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Why Falcons top coaching target may be one least expected

Carl and Mike get back to Falcons talk as they share thoughts on the potential of the Falcons hiring someone who is not expected by many such as John Harbaugh, Kevin Stefanski and Klint Kubiak as the team may not have even had either of them on the top of their list of candidates.

Jan 14, 202610 min

'Respect' reason Falcons likely to have their shot at John Harbaugh

Carl and Mike get into some football talk as they discuss the ongoing coaching search for several teams including the Falcons and react to reports that respect John Harbaugh has for Matt Ryan has the team in position to be the biggest threat to the Giants in the race for Harbaugh.

Jan 14, 202613 min

Hawks biggest challenge is size in the middle

Carl and Mike continue with Hawks talk as they discuss why they believe the team does not play good enough defense and Quin Snyder is not doing enough to get his players execute better. They then take calls from listeners to allow them to share their thoughts.

Jan 14, 202612 min

Hawks not 'playing good enough defense when it matters'

Carl and Mike get into some Hawks talk as they share thoughts on the team's defensive performance this season and in particular in Tuesday night's loss to the Lakers, who had 81 points at halftime. As they discuss, they agree the Hawks are a team becoming hard to buy and they do not "pkay good enough defense when it matters,"

Jan 14, 202613 min

Falcons monitoring if John Harbaugh 'leaves the building' in New York

Carl and Mike open up the show with Falcons talk as they react to reports the team is planning to interview Antonio Pierce, which they agree he is a "tough love" type of coach and is deserving of another shot at a head coaching job. They then share thoughts on reports of Jim Harbaugh meeting face to face with the Giants today and agree New York has a full court press on for the former Ravens head coach and they are not surprised as they believe the Giants should be concerned if Harbaugh leaves t...

Jan 14, 202612 min

1-13-26 Full Show

The full 1-13-26 show from Dukes and Bell.

Jan 13, 20262 hr 37 min

Hr1 - 'Important' Matt Ryan allows Falcons new GM and coach to do their jobs

2 O'clock Hour :00 - Carl and Mike open up the show with Falcons talk as they share their thoughts on Matt Ryan's introductory press conference in which Mike notes he gets the impression while Ryan will lead the hiring of the head coach and general manager and Arthur Blank will have final say say, however Carl believes Ryan will be the decision maker in regards to the hiring of the head coach and GM. They then react to breaking news of Mike Tomlin announcing he is stepping down from coaching the...

Jan 13, 202640 min

Hr2 - Why expectations should be that Matt Ryan will be 'in full control'

3 O’clock Hour :00 – Carl and Mike are joined by Bryant McFadden as they discuss Mike Tomlin stepping down as the Steelers head coach and why the Falcons should waste no time reaching out to the Super Bowl winning coach. :20 – Carl and Mike continue with thoughts on Matt Ryan's introductory press conference and discuss how Ryan and Arthur Blank stated the new head coach and GM will be empowered to do their job. As their conversation continues, they discuss Ryan's comments in regards to what he w...

Jan 13, 202637 min

Hr3 - John Harbaugh's time with Ravens was going to end regardless

4 O'clock Hour :00 – Carl and Mike continue with their thoughts on Matt Ryan and some of his answers from his press conference. :20 – Carl and Mike continue to discuss Matt Ryan's role as president of football and whether or not there should be trust in the former Falcons' quarterback to make the right decisions. They also react to Ryan's comments in regards to Michael Penix Jr. as he answered questions about his role in decision making on the soon to be third-year quarterback. :40 – Carl and Mi...

Jan 13, 202640 min

Hr4 - Did Steelers offense become too stagnant under Mike Tomlin?

5 O'clock Hour :00 – Carl and Mike continue their conversation on Matt Ryan following his press conference from earlier today and share thoughts on how much authority Ryan will have in decision making and agree in hoping Ryan will be able to make final decisions without Arthur Blank having to be involved. :20 – Carl and Mike get into some football talk as they react to the Texans win over the Steelers Monday night and react to Aaron Rogers' comments in regards to talk of Matt LaFleur and Mike To...

Jan 13, 202639 min

Did Steelers offense become too stagnant under Mike Tomlin?

Carl and Mike get into some football talk as they react to the Texans win over the Steelers Monday night and react to Aaron Rogers' comments in regards to talk of Matt LaFleur and Mike Tomlin being on the hot seat with their respective organizations, which Tomlin announced he was stepping down ono Tuesday.

Jan 13, 202611 min

Why Matt Ryan understands Falcons need the right people in place

Carl and Mike continue their conversation on Matt Ryan following his press conference from earlier today and share thoughts on how much authority Ryan will have in decision making and agree in hoping Ryan will be able to make final decisions without Arthur Blank having to be involved.

Jan 13, 202612 min

Why there should not be any doubt in Matt Ryan as president of football

Carl and Mike continue to discuss Matt Ryan's role as president of football and whether or not there should be trust in the former Falcons' quarterback to make the right decisions. They also react to Ryan's comments in regards to Michael Penix Jr. as he answered questions about his role in decision making on the soon to be third-year quarterback.

Jan 13, 202610 min

Falcons get 'fresh approach with new set of eyes' with Matt Ryan as president

Carl and Mike continue with thoughts on Matt Ryan's introductory press conference and discuss how Ryan and Arthur Blank stated the new head coach and GM will be empowered to do their job. As their conversation continues, they discuss Ryan's comments in regards to what he will be looking for in regards to the HC position and noted that he believes the person does not have to be an offensive minded person.

Jan 13, 202610 min

Why Falcons may cannot be in the Mike Tomlin conversation

Carl and Mike continue with more thoughts on Mike Tomlin stepping down as the Steelers head coach and discuss whether or not he would sit out or look to get back into coaching next season or sit out before returning if he indeed wants to coach. They then get back to Falcons talk and continue to discuss whether or not Matt Ryan will have the final say in hiring of the head coach and GM due to him saying with Arthur Blank's approval.

Jan 13, 202613 min

Debate: Will Arthur Blank have final say on the hiring of head coach and GM

Carl and Mike come back with more football talk as they continue to react to breaking news of Mike Tomlin stepping down and agree all teams should reach out to the Super Bowl winning coach. They then get back to Falcons talk and debate if Arthur Blank is still going to have final say in the hiring of the GM and head coach due to Matt Ryan saying he will make the final decision with Blank's approval.

Jan 13, 202611 min

'Important' Matt Ryan allows Falcons new GM and coach to do their jobs

Carl and Mike open up the show with Falcons talk as they share their thoughts on Matt Ryan's introductory press conference in which Mike notes he gets the impression while Ryan will lead the hiring of the head coach and general manager and Arthur Blank will have final say say, however Carl believes Ryan will be the decision maker in regards to the hiring of the head coach and GM. They then react to breaking news of Mike Tomlin announcing he is stepping down from coaching the Steelers.

Jan 13, 202612 min

1-12-26 Full Show

The full 1-12-26 show from Dukes and Bell.

Jan 12, 20262 hr 34 min

Hr1 - Falcons must allow Matt Ryan to be that one voice as president of football

2 O'clock Hour :00 - Carl and Mike open up with Falcons talk as they react to the team announcing they have hired Matt Ryan as the president of football and share thoughts on why they believe Ryan is going to be good for the job, agreeing the former Atlanta QB will be dedicated to turning the franchise around and the team will likely be most successful in his new role if they allow him to be 'the one voice'. :20 – Carl and Mike get into some football talk as they agree most of the games from the...

Jan 12, 202636 min

Hr2 - Are Falcons better equipped for more experienced HC like John Harbaugh

3 O’clock Hour :00 – Carl and Mike continue with football talk as they share thoughts on games from the NFL Wild Card weekend as they agree the games were all real games and made for one of the best playoff weekends in recent NFL history. :20 – Carl and Mike continue with more Falcons talk as they share thoughts on the Falcons allowing Zac Robinson to interview for the Bucs OC job however not allowing Jeff Ulbrich to interview with the Cowboys, which they agree signals they hold value in what Ul...

Jan 12, 202638 min

Hr3 - Good Hawks can now 'establish new leadership' with Trae Young gone

4 O'clock Hour :00 – Carl and Mike continue with thoughts why they believe the Falcons should not waste time in trying to hire John Harbaugh now that they have officially interviewed him for their head coach position. :20 – Carl and Mike continue to share thoughts on the Falcons announcing they have interviewed John Harbaugh and discuss how much patience there should be in the team making their final decision on the position. They then get into Hawks talk and share thoughts on the team moving fo...

Jan 12, 202641 min

Hr4 - Falcons biggest challenge in HC hire is quarterback uncertainty

5 O'clock Hour :00 – Carl and Mike get back to Falcons talk as they continue to react to the team announcing they completed an interview with John Harbaugh to which Carl believes the team needs to make the former Ravens head coach an offer to fill their vacancy now. As they discuss, they share thoughts on why they believe the biggest challenge the Falcons may face in hiring their top candidate is the uncertainty at the QB position. :20 – Carl and Mike continue to discuss the Falcons coaching sea...

Jan 12, 202638 min

'Falcons can't go wrong' with top head coach candidates

Carl and Mike continue to discuss the Falcons coaching search to which they agree the team is in a good position in regards to some of the candidates they are targeting and believe the team cannot go wrong with John Harbaugh, Kevin Stefanski and Klint Kubiak as their choices.

Jan 12, 20269 min

Falcons biggest challenge in HC hire is quarterback uncertainty

Carl and Mike get back to Falcons talk as they continue to react to the team announcing they completed an interview with John Harbaugh to which Carl believes the team needs to make the former Ravens head coach an offer to fill their vacancy now. As they discuss, they share thoughts on why they believe the biggest challenge the Falcons may face in hiring their top candidate is the uncertainty at the QB position.

Jan 12, 202612 min

Good Hawks can now 'establish new leadership' with Trae Young gone

Carl and Mike continue to share thoughts on the Falcons announcing they have interviewed John Harbaugh and discuss how much patience there should be in the team making their final decision on the position. They then get into Hawks talk and share thoughts on the team moving forward without Trae Young and have won three in a row without their former All-Star guard.

Jan 12, 20268 min
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