Last week's trip out to LA was a breeze compared to the trip before. The trip out there and the trip back was uneventful which is very good for traveling. We got out there earlier to combat any travel issues if there was any. Seth Marler and I got to walk around downtown LA for a little bit the day before the game. We walked through the jewelry district and down towards the fashion district. That was a sight to see, but not what I was expecting. I guess when I thought fashion district I thought upscale stores but it was more independent bootleggers or at least that is what it looked like.
The day of the game they were shooting a movie or a TV show of some type just outside of our hotel. It was pretty cool to see all of the production. I've never been around a movie set before. One of the coaches said they saw some signs for "CJ," which was probably the initials of the show or movie. They had some guns firing which was cool to see as well.
The game was good because we won first and foremost. I didn't play my best football, but as long as we win that is all that matters. Our defense came up huge again. Our Dbs played well and our d-line was getting pressure. On offense we put points on the board when we needed to. We still aren't perfect on offense and I think we can be pretty good. We just need to keep grinding and never be satisfied.
We were down 10 in the fourth quarter and came back to win. That is always good especially for a team that hasn't had the record it needs to have.
Our team suffered a great loss this week. The wife of our lineback Nyle Wiren passed away after giving child birth. That has been tough on the team this week as well. All of our prayers to up to him and his family. The baby, Clay, is healthy and doing well. The organization is donating $5,000 and half of all the ticket sales for our final home games of the season. We are also wearing heart shaped stickers on our helmets to remember her. He is currently on Injured reserve and technically couldn't play this week any how. This is tough on him because he has to grieve over his wife and raise a new born baby. He has some big challenges ahead and the team is going to do everything we can to support him and help him out any way we can. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.
-Brett