Adrian St. Christmas
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| No. 4 – New Orleans Second Line | |
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 1, 2029 (aged 32) Quito, Ecuador |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Username: | Nunccoepi |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Homeschooled |
| College: | United States Military Academy at Westpoint |
| ISFL Draft: | 2052 / Round: 3 / Pick: 2 |
| DSFL Draft: | 2051 / Round: 2 / Pick: 5 |
| Career history | |
| Portland Pythons (2051-2052), Honolulu Hahalua (2053), Yellowknife Wraiths (2054), Chicago Butchers (2055), Orange County Otters (2056-2057) | |
| Roster status: | Active |
Adrian St. Christmas (born April 1, 2029) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Second Line of the International Simulation Football League (ISFL).
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Early years
Adrian St. Christmas was born in Quito, Ecuador where his mother, Tatiana Wojtyła, a medical officer in the United States Air Force, was temporarily stationed. Adrian never met his biological father and he never knew his mother to be in a romantic relationship. Despite Adrian and Tatiana's close relationship, Tatiana would never speak of Adrian's father, leaving his last name unexplained. Adrian and his mother moved often, living in every corner of the globe, an experience which Adrian found to be both impossibly exciting and exhausting. Nevertheless, his mother's military service was an inspiration to Adrian, even after she experienced an injury while deployed which led to her early retirement. The experience instilled in Adrian a desire to serve his country, leading to his enrollment in Westpoint upon graduation from high school. Prior to entering Westpoint Adrian attempted to play organized sport when he could, often playing soccer and baseball, but only played one season of football as a senior.
College career
At Westpoint, upon being geographically settled for the first time in his life, Adrian's physical gifts were finally recognized when he attended an open try-out for the football team. Adrian worked hard to earn a back up quarterback position in his first and second year, then started thereafter. Adrian produced average stats and led the team to moderate success but stood out for his intelligence and strategic mindset. Eventually, Adrian's participation in the sport gradually declined as he was identified as a prime candidate for the special forces. Tragically, however, one afternoon in his senior year, Adrian returned to his dorm room to find his roommate and closest friend dead from suicide. Scarred, Adrian was granted an honorable discharge and granted to leave to finish his degree remotely. At the advice of his therapist, Adrian pursued football professionally. After securing an agent, he was invited to the 2050 DSFL combine and eventually the DSFL Draft where he was selected by the Portland Pythons.
College career statistics
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Professional career
| Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
240 lb (109 kg) |
Professional career statistics
| Career statistics | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | Games | Comp | Att | Yards | Pct | Lg | TD | Int | Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | Lg | TD |
| 2051 (S36) | Pythons | 14 | 272 | 489 | 3435 | 55.6 | 82 | 24 | 7 | 88.1 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| 2052 (S37) | Pythons | 14 | 307 | 481 | 3730 | 63.8 | 71 | 35 | 5 | 107.5 | 15 | 28 | 1.9 | 13 | 0 |
| 2053 (S38) | Hahalua | 16 | 410 | 646 | 4200 | 63.5 | 76 | 28 | 12 | 88.8 | 13 | -5 | -0.4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2054 (S39) | Wraiths | 16 | 368 | 593 | 4227 | 62.1 | 75 | 30 | 12 | 91.9 | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 |
| 2055 (S40) | Butchers | 16 | 379 | 613 | 4284 | 61.8 | 86 | 24 | 9 | 89.7 | 17 | -2 | -0.1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2056 (S41) | Otters | 16 | 362 | 571 | 3445 | 63.4 | 75 | 24 | 15 | 83.1 | 18 | 37 | 2.1 | 10 | 1 |
| 2057 (S42) | Otters | 16 | 345 | 553 | 3494 | 62.4 | 74 | 20 | 16 | 80.4 | 9 | 4 | 0.4 | 7 | 0 |
Adrian St. Christmas was drafted by the Portland Pythons with the 13th pick (Round 2) of the 2051 (S36) DSFL draft. This was initially a surprise to pundits and beat writers around the league, and even to Adrian himself, due to his deep ties to the Tijuana Luchadores who had the next pick in the draft. But the Pythons were in desperate need of a talented quarterback and that is exactly what they found in Adrian St. Christmas. He led the team to a hot start of 9-1 which cooled slightly to finish the season at 11-3. To his chagrin, the Pythons lost both of their regular season matchups against the Tijuana Luchadores who enjoyed one of the their best records in team history, 12-2. The two teams would eventually meet in the Ultimini where lightening struck again: the Pythons lost 27-3 and Adrian St. Christmas vowed to bring an Ultimini to the city of Portland before he left for the ISFL.
Adrian St. Christmas was selected in the third round of the 2052 (S37) ISFL draft, 30th overall, by the Honolulu Hahalua. Still a raw prospect, he was sent down to the DSFL for another season of development. The regular season could not have gone better for St. Christmas. The Portland Pythons started the season hot and never really looked back en route to multiple league records. For example, although not a particularly noteworthy achievement, the Pythons became the first team in the history of both the ISFL and the DSFL to tie two games in one season, finishing the season with a deceptive 8-4-2 record. This was deceptive because Adrian St. Christmas led the Pythons offense to first in the league in both points scored and yards gained. One noteworthy game was the final of the regular season: a 58-16 victory over the Norfolk Seawolves when the Pythons scored 38 points in the fourth quarter alone. St. Christmas for his part had a season for the record books. He went 307/481 for 3730 yards and 35 touchdowns while giving up only 5 interceptions. This earned him a league record, 107.5 Passer Rating. This wouldn't be enough for St. Christmas to follow through on his promise to bring an Ultimini to the city of Portland, however, as the Pythons lost to the Buccaneers 28-14 in the big game. As if that weren't enough, the next morning St. Christmas woke to the most bittersweet news of all: he was being called up to start for the Honolulu Hahalua.
Honolulu surprised the league in 2053 (S38) by calling up Adrian St. Christmas to start at quarterback instead of Nova Montagne, who they selected with a higher draft pick (11 overall). It was soon revealed that St. Christmas was to play a stop-gap role--he would have the keys to the offense only until Montagne was ready to do so himself. Thus Adrian St. Christmas was to cut his teeth in the league with only two seasons of DSFL experience, an unusual prospect for modern-day quarterbacks. Unfortunately, this is reflected in an equally rare winless record. More importantly however, St. Christmas filled his role: the team remained in good spirits, Montagne was left with another season to develop while the team reloaded, and, for his part, St. Christmas faired better than expected on the statistics sheet. He finished the season about average in most statistical categories--a respectable performance for an unexperienced rookie quarterback with few offensive weapons to boot. This caught the attention of a few teams around the league, one of which reached out to Honolulu management with a trade offer. And at the end of the season Adrian St. Christmas packed his bag and headed up north: he was traded to the Yellowknife Wraiths.
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Once again, Adrian St. Christmas found himself in a very fortuitous position for the 2054 (S39) season. The Yellowknife defense had allowed the fewest points in the league to opposing offenses each of the last three seasons. And he had great offensive weapons too. While it was important for St. Christmas to have talented weapons to target in the passing game (Bernd D. Brot and Calvin Spiff), the team also needed to support his still relative inexperience with a strong rushing attack. The Wraiths had this too (Kumquat Archipelago and Adebayo Akinfenwa). The team quickly got off to a hot start, winning their first 11 games of the season and posting three consecutive shutouts along the way. St. Christmas and co only won 2 of their remaining 5 regular season games, giving the team a sorely-needed wake up call just in time for the playoffs. After their first round bye the Wraiths made quick work of the Chicago Butchers, 48-27, and set their sights on the Ultimus Bowl. On the biggest stage, the famed Yellowknife defense took over and did what it does best: preventing touchdowns. The Wraiths only allowed the two-time defending champions, the Arizona Outlaws, to score 2 field goals in a 34-6 rout. The Ultimus trophy was headed to the wintry north again. St. Christmas earned player of the game honors for his Ultimus performance, but he played well in the playoffs overall, throwing 7 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. But he had a difficult decision to make. Now a free agent, he had received offers from other interested teams. Enticed by the opportunity to forge his legacy by proving he could be successful on another team (and perhaps drawn by the opportunity for a bigger paycheck), he knew his heart was leading him back south. The gold had hardly cooled on his championship ring when he signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Butchers.
Leaving a team after coming off of a championship is never an easy decision to make, but St. Christmas's new home in Chicago was bursting with potential. The Butchers had secured a playoff spot by finishing third place in the NSFC in 2054 (S39) and had even advanced to the conference championship where Adrian St. Christmas handed them a decisive loss. Still, they returned most of their team and beefed up their passing game in an attempt to win now. St. Christmas signed a one-year deal with the understanding that he would help the Butchers bridge the gap between two franchise quarterbacks. Chicago was a force to be reckoned with in the NSFC again, finishing the season at 12-4 and again advancing to the conference championship. Unfortunately for Adrian, his former team, the Yellowknife Wraiths, also maintained their dominance. They again advanced past Chicago to face the Arizona Outlaws in the 2055 (S40) Ultimus. And, with that, Adrian's bid to win consecutive championships as quarterback for two different teams was over. He would have to seek his hardware in a different city in 2056 (S41). In the offseason he chose to continue his journey south to join the team known for having the most legendary quarterbacking history: the Orange County Otters.
Adrian's time in Orange County would be different than any of his others so far in one important aspect: length. Right off the bat, Adrian St. Christmas knew that he would be an Otter for two seasons, giving him an opportunity to actually fully move into his locker space. Orange County had hoped that bringing in an experienced veteran like Adrian St. Christmas would help give them the extra edge they needed to break away as a top contender in the top heavy ASFC. And at first it worked like a charm. The Otters started the season on a tear, winning five of their first six games. The grueling heat of the season eventually wore on the young team, however, and they won only half of their remaining games for a final record of 10-6. While this was still a marked improvement from Orange County's 7-8-1 finish in S40, it was demoralizing to suddenly find themselves facing the longest path to the Ultimus. The Otters could not outplay the perennial playoff stalwarts, the Arizona Outlaws, losing the ASFC wildcard game 26-34. St. Christmas finished the season with one of his worst stat lines to date and an 83.1 QBR. Thankfully, St. Christmas would find himself nearing his peak performance with a second season to redeem himself in Orange County.
If Adrian St. Christmas's first season in sunny California was a disappointment, his second season was devastation. As a whole, the Otters regressed even further than expected, finishing the season with an uninspiring 5-11 record which left them second to last in the division. Beat writers attributed the failures to a young core's inability to deal with the lofty expectations placed on them two seasons ago and then unrequited the season before. Orange County certainly played with a lack of confidence, winning half of their 5 games against the two teams with worse records: the New Orleans Second Line and the Chicago Butchers. Unfortunately for St. Christmas, as is often the case with quarterbacks, lackluster play was not limited to the team as a whole. Adrian's accuracy was serviceable at 62.4%, but it led to only 20 touchdowns against 16 interceptions for an 80.4 rating. He finished the season last in the league for rating, touchdowns, and yards. Adrian St. Christmas would leave the Otters at this low water mark, the player and the team hoping for more favorable seas next year. Adrian bet he could right the ship in New Orleans.
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