Five currently productive players to avoid in 2007

	The Falcons may undergo a coaching change this offseason and Michael Vick is one of the reasons why. Simon Bruty/SI

By Bob Harris, Special to SI.com, FootballDiehards

Over the last two weeks I've offered you five players who might be solid 2007 values coming off season-ending injuries this year and five players I believe are on the verge of breakout 2007 seasons.

This week: Five currently productive (sorry Randy Moss) stars I'll avoid next fall.

Michael Vick, QB Atlanta Falcons
It's all starting to make sense. ... Vick admitted this week that the toughest part of this season was when his head coach's father, Jim Mora Sr., a former NFL head coach, called the talented and athletic QB a "coach killer."

"I was just trying to figure out why would he say that and where did it come from," Vick said. "I never figured it out."

And how could he? The two apparently speak different languages. It turns out that what the elder Mora (and pretty much the rest of us) considers "coach killing" is simply "keeping it real" in Vick's world.

At this point it's safe to say Vick is going to get somebody fired, whether it's Jim Mora or offensive coordinator Greg Knapp. And that's my concern. As unhappy as he might be working under Knapp's scheme, the truth is Vick has rushed for 1,000 yards, thrown for 3,000 yards and tossed 19 TDs.

All this despite the fact that heading into Week 16, his receivers were 31st in yards after the catch and 13th in drops.

While there's obviously plenty of blame to go around in Atlanta, a coach will pay. And whether it's Mora and/or Knapp, the bottom line will be Vick learning a new system under a new head coach/coordinator next season -- but with the same wideouts and offensive line that came up short this year.

Thomas Jones, RB Chicago Bears
This might be one of the more interesting situations in that Jones really hasn't done anything to get the bum's rush in Chicago -- other than stand in the way of the fourth pick overall in the 2005 NFL Draft, Cedric Benson.

As much as Lovie Smith insists his team needs two high-end backs to be successful, peaceful coexistence can't be expected to last forever. If nothing else, general manager Jerry Angelo needs Benson to justify his lofty draft status -- something that will be hard to do with the highly-respected Jones, a locker room leader and productive veteran, in the way.

The worst-case scenario? Jones is forced to swap roles with Benson next season, working off the bench while the younger man takes over as the starter. Best-case scenario for Jones? He moves on.

At this point in his career, neither is especially appealing.