Le'Veon Bell doesn't plan on staying in the 0-3 hole New York has found itself in.
The Jets running back took to Twitter after his team's 30-14 loss to the Patriots on Sunday to express his faith in the organization despite their winless start.
all you haters, enjoy it for now..just don’t go casper when all this gets turned around..we embrace adversity, we embrace the hate, and everyone that wants to see my team fail, or me fail individually, I’ll remember, we’ll remember it ALL, & use it, & wear it as a badge of honor!
— Le'Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) September 22, 2019
& all of the fans, we need you! More than ever, don’t give up on this team..just keep believing we’ll get this ship turned around & sailing in the right direction! We’ll give it our ALL and we’ll be back after the bye..we love you all & we appreciate all your support, it’s NEEDED
— Le'Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) September 22, 2019
Bell was equally confident speaking to reporters after the game, saying he isn't worried about the state of his team this early in the season, especially as they enter their bye week.
"I’m not frustrated at all," Bell said. "I just know this team has a lot of talent, we just have to put it together. It’s a new system, guy’s first time playing together, a new coaching staff. We’ve just got to mesh everything together and we’ve got to get on board."
When asked if what is going on offensively is beyond a quarterback situation, Bell declined to place the blame on Sam Darnold, who isn't expected to be back until Week 5 at the earliest as he continues to deal with mono.
"It’s a team thing, it’s not just the quarterback," Bell said. "Football is a game of three phases. It’s offense, defense, and special teams, right? I think the defense fought their tails off. Going against the type of players they’re going against, they did everything they can do. Special teams made plays. Offensively we’ve got to get better. Regardless of if Sam [Darnold] is in the game or not we’ve got to protect him. We’ve still got to make plays on the outside. We’ve got to just clean up the little things and we’ll be fine."
Bell, who sat out all last season amid his contract dispute with the Steelers, has 56 carries for 163 yards and 20 receptions for 121 yards on the season for New York.
The Jets will have a shot at salvaging their season when they next visit the Eagles on Oct. 6.