Adam Gase wasn’t ready to divulge his plans for Thursday night’s preseason opener. By the sound of it, the Jets coach is struggling with what he should do with Le’Veon Bell — not just this week, but up until the regular-season opener Sept. 8 against the Bills.

“It’s a fine line with Le’Veon. He hasn’t played in a year,” Gase said on Tuesday as the Jets prepared to face the Giants at MetLife Stadium on Thursday. “At the same time, when’s the right time? Is it this game? Is it the next one? Is it the next one [after that]? Do we just not play him this preseason? Do we go through the whole time and just give him [practice] reps? All those questions, those are what we keep talking about.”

Bell, 27, skipped all last season after the Steelers used the franchise tag on the three-time Pro Bowl running back. He then signed with the Jets in the offseason. Bell hasn’t played in the preseason since 2016, but he’s in foreign territory now after missing all of last season.

Last year with the Dolphins, Gase was determined not to use his starting running back Frank Gore in the preseason. Gore, however, wanted to play, and was frequently in his office lobbying to get in a game, until Gase played him one series in the third game.

“It’s maddening with a guy that wants to play that bad,” he said.

Gase hasn’t had the same problem with Bell. He said the two discussed how he would be used during the preseason, and Bell told him: “’Whatever you tell me you want to do, that’s what we’ll do.’ So, he’s been outstanding in that area.”

“It’s tough,” Gase said. “This is not as easy [as last year]. Whatever decision we make heading into this stuff, we’ll all be good with.”