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the player whose job is invisible until the one time it fails spectacularly.
means A person or thing that protects something from attack, criticism, or loss.
from From Old French 'defendre,' tracing back to Latin 'defendere' — a compound of 'de-' (away, off) and '-fendere' (to strike), a root also seen in 'offend.' So a defender was literally one who strikes away danger; the same Latin root split into both the word for attacking and the word for guarding against attack.
- best praise
- nobody remembers what you did
- stat problem
- great tackles rarely show in highlights
- career arc
- loved only after retiring
- golden rule
- attackers get glory, defenders get blamed