You're kidding yourself if you think Bowles endorsed a real QB competition. Just because he used the word "competition", doesn't mean he endorsed a QB competition in any real sense. A real QB competition means two QB's split the first team reps equally, and the snaps in the preseason with the first team (from week to week), may the best man win. If one guy is getting 90+% of the first team reps, which Bowles himself suggested will be the case with Geno, then you don't have a QB competition, what you have is one guy being anointed the starter, but he's being told that he has to perform to keep his hold on that position, which is common sense, nobody ever disputed that, certainly I never did.
Bottom line: Geno is working with the 1's and Fitz is working with the 2's, because Geno is the starter and Fitz is the backup. If Geno stinks and Fitz performs well with the 2's, then they will switch positions, but thats not a QB competition, its the # 1 having to perform to remain the # 1