The Facts: The expected arrived Friday. After failing to secure the starting job with a shrugged-shoulders offseason, Siemian is beginning to regain his groove. Siemian posted back-to-back strong days at Broncos training camp, creating slight separation in the quarterback derby with an important evaluation looming in Saturday's scrimmage.

Diehards Line: Overall, Siemian looked like the veteran -- even if he only has 14 career starts -- in the competition against former first-round pick Paxton Lynch. Siemian appeared composed, poised, relaxed and reliable while Lynch continues to experience a roller-coaster ride. He made a strong play on a bootleg scoring pass to receiver Demaryius Thomas, but missed a wide-open Thomas in the end zone, and threw picks to cornerbacks Bradley Roby and Lorenzo Doss. Nobody expects perfection in practice. But as Siemian limits mistakes, Lynch is repeating those seen earlier in camp. ... Stay tuned.