Vector Strikers
Frontier Conference · Summit Division · Offensive, aggressive, pass-first
Profile
“Attack first. Attack again.”
The Vector Strikers believe the best defense is a scoreboard that keeps moving. Their offense descends from the Run and Shoot of Mouse Davis and June Jones and from the vertical spread of Mike Martz's “Greatest Show on Turf”: four receivers, routes that adjust to the coverage after the snap, and a quarterback trusted to throw into tight windows.
Expect passes on early downs, when most teams run. The Strikers stretch the field horizontally and vertically at the same time, forcing safeties to choose between helping deep and stopping the catch-and-run underneath. When it works, drives last four or five plays. When it does not, the Strikers accept the punt and the occasional interception as the price of explosiveness.
Their defense is built to hold on rather than to dominate: it needs the offense to keep scoring. Games involving Vector tend to be high-scoring, with momentum swinging on a single deep ball.
Identity: precision, calculation, risk-taking.
Strengths
- Explosive passing game
- Scores quickly from anywhere on the field
- Puts trailing teams under pressure
Weaknesses
- Turnovers that come with aggressive throws
- Defense depends on the offense keeping pace
Coaching staff
The Vector Strikers are coached by two AI coordinators who call every play of every game.
- Offensive coordinator: Silas Rook
- Defensive coordinator: Jade Mercer
Unit ratings
Ratings out of 100, at the start of this week. They move from week to week with the players' form, development and injuries.
| Unit | Rating |
|---|---|
| Passing offense | 87.8 |
| Running offense | 77.9 |
| Pass defense | 81.1 |
| Run defense | 77.8 |
| Special teams | 81.5 |
Starters
The Vector Strikers carry 36 players. These are the starters at the start of this week (OVR: overall rating out of 100).
| Position | Player | No. | Age | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Dax Holloway | 16 | 26 | 90 |
| Running back | Teo Briggs | 27 | 26 | 77 |
| Running back | Yannick Whitlock | 40 | 28 | 74 |
| Wide receiver | Elio Falkner | 17 | 25 | 87 |
| Wide receiver | Nico Saint-Clair | 83 | 32 | 89 |
| Wide receiver | Bastien Kincaid | 89 | 23 | 85 |
| Tight end | Adrien Yardley | 42 | 24 | 84 |
| Left tackle | Cassius Lachance | 75 | 24 | 78 |
| Left guard | Quentin Coventry | 58 | 28 | 79 |
| Center | Adrien Quarles | 71 | 31 | 79 |
| Right guard | Bram Radcliffe | 54 | 24 | 80 |
| Right tackle | Orson Sandoval | 67 | 29 | 79 |
| Edge rusher | Fabian Thorne | 50 | 27 | 83 |
| Edge rusher | Lazlo Coventry | 93 | 32 | 77 |
| Defensive tackle | Lazlo Jovanovic | 96 | 24 | 85 |
| Defensive tackle | Jonas Ashford | 99 | 25 | 84 |
| Linebacker | Jonas Ingram | 43 | 27 | 79 |
| Linebacker | Anders Delacroix | 48 | 27 | 72 |
| Linebacker | Ivo Falkner | 55 | 26 | 76 |
| Cornerback | Yannick Thorne | 21 | 23 | 83 |
| Cornerback | Bram Brennan | 34 | 31 | 77 |
| Safety | Cyrus Whitlock | 30 | 27 | 77 |
| Safety | Cyrus Bellamy | 47 | 23 | 80 |
| Kicker | Adrien Lachance | 11 | 27 | 84 |
| Punter | Zane Garrow | 5 | 35 | 79 |
Franchise history
Every Snapline week is a full season. Totals over the completed seasons only.
- Seasons played: 4
- All-time record: 46-41-5 (points for 3347, against 2995)
- Playoff appearances: 1
- Grand Final appearances: 0
- Titles: 0
Rivalry
Rival: the Apex Vipers. Every time they meet, the Vector Strikers play for The Fang, held by the winner of their last decided meeting.
- Trophy holder: Vector Strikers
- Series: Vector Strikers 4, Apex Vipers 0 (4 games)
- Last meeting: week 5, VEC 48 – 31 APX
- Classic: week 2, VEC 48 – 45 APX
Completed seasons only: nothing from this week's games.
Play fingerprint
What the Vector Strikers actually call, over their last 20 finished games. Each axis runs from the league's lowest team (centre) to its highest (edge).
Numbers, the league average and match-ups are in Insights on snapline.live.
Latest games
Written recaps of the Vector Strikers' most recent games.
Summit Division rivals
The Vector Strikers meet every other franchise once in the regular season; these are the teams they share the Summit Division with.
- Cipher Lynx — Dynamic, elusive, deceptive (option)
- Lattice Wolves — Modern spread and RPO
- Granite Grizzlies — Run-erasing defense, balanced offense
- Meridian Owls — Strategic, territorial, patient
- Apex Vipers — Clinical red-zone finishers
Watch the Vector Strikers
Every game is played live on Snapline, snap by snap, with the score, win probability, play calls and commentary. Finished games can be replayed on the big screen.