NFL Sundays... Just A Day Away

After a long 7 months of Super Bowl recovery, bounty scandals, Peyton Manning, draft days, training camp, awful preseason games, and way, way too much Tim Tebow, the first NFL Sunday is upon us. It's been a long old summer. Super Bowl XLVI still seems like yesterday, every eye in the football world glued to one throw to decide it all... And now is the time for the New England Patriots to get back, and take it all.

Can anyone stop the Boston TE Party? Or the man throwing the ball to them. Can Brandon Lloyd push the memory of Chad Ochocinco out of our mind? Will Wes Welker be affected by the offseason issues. Will the offensive line be able to step up after a lot of change and a  difficult preseason.

Can the defense play like they did in the playoffs? Can the front seven, with the additions of Chandler Jones and Dont'a Hightower, generate pressure on the QB? Can the defensive backs step up after a very poor 2011? Can Devin McCourty return to his 2010 form? Can the group shutdown the pass game while also being ball hawks?

So many questions. No answers until around 4pm ET Sunday. The over-riding question of the whole season will be: Can the Patriots go back to the dance in New Orleans? I can't wait for the ride.

If you weren't psyched for the season already. Here's an awesome 10 minute video of the 2011 season. It kicks some serious butt.