Phreakin Curse Lives

One meaningless preseason game is all it took to confirm - for those still wondering - that the curse of the Philadelphia Phreaks is alive and well. As Clinton Portis, the Phreaks' projected #1 RB, made a tackle following an interception he suffered a partial dislocation of his left shoulder. Phreak officials were tight-lipped about Portis' prognosis and status for opening day, but reports of owner Ping Shen trying frantically to track down JJ Arrington's phone number cannot be a positive sign.

Portis, picked by many prognosticators as a top 5 back this season, figures to be replaced in the starting lineup by Julius Jones if he is indeed unable to go in week one. While Jones has shown flashes of brilliance in the past nagging injuries have prevented him from becoming the back that the Phreaks believe he can be. With regular (and healthy) playing time, however, it is possible that Jones could quickly mature into a top-flight back.

The good news for the Phreaks? Well, Donovan McNabb appears to be fully recovered from his sports hernia injury that hindered him last season and is set to 'rewrite some record books' according to newly hired Phreaks offensive consultant Randall Cunningham.