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Jerome Baker – October 2, 2019 Download PDF version

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

LB Jerome Baker

(Who would you say is the best source of positive energy in this locker room?) – “Consistently I’d say it’s (Vince) Biegel. He brings it every day, just that positive. Sometimes it seems annoying, but he brings it every day. So definitely Biegel.”

(How important is that right now for you guys?) – “It’s definitely important. It’s a team. Some days it can’t just be him. Some days it has to be other guys. For the most part, Biegel definitely brings that positive outlook on everything.”

(How does he do it?) – “I still don’t know. It’s just a part of his personality. No matter – whatever it is, he brings the positive light out of it. It’s definitely Biegel.”

(Is a mental break needed at all in light of all the adversity, and all of the losses you all have gone through? Is it more needed than perhaps it would typically be?) – “Yeah. Every team needs a little break. For us – Pretty much at the beginning of the season we got a new team, essentially. These first four games, we had our bumps and our bruises so just to have a little break and come back the following week, it’s definitely going to help us in the long run.”

(You mentioned a break, do you do anything different during this break for yourself personally?) – “I kind of just – For the first few days, I just step away from the game a little bit. My daughter is down here, so I spend a lot of time with her. This weekend, I get back rolling and get my body prepared for the rest of the season. For me, it’s just kind of take a mental day off and physically get healthy.”

(You mentioned taking a couple of days to step back and a mental break. Is there something that you’d say – I know you can’t speak for everyone – but that this team needs at this point?) – “Oh, yeah. It’s with anything, you always need a mental break. Whatever it is, whatever you do in life, you need a mental break. For me it’s kind of hard because I love Madden, so a little aspect of me will still be in football mode. But just relax and take that stress of preparing for game week. Just kind of relax a little bit.”

(I take it you weren’t straight up preparing for the Redskins today. What do you do, what’s a bye week practice consist of if you’re in a tough start like you guys have had?) – “Fundamentals, that’s pretty much what we worked on. Fundamentals. Just the little things – hand placement, footwork. It’s those little things that you take for granted. We just wanted to focus on those, so that was pretty much today’s practice.”

(What were your feelings seeing WR Allen Hurns back with the team or at least at practice?) – “It was good. Obviously you want to see guys healthy. Just to see him back, just moving around and doing things, it’s always good to see guys back working, just to get better every day.”

(Is there a massage from Head Coach Brian Flores or other coaches as you guys take this break?) – “Today’s message is fundamentals, just working on fundamentals. He preaches it. Just take a break away from football, but get your body ready for the rest of the season. Make sure you hydrate, just don’t sit on the couch all day. Just little things like that. Obviously get ready for the rest of the season.”

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