apart and losing 37-15.

“It’s painful because we’re losing by four points, a field goal, two points, one point. I feel like we’re finding ways to lose,” he said. “We have a talented roster. [General manager] Joe Douglas has put together a talented team. That’s the frustrating part, figuring out why we are not finishing games.”

Ulbrich has seen a coaching change mid-season work before. He was with the 49ers in 2008 when they fired Mike Nolan and replaced him with Mike Singletary on an interim basis. That team started 2-7 and finished 7-9.

“We went through a similar lull after the fact, and then we caught some steam and momentum late, and got going in the right direction, so I have been through something, something similar,” he said.

The Jets know they basically have no margin for error left. The turnaround has to start immediately, Thursday night against the AFC South-leading Texans.

As frustrating as this season has been, the Jets still have nine games remaining. Reed hasn’t given up hope.

“Right now we’re 2-6, which is horrible — it’s horrible. But my mindset is we can still win out,” Reed said. “That’s my mindset. It might sound crazy to a ton of people, but that’s how I approach it. I feel like we can still win out, because we have the team to do so.

“I still think it’s possible to make this right, and it just starts with winning this Thursday night game.”