I think that's a hell of a lot better. You're not fighting the natural lines of the font, and you don't have any odd little pockets of negative space in or around the logo.
Now personally, if this weren't stitched onto a lacrosse player's jersey, I wouldn't immediately know that it was a logo for a lacrosse team, but you could likely say that about most major sports brands, so it's probably not a deal-breaker. That said, would it be such a bad idea to move towards more general imagery with your flavor-graphics? Things like stars and eagles are totally overused and played out, but they read really well and it's not like this is the first team that every called itself "The Patriots," either.
Any idea of what colors you're going to be working with?
