Trevor Siemian to get Broncos' first preseason start, Paxton Lynch to follow in Week 2
New Broncos head coach Vance Joseph listed Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch as co-No. 1 quarterbacks on the team’s first official depth chart released Monday, and announced that both quarterbacks will get a chance to start a preseason game.
Siemian will start Thursday’s preseason opener against the Chicago Bears, while Lynch will start the second preseason game Aug. 19 against the San Francisco 49ers.
“The games matter, and the games start Thursday. I want to get the games so we can get to the bottom of this,” Joseph said Monday.
Joseph has repeatedly said he won’t put a timetable on making his quarterback decision, and that he would call it off once he sees one quarterback separate himself from the other. Siemian appears to have established a slight lead after about 10 days of training camp because he has been more consistent and made fewer mistakes. But Lynch can make up ground if he’s able to show off his athleticism, big arm and down-field throwing ability in live action.
Joseph said both quarterbacks will get to play with the first-team offensive line and skill position players in their preseason starts, to help make a fair assessment of their performances, and both will play more snaps than a starting quarterbacks typically takes in the first or second preseason game.
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