Vincent CLUTCH-son

I'm most likely the only person who understands this title, so please allow me to explain it to you. At one point last year, Vincent Jackson was leading the NFL in Yards After the Catch (YAC). The brilliant Chargers website staff decided to commemorate this with the front-page headline "Call Him Vincent YAC-son." It was at this point that a new inside joke was born within my head. Every time VJax (which is an awesome yet somehow underused nickname) does something, I make it his name. Vincent Drop-son, Vincent AcrobaticCatch-son, etc. Some may remember Sunday, November 26, 2006 against the Raiders in which we saw the thankfully brief emergence of Vincent IllegalForwardPass-son.

But the point here is this: Vincent Jackson is becoming one of the most clutch players in the NFL. It seems like every time there's a third- or fourth-and-long the ball is going to him, and more times than not Jackson is coming down with it. It's gotten to the point that I texted my dad (very Simmons-esque) at the beginning of that last drive "Long pass to Jackson." And sure enough, Vincent Clutch-son gets open in the end zone for the winning score. The best part of it is you will almost certainly see this again by the end of this season. Jackson has that flair for big moments that you don't see much in the NFL. He's more Reggie Miller than Terrell Owens, and he might be greater than both one day.

Jackson delivers in clutch again [Chargers.com]
Stupid Charger Fumble Ruled Illegal Forward Pass [OTB Sports]