Noah Fant Visiting

[SunsetBengal]

(Yesterday, 05:56 PM)ochocincos Wrote: How we know it's not...mini golf?!

#PuttPutt

Man, the Winter Rules for Mini Golf must be brutal. They must ask you to hit the Giraffe's nose on like 3 consecutive shots to win that free game.

[StoneTheCrow]

(Yesterday, 07:28 PM)pally Wrote:

Noah Fant completed free agent visit with #Bengals today

— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) July 24, 2025

Just kicking some tires was all.

[Essex Johnson]

(Yesterday, 05:36 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: I was just hitting bawls yesterday. Going for a round next Sunday as well. 

I know i can't leave my house, play a round (whether 9 or 18) and be back logged on in 2 hrs. 

You hit them straighter than me, hell I probably take a hour looking for balls

[*rfaulk34*]

(Yesterday, 05:56 PM)ochocincos Wrote: How we know it's not...mini golf?!

#PuttPutt

[*rfaulk34*]

(Yesterday, 07:20 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I am with Essex who you ignored his comments. I spend more time surfing the net, texting and making phone calle on the course than I did hitting golf balls. Of course I play a lot of very busy courses where back ups are quite normal here in Cincy, in Florida and places like hilton Head where it takes 5 hours minimum to play a round.

He could easily respond on the course within 30 seconds on his mobile phone.

NGL. If i'm out on the course, TBB is the last thing on my mind...

[*rfaulk34*]

(Yesterday, 09:09 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: You hit them straighter than me, hell I probably take a hour looking for balls

Tuesday night wasn't pretty...

New place. I didn't realize you could play a virtual round from the pad and the place i usually go has clubs you can use, so i didn't take mine. Big mistake because this place didn't have any clubs. I ended up driving to a play it again sports, 10 minutes away, and spent a hundo on 3 used clubs. Got back and the entire time, i could have shot balls out of my butt straighter than i was hitting them. I've already decided that Saturday moring i'm going back to my usual place, by myself, to get my swing back before we hit the links for real. 

[*bfine32*]

(Yesterday, 09:09 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: You hit them straighter than me, hell I probably take a hour looking for balls

That damn windmill kicks my ass

[*rfaulk34*]

(Yesterday, 10:43 PM)bfine32 Wrote: That damn windmill kicks my ass

"You are looking liiiiiiive, at Bfine on the 18th"

[*Synric*]

It wouldn't surprise me if Noah Fant ended up in Miami. Their TE Room is legitimately worse than the Bengals.

[Bengalbug]

(Yesterday, 11:48 PM)Synric Wrote: It wouldn't surprise me if Noah Fant ended up in Miami. Their TE Room is legitimately worse than the Bengals.

Yes, I would agree with dolphins being worse… by a wide margin.

Giants could be another consideration, chargers, back to broncos, jaguars, titans. Lots of teams could use a guy like Noah Fant. I’m sure he will be picked up soon.

[Sled21]

(Yesterday, 05:54 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Is it?
Gesicki, Iosivas, and Chase Brown better than Boyd, Uzomah/Hurst, and Mixon?

I would argue if you replace Iosivas with Fant, it is, but maybe not with Iosivas.
It's close though, as I think Iosivas is an ok 4th option.

Iosivas had 479 yards last year.
Fant had 500, but he has averaged 591 in his career.
Plus, Fant would allow for more blocking and better disguising of plays than Iosivas, as they'd get to run more 12-personnel but not have a blocking-only guy with stone hands like Dan Coats...I mean Drew Sample in as the 2nd TE opposite of Gesicki.

Speaking of JoeMix, he's been placed on IR

[Sled21]

(Yesterday, 10:43 PM)bfine32 Wrote: That damn windmill kicks my ass

[Sled21]

I really don't know much about Fant, but I read an article yesterday that said he would immediately be the best TE in the room because he can catch and block, while Sample is a blocker and Gesicki is a receiver. Not sure I buy that..... I mean, that's a correct statement about Sample and Mike G, but I don't know that Fant, from what I read, does either well enough to put him in All's spot.

[SunsetBengal]

(2 hours ago)Sled21 Wrote: I really don't know much about Fant, but I read an article yesterday that said he would immediately be the best TE in the room because he can catch and block, while Sample is a blocker and Gesicki is a receiver. Not sure I buy that..... I mean, that's a correct statement about Sample and Mike G, but I don't know that Fant, from what I read, does either well enough to put him in All's spot.

Fant is certainly more capable of filling the role this year than Eric All.

[3wt]

(2 hours ago)Sled21 Wrote: I really don't know much about Fant, but I read an article yesterday that said he would immediately be the best TE in the room because he can catch and block, while Sample is a blocker and Gesicki is a receiver. Not sure I buy that..... I mean, that's a correct statement about Sample and Mike G, but I don't know that Fant, from what I read, does either well enough to put him in All's spot.

Would have been a good interim solution to the TE room this year.  He would have given us options we don't currently have in terms of 12 personnel - and an insurance policy if All can't be a reliable player going forward.

But I had no confidence they would offer him a contract he would bite at


There's a lot of money going wasted...

[Sled21]

(2 hours ago)SunsetBengal Wrote: Fant is certainly more capable of filling the role this year than Eric All.

I realize All is not healthy... 

[XsandOs]

(2 hours ago)Sled21 Wrote: I really don't know much about Fant, but I read an article yesterday that said he would immediately be the best TE in the room because he can catch and block, while Sample is a blocker and Gesicki is a receiver. Not sure I buy that..... I mean, that's a correct statement about Sample and Mike G, but I don't know that Fant, from what I read, does either well enough to put him in All's spot.

(2 hours ago)SunsetBengal Wrote: Fant is certainly more capable of filling the role this year than Eric All.

(2 hours ago)Sled21 Wrote: I realize All is not healthy... 

There was some debate as to which tight end coming out of IOWA in 2019 would follow in the footsteps of Dallas Clark and George Kittle as the next great TE from Tight End U (Iowa). General consensus was that Hockenson was the more complete TE (compared to Kelce), whereas Fant was considered the move TE.

His value in-line may not be high, but as a flex and H-Back, he would be a great addition. That is what I feel he can bring that we are lacking with the loss of All.