Yes, I'd imagine the ideal scenario that Lenny Rider is referring to, is being really great, but doing just a little more quietly, not on MNF having an absolute standout game like a big flashing advertising hoarding hovering over you.
It makes me think of Han Solo telling Chewie in Return of...
I get your point, but the only way to not have this 'concern' is to make sure we get players that aren't as good. That doesn't seem to be a very good way of looking at it. We'd surely rather have a team full of 'concerns' than not?