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Morning links: Seau, Coryell selected as HOF semifinalists

Good morning.

Former San Diego Chargers coach Don Coryell and linebacker Junior Seau were part of a list of 26 semifinalists for the 2015 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Those 26 will be cut to 15 finalists in early January. The list also included two other San Diegans, running back Terrell Davis and safety John Lynch.

Check out the full list here.

In this ESPN Insider pieceInsider, ESPN NFL Insider Mike Sando has Philip Rivers at No. 10 on his MVP list.

In this ESPN Insider pieceInsider, Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders calculates the percentage of San Diego’s chances of making the playoffs at 10.6 percent.

Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated wonders if advanced stats will ever be used more on NFL TV broadcasts.

ESPN NFL Nation Rams reporter Nick Wagoner reviews the play of St. Louis rookies in a win over the Denver Broncos.

Ricky Henne of Chargers.com offers a scouting report on San Diego’s upcoming matchup against the Rams.

Tom Krasovic of U-T San Diego also provides a scouting report on the Rams.

Michael Gehlken of U-T San Diego writes that Chris Watt has looked the part at center.

Darren Smith of The Mighty 1090 AM radio talks with ESPN NFL analyst Herm Edwards about San Diego’s win over Oakland, and the upcoming game against St. Louis in this audio link.