GM John Elway told starter Trevor Siemian -- who Lynch backs up -- not to worry about looking over his shoulder, ESPN.com reports.
The vote of confidence in Siemian doesn't necessarily serve as a knock on Lynch, who performed statistically better than Siemian in the preseason, albeit against lesser competition. Few would question that Lynch has the better physical skill-set, but he lacks where Siemian shines. Broncos coaches have praised Siemian's ability to handle a lot of information and control the line of scrimmage. When and if Lynch takes over this season will be dependent on when his ability to handle and process information rises to a level that his physical gifts push him over to the starting spot on the depth chart. Cementing the backup role to start the season should help in his development.