San Diego Chargers Daily Links: January 27, 2014

San Diego Chargers' Hiring Of Pete Metzelaars Nothing Special - Erwin Mendoza
Metzelaars isn’t an exciting hire for anyone in San Diego. He is one year removed from the NFL and is overlooked, but the hire falls in line with the Chargers M.O. of continuity.

John Spanos: 'San Diego Chargers getting ready for free agency' - Sian Cowper
"The scouting combine is next month and we'll have a lot of personnel type meetings before the combine. And we'll be getting ready for free agency. The new league year starts in March and that is when free agency begins.

San Diego Chargers S Brandon Taylor Underwent ACL Surgery A Couple of Days Ago - Ernie Padaon
We had been waiting to see Taylor get on the field during the 2013 season, but he spent the whole season on the inactive list and eventually was placed onto the IR for this injury. Taylor tore his ACL in his rookie season. He just was starting to see more playing time in his rookie year, then he tore his ACL and he has not been able to get on the field since. He missed all of the 2013 season because of the injury.

Future Pro Bowl Players on the Chargers Roster - Ernie Padaon
The Chargers have a couple of players in the Pro Bowl this season. Philip Rivers and Eric Weddle are the only Chargers on the team this year, but if we can continue our rise, we should have a few more members in the future. Here are some of the future stars on the Chargers that could be going to future Pro Bowls.

Mayoral issue: Chargers stadium - Craig Gustafson (paywall)
The Chargers’ search for new digs is now a decade old and it doesn’t appear to be ending any time soon. Several sites have been discussed, most notably the current Qualcomm Stadium site in Mission Valley and downtown’s East Village, with no civic consensus.