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Jerome Baker – September 15, 2022 Download PDF version

Thursday, September 15, 2022

LB Jerome Baker

(On QB Lamar Jackson.) – “A guy like that, you really can’t stop him at all. You really can just contain him and make other guys beat you. That’s really our approach, just to contain him and do our job, run to the ball and play as a defense. We’ve just got to work on Sunday.”

(QB Tua Tagovailoa said it will be a good test for you guys. You hit the road and go into a hostile area like Baltimore where their fans are really crazy.) – “I think their record in their last home openers is like 6-0 or something. It’s going to be a good test for us and ultimately we’ve just got to stick together as a team and we’ll be fine. We’ll definitely be fine.”

(Last year with you rotating outside, that was a huge impact to the game. Are you excited to potentially do some of those things?) – “Yeah. I say this every week – my job is pretty fun. Sometimes I’m inside, sometimes I’m outside. Sometimes I’m essentially a safety. That’s the fun thing about playing in this defense. I can play whatever and I can do whatever. I’m really having fun out there and Sunday is definitely going to be a fun one.”

(Is it fun how you guys defensively controlled the Patriots? Was that fun out there like that?) – “I think that was a good game. But ultimately, I think the fun part was that was our first test of playing together, seeing what we can do and going up against a team like the Patriots, that was a great way to prove it. That was a great start to our season. Now we just got to keep it rolling.”

(Coming off of that this week, how has it gone so far? How does it feel in the locker room right now going to Baltimore?) – “Guys are focused and hungry. I think that’s the main thing. Guys are locked in. Even today, we changed a few things in our schedule and guys didn’t blink. We just got our job done and continued about our day. That’s the main approach is we are ready to work, we are ready to perform and we are ready to do something special.”

(Head Coach Mike McDaniel said the other day that this is the defense’s team until proven otherwise. How much pride do you take in that? And how excited are you to see what this team can do when you’re clicking on all cylinders?) – “For me personally, that just means a lot. I’ve been here through a lot of different circumstances, I’ll say that. This defense has always helped this team and we’re going to continue to do that. We have great leaders on defense. But our offense is exciting to watch. It truly is. We’ve got guys that can take it to the house on a simple out route. It’s going to be a fun one. If we just keep playing together, we’ll be just fine.”

(How much does this group embrace the challenge of facing a guy like QB Lamar Jackson?) – “We’re excited. I’ll say that. We’re definitely excited. Any time you go up against a guy that gives you a big challenge on defense – any defensive guy is going to get happy and hungry and ready to prove themselves. That’s the main thing. We’re ready to prove ourselves against essentially a superstar in this league. It’s going to be a fun one Sunday.”

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