Jarrett Stidham acknowledges he’s the Broncos’ backup quarterback, but he’s not happy about it.

Stidham said after Sunday night’s final practice game that he wants to help rookie Bo Nix prepare for the start of Week 1, but he also firmly believes he should start himself.

“First of all, I was obviously very disappointed,” Stidham said. “I know I’m a starting quarterback in this league. I have no doubt about that and it just didn’t go my way. But I know what kind of player I am, what kind of person I am. Like I said before, I’ll be ready to go if I need to go, and like I said, I have no doubt about it that I’m a starting quarterback in this league.”

Stidham believes he has shown he can be a starter, both last season when he replaced Russell Wilson at the end of the season, and with his work on the practice field and in pre-season.

“I think they know what I can do,” Stidham said. “I think I showed that last year when I was asked to play the last two games, and then during practice, during training camp, OTAs, the whole thing. But at the end of the day, I go out there and do what I do. I’m very confident in what I can do and I do what I can to help this team.”

Sean Payton has decided that Stidham can best help the team by replacing Nix.