Broncos Mailbag: If Trevor Siemian won, why another QB competition?

Quarterbacks Trevor Siemian, right, and Paxton Lynch take the field before the Broncos’ 2016 season finale against the Oakland Raiders. Denver Post Broncos writer Nicki Jhabvala posts her Broncos Mailbag weekly during the season.

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Trevor Siemian won the starting QB job last year and to my knowledge, hasn’t lost it. Why does he have to compete for it again?

—John, Boulder

John: You are correct. He won the competition handily and has not lost it, but the Broncos also drafted Paxton Lynch in the first round in 2016 and want to continue his development. The open competition…