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Jerome Baker – October 4, 2023 Download PDF version

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

LB Jerome Baker

(In terms of the defense, obviously this hasn’t been to everybody’s expectations or what you guys wanted or expected. What do you do to fix it?) – “Come out here like we did today and have a good practice. I think we all know what we have to do, what we can do better. We’ve all got the expectation and all the hype or whatever you want to call it, but at the end of the day, we have to come out here every day and just execute. That’s all we can do.”

(How much is this different for you as an inside linebacker in terms of what you guys were doing last year? In terms of the blocks the front line has to take?) – “I mean it is different, but at the same time, football is football. Most of the time we all have one gap, so it’s nothing too crazy. It’s more of just all being on the same page together.”

(How tough is it to be patient to wait for everything to come together?) – “How tough is it? It’s not tough at all. We’re 3-1. We’re not 0-4. It’s going to take some time. Sunday is a good step in the right direction. We just have to lock in on Sunday and take the next step.”

(As a veteran, you’ve been through all these seasons where sometimes with the fan base, it feels like the sky is falling. Are you able to be more patient throughout the season now and take one not-so-great looking loss and just progress as the season goes?) – “Yeah, our fan base is funny, for sure. You can just check my Twitter if you want to laugh a little bit. (laughter) It’s one of those things that they’re going to love you when you’re winning and they’re going to hate you when you’re not. It’s a part of the game. At the end of the day, we’re professional athletes and it comes with it. But if you let it get in your head, that’s when everything snowballs. It’s going to be alright.”

(You’re going against a team that just gave up 11 sacks in one night. Shark smelling blood in the water?) – “I hope I get one. I hope we all get one and we all have a good day, but it’s the NFL. I’m sure they’re not going to let that happen. They’re going to be working on that. At the end of the day, we have to go out there Sunday and execute, because we can’t rely on what they did last week. We just have to lock in and execute.”

(What did you see on film from their protection issues from Monday night?) – “A lot of miscommunication, a lot of guys getting beat, but it’s the National Football League. They’re going to go back, watch the film and they’re going to be working on it all week. They’re going to make sure they understand what we’re going to do. I’m sure they’re going to fix it. We’re going to have to come up with new things. At the end of the day, it’s about a man beating another man, so we’ll have to do that.”

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