If you can't make a kick in the NFL, you don't have a job.
If you can't throw to the right team or catch a pass in the NFL, you don't have a job.
If you can't do something of significance in the NBA -- posting up, rebounding, threes, whatever your specialty is -- you don't have a job.
If you can't throw strikes or get anyone out in baseball, you can make over a million dollars a year as a middle reliever.