The best defenders are remembered for the shots that never happened.

Prevention leaves no evidence, which makes it almost impossible to credit. A defender who reads the pass early and stands in the right place produces a nothing: no tackle, no highlight, just an attack that quietly does not happen. The same is true of the person who spots the problem in week one. Their best work looks like an uneventful day.

Notice the quiet competence around you this week and say it out loud, because nobody else will. And when your own good work leaves no trace, keep your own count. The absence of disasters is a result, even though it never shows up anywhere.