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Jerome Baker – September 21, 2022 Download PDF version

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

LB Jerome Baker

(People are saying that your coach cracks jokes, he keeps things loose but we’ll see when the crap hits the fan. Well at halftime, the crap hit the fan last week and you guys responded. Can you talk a little bit about what the connection with your coach, with your teammates, and what happened from halftime to the second half?) – “I think as a team, we all knew that the first half wasn’t us. It wasn’t just our head coach, it was the leaders on our team, our captains – just everybody. We all knew we had to lock it in. In years past, we all have been in tough games and we came back and gave teams a challenge. We knew we had it in us and it worked out for us in the second half and we got it done.”

(You’re playing a better quarterback and a better offense this week. What do you guys have to do to make sure that you’re not in that hole again?) – “I think the first thing is to start fast. We can’t come out there and give a team like Buffalo the lead or anything like that. We just got to got out there and play what we do, play together, play hard and we will be alright.”

(You talked about containing QB Lamar Jackson. How do you contain QB Josh Allen?) – “That’s going to be a big test. It’s one of those things that’s the same thing as Lamar. The d-line has got to lock it in. We can’t have him rolling out and just throwing the ball anywhere. They’ve got a lot of weapons with (Stefon) Diggs and guys like that. It’s going to be a good one. It’s going to be a tough one, but I think we’re up for the challenge.”

(How do you assess the pass rush you guys have had so far this year?) – “I think it’s one of those things where of course we can get better. It’s easier to say that when you’re 2-0. A guy like Josh (Allen), we’re definitely going to have to lock it in and get to him and affect him a little bit. I think we’re up for the challenge with that.”

(Did you watch Monday night’s game?) – “A little bit, a little bit. I ended up falling asleep so I only watched a little bit of it.”

(You can attack a stationary quarterback, but you didn’t play one last week and you aren’t playing one this week. Talk to us about that pass rush. What do you have to do?) – “It’s more of a contain thing. You don’t want him rolling out and just having free access to look down the field or have that option of throwing it down the field or just running the ball. You really have to contain him. Even when you have free shots at him, you have to be under control because he can easily make that first guy miss and now you’re leaving a big gap. It’s really a team effort, a defensive effort, and I think we’re up for the challenge.”

(It’s clear you have a good team, but in your mind as a veteran that’s been here for a while, can you be the team you want to be without beating Buffalo? Or do you need to beat them at some point?) – “That is a good question right there. I think for us, we know how good we are. We know how good we can be. I think Buffalo is our big test we have coming up. Ultimately, we just got to get it done every week. Sunday is going to be a great test for us.”

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