D.J. Reed can feel the pain of Jets fans. He believes they should be much better than 2-6.
“I know this season is probably crazy watching this,” the Jets cornerback said on Monday. “I know the talent of this team, it doesn’t make sense. I know that’s how the fans feel most certainly. l 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 to just make the playoffs.
They have lost five straight games, three coming after owner Woody Johnson fired head coach Robert Saleh.
That hasn’t solved any problems.
Reed said multiple times that Sunday’s loss to the Patriots was a game the Jets should’ve won, that they let the Patriots hang around instead of putting them away. He feels the same way about the Week 4 loss to the Broncos.
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.
“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. Joe Douglas has put together a talented team. That’s the frustrating part, figuring out why we are not finishing games.”