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ENGLEWOOD Noah Fant Denver Broncos Jersey , Colo. (AP) —bust status Monday when he was demoted to third string after Chad Kelly’s solid debut in the Denver Broncos‘ exhibition opener.“Chad’s played well. He played well in the scrimmage. He played well Saturday night. So he deserves the chance to be the 2 right now,” coach Vance Joseph said.Lynch was disappointed, Joseph said, “but he understands that it’s a performance business.”“He has great potential, physical potential. But it’s got to equal performance eventually,” Joseph said. “He understands that. It’s a performance league. And everything we do, it’s graded and it’s counted.”After a string of poor performances at training camp, Lynch was ineffective in seven series Saturday night against Minnesota, completing 6 of 11 passes for 24 yards and an interception to go with a sack.Kelly, who missed his rookie season last year while recovering from wrist and knee injuries, completed 14 of 21 passes for 177 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in Denver’s 42-28 loss to the Vikings.Kelly celebrated his promotion by sticking around after practice Monday and throwing passes to tight end Jake Butt and receiver River Cracraft for more than 20 minutes.Kelly thanked his teammates, saying they had just as much to do with his promotion.“Those guys made the plays. They got me in the right protections and the guys with the ball in their hands made plays,” Kelly said.When Case Keenum signed this spring and Trevor Siemian was subsequently traded to the Vikings, Broncos general manager John Elway said the No. 2 QB job was up for grabs.Lynch, however, worked exclusively with the second-string offense until Monday, when they flip-flopped roles, leaving Lynch a sideline spectator during the two-minute drills, reflective of his new status as the team’s third quarterback.The switch at QB is as much a reward for Kelly’s solid offseason as it is an indictment of Lynch, who hasn’t made the strides Joseph and Elway expected of him in Year 3 — especially without the pressure of having to vie for the starting job again.“It’s really more about what Chad’s done, honestly — and Chad has played well, he’s played with poise Noah Fant Denver Broncos Jersey , he’s played with confidence,” Joseph said. “He moved the ball for us on Saturday night. And it’s been that way since the spring. He had a great spring. He’s had a great camp. So, it’s his turn to be the 2. He’s earned that right.”Lynch was beaten out by Siemian, a seventh-round draft pick, in each of the last two summers and now has fallen behind another seventh-rounder in Kelly, who was the final pick of the 2017 NFL draft.Joseph noted that the competition isn’t over, the depth chart remains fluid.“And it rewards guys who are playing well,” Joseph said. “It’s only right. That’s what we live by with our players: if you’re playing well and you earn it, you push up and you get it. It’s a fair league.”Kelly could stay ahead of Lynch on the depth chart and still not win the backup job, though, if the Broncos decide to go out and get an experienced free agent instead.Asked if he’d have any reservations about going into the regular season with the inexperienced Kelly as his No. 2 QB, Joseph said, “Things change in this league all the time. But right now, he’s our backup.”Joseph cautioned that “we’ve got to be patient with Chad.”“You want a guy who can go into a game and operate the offense and not beat his own football team, but also have the confidence to make some plays and lead our unit,” Joseph said when pressed for what he needs to see from Kelly or Lynch to stick with one of them as Keenum’s No. 2.Kelly knows he’ll have his doubters.“You’ve just got to work hard. That’s what it is,” he said. “Even the best ones are still working hard. They don’t know everything. And obviously me being in my second year, I don’t know anything. So, I’ve got to work hard, I’ve got to watch more film than I ever have before. And when your time’s called, you’d better be able to step up and go.” Ryan Edwards, Andrew Mason and Steve Atwater posed this question in a poll to discuss on the air. It’s harder than you might think to pick one." Denver Broncos PodcastsWhich Broncos’ defender has the most riding on his 2019 season?New,23commentsRyan Edwards Noah Fant Jersey 2019 , Andrew Mason and Steve Atwater posed this question in a poll to discuss on the air. It’s harder than you might think to pick one.MDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Which Broncos’ defender has the most riding on his 2019 season?TwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Justin Edmonds/Getty ImagesThe crew at First and 10 @ 10 today posted an interesting poll on Twitter to discuss on the air, and it seems a worthwhile discussion here:The only choices were Chris Harris Jr., Justin Simmons, Bradley Chubb and Todd Davis.Before answering the poll to see the winner according to the Twitter audience, let’s consider these four options a little more closely:Chris Harris Jr.Obviously he has a lot of pressure in many ways because he’s on a one-year prove-it deal to get the big contract he know he deserves. While he has been proving year after year that he is the best cornerback in the NFL - and PFF has often agreed with him - there is still a lot of onus on Harris Jr. to live up to it again while teams watch to see if he shows any drop-off whatsoever, given that he’ll be knocking on 31 when that next contract deal gets done. Sadly, the likelihood it is in Denver is low, but CHJ will get paid big bucks from someone, so he needs to have a great year to get the best deal he can.Justin SimmonsSimmons is entering the final season on his rookie deal, and while the safety showed a ton of promise his first year, he hasn’t quite lived up to expectations for improvement the last two seasons. Scheme and coaching have had a lot to do with that, so this season under Vic Fangio should be more telling of his potential going forward, making this year crucial for himas well as the team.Bradley ChubbBy all accounts, Chubb had a spectacular rookie campaign at edge rusher after finding his groove opposite Von Miller. There is certainly pressure to live up to big expectations as he and Miller strive to be the most dominating edge rushing duo in the league, but all the pieces seem to be falling into place for him to do that.Todd DavisAs the top starting linebacker for the Broncos - and a key position in Fangio’s defensive scheme - Davis certainly has a lot of pressure to perform at a high level and propel this defense back to the top. And since John Elway essentially passed up drafting one of the many standout linebackers, the trust in Davis to hit those performance expectations is high.Plus, cutting Davis after this season would save a big chunk of cash to the Broncos’ cap ($5 million), so the inside linebacker is really going to have to build on his strong 2018 showing to stick around for another contract.Who else, Broncos Country?Andrew Mason offered up the entire defensive line as having some pressure to perform given that all starters are ending contract years this season - so being the guy who stays with a good contract, or the guy who gets a good one elsewhere is definitely on the list.Dare I add Von Miller? The guy is a stud, but he hasn’t had an MVP-like season since the Super Bowl. There are plenty of good reasons to explain that - but the coaching staff has indicated a desire to make sure he plays at an MVP-level all 16 games, so there is some pressure for him to prove he is still the preeminent edge rusher in the league.But my real answer to the poll was Todd Davis...who is your player that has the most riding on his 2019 season?Listen to "First & 10 @ 10" on Spreaker.