Most employers are ok with a bad day or week but if you aren't performing at the level expected of you / you are compensated to perform at your shown the door.

The life of a pro athlete is one that shouldn't be THAT far from the reality of every one else. The NFL has it right, don't perform? Boom see ya.
- Cush29

I don't compare jobs with a game.

Yeah these guys get paid to do a job but it is a game that really does not guarantee anything.

poop happens. Fans need to calm down.