Game Week Is Here!
September 1st, 2025
Reason to smile.
Joe is in ecstasy.
Game week is here, which the means it’s just six days from a real kickoff Sunday afternoon in Atlanta. Practice resumes today at One Buc Palace and Joe’s team of 12 1/2 interns have reported for duty.
Will Tristan Wirfs be on a practice field today? It’s possible. We’ll find out this afternoon when today’s no-pads (underwear football) session starts at One Buc Palace. Todd Bowles will talk about 1:30 p.m.
Stay tuned for the feisty annual prediction episode of The Ira Kaufman Podcast. That should drop Wednesday night following the unveiling of the first official injury report of the season. If there’s a surprise on that list, Joe might be found vomiting profusely.
It’s official already, third-string right tackle Elijah Wilkinson will start for the Falcons on Sunday. Joe’s mind and eyes will be fixed there to see how Haason Reddick and Todd Bowles plan to wreck Atlanta’s running game and terrorize quarterback Michael Penix.
Ahhh, football is back. The long wait is over.
Sunday may not be a must-win, but a ton of respect will be on the line.