So every week Ira Kaufman, the Sage of Tampa Bay Sports, makes his Bucs-game picks inside the [Ira Kaufman Podcast](https://www.joebucsfan.com/2025/10/ira-kaufman-talks-seattle-matchup-game-predictions-and-plenty-more/).
Joe is tossing Ira flowers today for upping his 2025 season record to 5-0 after predicting a three-point Bucs win in Seattle.
Ira was adamant that Seattle is no 12-win team and the Bucs have enough juice, even without Bucky Irving, to knock them off on the road.
Well done, Ira — 5-0 is impressive and worthy of a post.
(Each “Joe” is at 4-1 after split calls on the Seattle game.)
Ira kicked off his 50th year as a sports journalist a couple of weeks ago. That’s right. Kaufman secured his first job in the business back in September of 1976. Stunning!
The Sage marches on strong in his 10th year at JoeBucsFan.com. He’s also logged 20 years at Tampa Bay’s only Pro Football Hall of Fame selector.