Ira Kaufman Dives Very Deep On Bucs Schedule, Mike Evans, Explains His Season Prediction Change, The Defense’s Fastest Fix, And More
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May 15th, 2026 at 9:57 am
Friday Podcast, Nice!
May 15th, 2026 at 1:29 pm
Everybody drastically underestimates just how cataclysmic losing both starting guards was for this team. Baker could no longer function properly and had near 0 time. Just getting the guards back turns this into an entirely different team. We should be like the 2024 team except with a way better defense. Which means we will win several games we currently expect to lose as long as everyone stays healthy. Not having injuries to high leverage positions- QB, offensive line, secondary will make all the difference.
Bet the over on 8.5 wins. Watch and see.
May 15th, 2026 at 1:55 pm
joe and ira –
yes you guys are thinking like me…i like it…lol…
we really need 3 of 4 to start…
we need 3 of 4 to finish…
and somehow find the other 4 wins in the tough middle of the schedule, and as it toughens up post bye…
if this happens we grab the magical 10 wins…
this really seems like the story to 10 wins, from an early schedule look-see
May 15th, 2026 at 1:57 pm
i’m at 9 wins………but 10 is the magical number…
and my above post is the roadmap to the divisional win, and the playoffs
May 15th, 2026 at 2:14 pm
I get the feeling the NFL might think that late Rams game may grant home field advantage to the winner. Expect the Bucs to give them a much bigger challenge this time around.
May 15th, 2026 at 3:53 pm
Why are the Joes so negative . The schedule is easy to start . How can you not think we will go 4-0. 3-1 at worse. It doesn’t make you look bad if you pick us to win and we lose but it does when you pick us to lose end we win. ??? Joe does not make evaluations based at all on what fans think. Clear in this podcast is one “Joe” has the Bucs at a 9-win season and the other is at 7 wins. Both are subject to change. It’s May.–Joe
I mean you guys are thinking like the national media. Baker will be healthy , the oline will be healthy , receivers will be back .. we won without Evans and Godwin last year. Running backs better. We have to believe the D will be better with fa and draft. One duo scares you with the Bengals. Bowles has a great record opening days and on the road. Green Bay and Minnesota and Cleveland will be in our house when it’s the hottest of the year. And Cleveland … if we lose to them might as well look towards the draft.
May 15th, 2026 at 3:54 pm
My favorite podcast. Why? Hard working. Passionate about their work. Highly talented at what they do. Take accountability. My favorite QB. Why? Hard working. Passionate about his work. Highly talented at what he does. Takes accountability. You guys have had dang near 20 years to build your team. I’m thinking Baker is just about to get his team built up to the level of expertise you guys display on the daily. Ain’t nothing worthwhile easy. It only looks easy when you’re really good. I think this year is a harvest year for Baker and his boys. Might just make 13 wins look easy. Ira is dead right, our schedule, I don’t believe, could be more favorable. Despite everything that happened last year, we’d have won a dozen games with a healthy offensive line. We’re gonna be good. Real good.
May 15th, 2026 at 4:52 pm
Coconut donut fueled Ira Kaufman.
He’s always going to be one of the Pom Pom squad.
He’ll come around after the five game losing streak around the bye.
In that sense, Bowles never lets us down.
May 15th, 2026 at 4:53 pm
Totally agree, Kenton. The team looking bad can be attributed to injuries this past year so without injuries PLUS all this new influx of talent on the defense plus a new WR and TE will equal an excellent offense and a much more balanced defense capable of playing complementary football! That’s exactly what we needed. Look for much, much more pressure on opposing qb’s and a nice balanced attack again on offense.
May 15th, 2026 at 5:23 pm
6-11 most likely. A slow start this upcoming season will bury the team and they will give up like they did last year.
May 15th, 2026 at 5:48 pm
This team will not have a slow start barring huge injuries.
May 15th, 2026 at 7:24 pm
I’ve been between 9 and 10… wish I could go to 11, but until we avoid that midseason losing streak, I can’t.
Only 7 wins from Lee? Ouch. Can’t say I blame him though, we don’t what the offense or defense is going to look like,