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Broncos' Sanders: Lynch is the gunslinger, Siemian the game manager

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Denver Broncos receiver Emmanuel Sanders may not know who is going to win his team's quarterback competition, but he already knows what to expect from either potential victor.

Sanders has already declared he doesn't have a preference between Paxton Lynch and Trevor Siemian, though he does expect very different playing styles from the combatants.

"Both of those guys throw catchable passes," Sanders said Monday, according to 9News' Mike Klis. "When it comes to the deep ball, Paxton loves to throw the deep ball. Big, strong arm.

"Trevor, he loves to throw the out-routes, the in-routes. He's a checkdown, all-around type guy."

Siemian was the surprise winner of the Broncos' 2016 quarterback contest and passed for a commendable 3,401 yards and 18 touchdowns in 14 starts, but the Broncos missed the the postseason for the first time since 2010.

As a 2016 first-round pick, Lynch is expected to eventually assume the starting role, and according to Sanders, the Broncos' offense will become much more exciting once he gets under center.

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