Scripps Ranch Falcons 37 Patriots 14

Quicksand... that is the best way to describe our game yesterday. We walked into quicksand and the more we struggled, the deeper we got. We tried to do more than we needed and we kept sinking deeper and deeper until we buried ourselves.

Quicksand, is where we were as the Patriots lost to the Falcons of Scripps Ranch 37 - 14.

Mental mistakes were too many to list. Suffice it to say we all know we are better than the product we put on the field yesterday. But through all the dark clouds, there was some silver lining that came out of the game.

I saw our players develop into men and leaders. Several times on the sideline yesterday, I saw team Captains Charlie Martinez and Aaron Ping huddle their perspective units and rally them to stay positive, focused and do the job they were capable of doing. Even back-up LB Colton Barr kept going up and down the sideline passing words of encouragement and maintaining a positive outlook on things.

You can't put a price tag on leadership. You can yell and scream all you want. But to get people to follow you is hard to do. If you can lead people to do things for you because they want to do it for you, because they care for you, because they respect you, then you are a leader. We need more leaders in the world and our players are on the right track.