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I guess I made a mistake. I should have realized that the "Verified Account" logo was not present on his site. I just assumed it was really him because Kerry Rhodes (who has a verified account) was arguing with him.

On second thought, the spelling and grammar was particularly awful on the Harrison Twitter, so I should have put two and two together. It still fooled a lot of people.

The proprietor of the Twitter account states that everything posted on the site were things Harrison said in earlier interviews and even the feud between him and Rhodes was real. That is essentially not true. He responded to Rhodes' specific tweets and gave the impression that it was Harrison's Twitter.

I don't want to go through the whole thing, but whoever ran the site is backpedaling quickly. He knew exactly what he was doing and since Schefter calling him out, he's suddenly apologetic.

You can still follow "Rodney" if you'd like: His twitter

Anyway, what a day huh? There were touchdowns and field goals and tackles and punts. Pretty much everything you see during a day of football. But there were some things of note:

-Chris Johnson of the Tennessee Titans ran for 197 yards of 16 rushes, had 97 receiving yards on 9 catches, and scored 3 touchdowns. In my fantasy league, that amounted to 51.90 points. And in case you don't play fantasy, that's a lot of points. Luckily I was not playing the guy who had him. Would not have mattered though, I would have won anyway. I want you to look at this unbelievable performance by me allocating football players into positions for fantasy purposes:

That's right, 155.02 points. Enjoy the Brees indeed. If you would, you may also notice that I am writing this at the half of the Cowboys and Giants game. So barring four touchdowns a piece for Jason Witten and Marion Barber, I will be cruising to an easy victory.

Speaking of terrific performances (What. A. Segue.), Frank Gore had himself a day and a half. With two rushes of 79 and 80 yards respectively, Gore amassed a total of 207 yards on the ground today. At one point it seemed inevitable that he would break Adrian Peterson's single game rushing record of 296 yards. But it wasn't meant to be as Gore essentially stopped using his legs following his second big run.

Alright, enough tiptoeing around the subject. Get to the real story.
Okay, okay, relax. That's right, the New York Jets defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 44! Congratulations Jets! You deserved it!

I'm kidding of course. But given the amount of attention prior to the game, you could have easily mistaken today's Week 2(!) match-up between the Jets and Patriots as a battle for interstellar domination.

Take for instance the "Twitter Fight" between Jets safety Kerry Rhodes and physically deflated "After Picture" Rodney Harrison.

It's Week 2 fellas. The penis-measuring is for the playoffs.

That all being said. What a huge win for the Jets!!!!

All kidding aside, they really backed up all that meaningless talk since training camp. Especially Rex "I will one day have a trophy named after me" Ryan. He must have blitzed on 80% of the defensive snaps. And on 80% of the defensive snaps, Brady was on his back. Even when the Patriots had the ball at their own twenty yard line with less than two minutes to go and no timeouts, Ryan continued to bring the house. Not once did he fall back into prevent coverage. UPDATE: Tony Romo just threw another pick (And now back to your regularly scheduled programming).

It was an impressive win for the Jets. And as a fan, it was fun to experience a Jet/Patriot game that didn't end in crushing disappointment. I just hope to keep this season in perspective.

Yes, they are 2-0.

Yes, they have yet to give up an offensive touchdown.

But they still have a rookie quarterback, rookie head coach and no number one receiver. So forgive me for not acting like a New England Patriots fan (exceedingly arrogant and unrepentant sore winners). I'm going to take this season one game at a time.

Follow me on Twitter: Sean B. Fitzgerald

What's the old adage? A guy can act real tough behind the screen of a computer but in real life he's an agoraphobic nerd with asthma. Well in this case, it's two enormous men hurling insults at each other via Twitter. Those men being safety Kerry Rhodes of the New York Jets and former New England Patriot Rodney Harrison. Here it goes:

"Kerry Rhodes is not really a tough guy, i saw him pass on plenty of tackles... i want to see what kind of game he brings Sunday."
about 3 hours ago from web

"I'm detecting a lil jealousy from @rodneyh37 he must wish he was playing 2morrow. My talent outweighs his ask belichick."
about 3 hours ago from web

"@kerryrhodes Kerry, you talk big for someone who has yet to even win in the playoffs you think you will ever accomplish what i accomplished?"
about 1 hour ago from web in reply to kerryrhodes

"@Rodneyh37 r u playing sunday? i respect ur game but u crossed line. and i never talk smack u started it. i kno u respect my game! Tweet it!"
28 minutes ago from web

"@kerryrhodes I definitely respect your game on the field Kerry, but i didn't appropriate what you said about the Patriots its disrespectful."
22 minutes ago from web in reply to kerryrhodes

"@Rodneyh37 u being someone who played the game knows the media runs it i said we are gonna try to embarrass them! lol u should respect that"
14 minutes ago from web

"@kerryrhodes And even though i respect your game, you do have flaws and i have seen you pass on tackles and not always been physical."
18 minutes ago from web in reply to kerryrhodes

"@Rodneyh37 and i told u i respect ur game and u have flaws 2 lol. and so does ed reed! thats a given."
13 minutes ago from web

"@kerryrhodes The talk about Brady's knees and promising to hit him more than 6 times is what hit a nerve did you ever come back from..."
10 minutes ago from web in reply to kerryrhodes

"@Rodneyh37 see and thats my point i never ever said anything about hitting his knees! lol r u serious you know i dont play that way!"
12 minutes ago from web

"a surgery like that? no wonder you have no idea what kind of impact your words have for certain players who went through rehab."
14 minutes ago from web

I'm assuming that last one was directed at Kerry Rhodes. Hilarious.

Speaking of television, avoid turning on SNY when Seton Hall is playing. It is a horror film for anyone who enjoys the game of basketball. It's like an And1 game without all the skill. Ill-advised passes, hand-groping defense, token attempts at steals, deep threes. The type of play you might see at a CYO game. As I type, they are blowing their chance at any upset against #1 Pittsburgh. I do not know why I had my hopes up.

Since both Seton Hall and the Knicks are losing, I've decided to watch  Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Which I must say, is clearly the best of the trilogy. The second movie of trilogies are usually the better ones. It seems as if the cast, directors, and producers all came together and decided that it needed to be better than the first one. Some examples include The Empire Strikes Back, The Godfather 2, D2: The Mighty Ducks. I'll make a list one of these days (maybe even in blog-form. Stay tuned).

Anyway, there were a few happenings in the world of sport over the past few days. Some of them interesting. Most of them not. But I thought I would share my opinions on them because I know you want them.

Matt Cassel traded to Chiefs for second round draft pick
It was part of the Mike Vrabel trade talked about yesterday. So, to sum up, the Patriots traded Mike Vrabel and Matt Cassel to the Chiefs for a second round draft pick (34th overall). Personally, I believe New England got hosed. But try telling that to a Patriots fan. Prior to the trade, I was talking to a guy I know who is a big New England fan. He was asking me how many first round draft picks Cassel is going to yield when he's traded. Come today, the Pats give up both Cassel and Vrabel, this is the first thing he says to me, "I think it's a good deal. 34th is practically first round". Nice. To them, when Belichick's involved, there is no downside.

When it comes to Cassel as an actual talent, I believe he is an average quarerback. I am from the school of thought that believes Cassel was a product of the system. It's easy to put up numbers when you have two All-World receivers in Wes Welker and Randy Moss. Plus, he didn't even lead his team to the playoffs (Kidding, Pats fans).

Off Topic Digression (Redundant?)
I switched over to watching Old School on TBS and I caught the ending. And underrated ending for an average movie I must say. I was hoping to add that anecdote and then have the clip ready for you to click on. But it's not on YouTube or any other streaming video website. This really upsets me. Usually, I think of a scene from a movie or television show and in two seconds, I am watching the video online. I pray for the day where we can view ANY scene from ANY movie or television show ever made. It's only a matter of time.

Back to your regularly scheduled blog post
Now that I think of it, there really weren't a lot of sports stories over the past few days. Just a bunch of little trades and signings.

Bart Scott signs six year deal with Jets
Believe me, I am happy about this. The Jets need a linebacker, bad. But did they really have to pay him THIS much. I guess that's just the nature of the beast. And I am hoping I say that previous sentence every time Scott sacks a quarterback next season.

Insert Friend: Wow, why did Bart Scott have to sack Tom Brady so hard?
Sean B. Fitzgerald (Me): That's just the nature of the beast.

I'm the beast, and it's my nature.

Based on the signing of Scott and the acquisition of Lito Sheppard for draft picks, it looks as if the Jets are in a "win now" mode. Which is kind of what mode they were in when they acquired Brett Favre last August. But I guess they weren't ready to "win now" then, but are ready to "win now" now? That sounds right, I guess. I'm just happy Favre is back in his Wranglers, chasing critters, riding his tractor, and not adding to his interception record.

I really should not be writing about the NFL as much as I am on February 28th. I understand that it is the most popular sport in this great country of ours, but can we please be obsessive about something else? I enjoy the NFL between September and the first week of February. In that time, I watch 9-12 hours of game footage, 10-15 hours of analysis, and an infinite amount of time worrying about my fantasy team a week. But as soon as the clock hits 0:00 on the Super Bowl, the "caring" part of my brain switches off for the NFL. I feel that it isn't even a conscience decision for me. It's more genetic.

Arod to meet with MLB officials Sunday
In case you want something to not care about. Here.

By the way, I would write about how Manny and Boras declined the Dodgers 2-year, $45 million offer, but the whole thing made me sick. Seriously, I really believe after hearing that, I became sick. Manny made me feel achy, and gave me the stye on my eye. I hate him. (But I want him on the Yankees)