Why should I be excited about the upcoming NFL season? I watch games because it's an excuse to hang out with my friends and making fun of my team is a nice communal experience, but is there anything else?

Since I don't care about any sports in August, what's something cool I can occupy my time with for a month and then scrap when football and interesting baseball return?

Earlier Ovechkin teams “justly earned a reputation for crumbling to inferior teams?” Is that just the Montreal series? Beyond that, what would you be referring to?

Is this much different from how Chelsea won four years ago?