He was a revelation, no doubt. Players like that rarely hit, but when they do: bonus!
I had this same reaction initially but if he wants to claim and celebrate some Tongan heritage from somewhere, it takes nothing away from me.
It is on his Mom's side and the tattoo he has is Tongan.
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LOL had no idea he was part Tongan. That's cool.
I had no clue until this little discussion happened.
I've known a few Tongans in the Army. Usually pretty good dudes.
Not really much different than all of the blonde hair, blue eyes Mexicans with fair skin that come from Central Mexico. They look more European than I do....and there's a lot of them.
We need to see him lead the Oline in a haka before a big game.
Hopefully we will not have to rely on the passing game looking for a red zone target, pound the rock!
Yup. A lot of us are mutts. Just bc we aren’t 100% of something doesn’t mean we don’t have that in us somewhere. I’m glad he’s proud of it. And I’m sad that people based their statements purely outta appearance without stopping to think what could be the case.
He was born in Denmark. His mother is from New Zealand but her family migrated there from Tonga.
Conner is also a RedZone threat, both running and receiving. Also Higgins (TE). I think we are close to elite on offense.
From what I saw on Benson’s college film, we should not discount his contributions in the red zone.
We need to redefine the red zone...out to the 50...at the end of the season I want to hear, "every time the Arizona Cardinals crossed midfield, they scored"From what I saw on Benson’s college film, we should not discount his contributions in the red zone.
As for MHJ based on his feet, height and being a hands catcher he will draw double teams opening up areas allowing others to become targets.
With the KM/Conners/Benson ground threat keeping the linebackers honest we could be lethal inside 10 yards.
Play calls will need to be better to instill supreme confidence for the players.
But yeah, I support your stance
I'd wager the Cardinals get a few longer TD runs out of Benson.From what I saw on Benson’s college film, we should not discount his contributions in the red zone.
As for MHJ based on his feet, height and being a hands catcher he will draw double teams opening up areas allowing others to become targets.
With the KM/Conners/Benson ground threat keeping the linebackers honest we could be lethal inside 10 yards.
Play calls will need to be better to instill supreme confidence for the players.
But yeah, I support your stance
That's the Maori of New Zealand.
Shelf life for a RB is not a long one, so your prediction is a sound one. But I think that Conner has another couple of years left. And his leadership qualities should not be overlooked. As Conner's carries go down, I also expect Benson's to go up. This year we are fortunate to have two VG RB's.
