Thread: Noah Fant

Originally Posted by Nomad

Perhaps Fangio feels he can make Jewell a Pro Bowler.

Oh, im sure he feels that way just like Kingsbury thinks he will make Murray into Vick. But until it actually happens for either coach we have to deal with the here and now.

Originally Posted by Northman

As much as i wanted Bush or White i can live with Fant. TE was a need i just didnt feel it was a bigger need than LB. But considering what is happening with Harris i have a feeling its going to be up to the offense to carry the load this year as the defense seems to be getting weaker by the minute. Nothing has really given me an indicator that the defense is going to be the backbone anymore at this point so i guess Denver better load up on Olineman, backs, and receivers.

The offense doesn't have a prayer of "carrying the load" this season. Even if you assume that Joe Flacco is going to have a repeat of 2014 when he threw 27 TDs and only 12 picks and threw for nearly 4,000 yards, that is not REMOTELY as good as NFL MVP Pat Mahomes who threw for 50 TDs.

The Chiefs offense is so much better than anything the Broncos can hope to field under Flacco, that its' not even worth talking about. They have to slow down that high-powered offense and win with DEFENSE, because they sure as hell can't out-score the Chiefs. Or the Chargers or probably the Raiders either.

If they can hold the Chiefs to under 24 points, instead of the 35 points per game they averaged last season, then they have a chance because the Chiefs defense isn't great. But, that is going to take great defense.

Bush would have been perfect because he's great in coverage and they need to be able to cover Travis Kelce.

Then there's the Raiders who now have Derek Carr throwing to Antonio Brown. They better have Chris Harris to cover him or it's going to be ugly -- he had 1297 yards on 104 receptions and 12 TDs last year.

In fact the entire off-season plan was to strengthen the defense. They got Vic Fangio, long time defensive coordinator to install his successful Chicago defense. They went out and strengthened the secondary with Kareem Jackson.

And they had a chance to get a dominant defender in Bush, but screwed that up royally. Nothing against Fant who looks like a good addition. But, they ain't going to win anything in this division on offense.

Why even watch

LIVE: Noah Fant's introductory presser
After trading from No. 10 to No. 20 in Thursday night’s NFL draft, the Broncos selected Iowa tight end Noah Fant.

NOW - https://www.denverbroncos.com/video/...uctory-presser

Originally Posted by Northman

Oh, im sure he feels that way just like Kingsbury thinks he will make Murray into Vick. But until it actually happens for either coach we have to deal with the here and now.

Jewell isn't that athletic and isn't good in coverage as we saw last year. He's a solid run defender, and good tackler. But, that isn't going to help when they have to stop guys like Travis Kelce.

From the presser:

Nicki Jhabvala‏Verified account @NickiJhabvala 1m1 minute ago
Noah Fant: "I got to meet @astronaut right when I got here. Great dude. Meant a lot to me that he came up to me."



Nicki Jhabvala‏Verified account @NickiJhabvala 25s25 seconds ago
Noah Fant on George Kittle: "He just told me to enjoy it. He was very happy and it was nothing but words of encouragement."



Jeff Legwold‏Verified account @Jeff_Legwold 56s57 seconds ago
Broncos’ first round pick Noah Fant has arrived and says he’s “looking to do great things here.”



Nicki Jhabvala‏Verified account @NickiJhabvala 30s31 seconds ago
Noah Fant: "I would consider myself tight end through and through. I love blocking, I love catching touchdowns and whatever is asked of me."



Nicki Jhabvala‏Verified account @NickiJhabvala 1m1 minute ago
Noah Fant said when he came on his top-30 visit, Josey Jewell and Casey Kreiter told him they loved it here.



Troy Renck‏Verified account @TroyRenck 1m1 minute ago
#Broncos @nrfant said he considers himself a tight end. Says loves blocking... Wanted to be a Bronco. Packed an orange pocket square for his suit because of his wish. #Denver7



Nicki Jhabvala‏Verified account @NickiJhabvala 2m2 minutes ago
Noah Fant said he chose Iowa over the many other schools that offered out of high school because of this right here: He wanted to be an NFL tight end and Iowa has a long history of producing pro TEs.



Nicki Jhabvala‏Verified account @NickiJhabvala 41s42 seconds ago
Noah Fant: "My goal is to win games here. I want to win as many games as possible."



Andrew Mason‏Verified account @MaseDenver 2m2 minutes ago
Von Miller and Joe Flacco both texted Noah Fant, he said. Jake Butt, Troy Fumagalli and “all of the guys” in the TE room texted him as well to welcome him to Denver.



Kyle Fredrickson‏Verified account @kylefredrickson 1m1 minute ago
On the fan base: "Football is very important here ... I'm definitely excited." On getting the call from John Elway: "I was very emotional. For me, it was like the stars were aligning. Going into the draft, the Broncos were one of my favorites."

So the fade into the corner of the endzone now needs to be called Noah's Arc.

Originally Posted by Cugel

There's nothing wrong with Fant. Those arguing that he "wasn't even the best TE on his college team" are wrong. The pick wasn't great though because they desperately need ILBs who can cover TEs over the middle and there were only 2 elite ones in the draft.

They were looking at Devin Bush at #10 and blinked. And that is gonna cost them. TEs you can find in later rounds. Travis Kelce was taken in they third round as were most of the best TEs in the league. Gronk himself was taken in the second round at #42.

Gronk doesn't count. He was a top 10 talent and everyone knew it. The back injury dropped him.

Originally Posted by Cugel

There's nothing wrong with Fant. Those arguing that he "wasn't even the best TE on his college team" are wrong. The pick wasn't great though because they desperately need ILBs who can cover TEs over the middle and there were only 2 elite ones in the draft.

They were looking at Devin Bush at #10 and blinked. And that is gonna cost them. TEs you can find in later rounds. Travis Kelce was taken in they third round as were most of the best TEs in the league. Gronk himself was taken in the second round at #42.

The market has changed. Just because TE's wre available there in the past doesn't mean they are now. Even year to year that changes.

How big of a drop was it to the next TE on the board? If a long way then we're drafting another Butt and then what's the point?

No RBs or WRs were taken until late rd 1 yesterday, things are changing, get on board

Fant gets Eddie Mac's #87.

He's going to look great catching TDs for us.

IF he can be nearly as productive as Kelce its worth it.

I was watching some highlights last night. One thing I noticed is he was often lined up against CBs and has the ability to run by them. It was pretty impressive to watch a TE do that.

Originally Posted by slim

I was watching some highlights last night. One thing I noticed is he was often lined up against CBs and has the ability to run by them. It was pretty impressive to watch a TE do that.

I think in some of those highlights he ran past Denzel Ward, fwiw

Originally Posted by slim

I think in some of those highlights he ran past Denzel Ward, fwiw

As a Buckeye fan and alumnus, yes. Yes, he did.