Carl and Mike get back to some more Falcons talk as they react to the team announcing more interview request for GM candidates and reports that they are expected to hire Tommy Rees as their new OC and share their thoughts on if Rees will be capable of working with Michael Penix Jr. to help him be successful once he returns.
Carl and Mike get back to some more Falcons talk as they joke about whether or not Arthur Blank cooked the steaks they had for dinner with Kevin Stefanski. They then get into some Georgia talk as they discuss whether the Bulldogs can get back to the mountaintop and win another national championship next season.
Carl and Mike are joined by Josh Kendall as they discuss the hiring of Kevin Stefanski
Carl and Mike continue with football talk as they discuss the OC hire for the Falcons to which they discuss whether or not Brian Daboll would be a good fit assuming the Falcons are even considering him. They then get into 4th and 1 and react to Bills owner Terry Pegula saying GM Brandon Beane was not the decision maker in drafting Keon Coleman and it was the coaching staff who pushed for it.
Carl and Mike get back to more Falcons talk as they share thoughts on if Kirk Cousins may have played a role in the team's decision to hire Kevin Stefanski, to which they both do not believe Cousins has 'enough clout" for that to be the case. Then they share thoughts on the Baker Mayfield reaction on Twitter to D. Led saying the Bucs QB was part of a dumpster fire in Cleveland under Stefanski.
Carl and Mike get back to Falcons talk as they react to comments by fans who are not in favor of the hiring of Kevin Stefanski and agree that at this point, we have to wait and see if the former Browns head coach is capable of coming in and fixing the offense, which they believe is the most important thing the team must address this offseason.
Carl and Mike open up the show with Falcons talk as they share thoughts on the team continuing their GM and OC search and discuss which of the roles is the most important to get filled first. As they discuss, they agree Kevin Stefanski has not proven he is at the level in which he be the play caller as well therefore, the Falcons must get the right and is a little more important than the GM hire.
The full 1-20-26 Dukes and Bell.
In the first hour of today's show, Falcons did 'what was best right now' in Kevin Stefanski hire. Indiana's storybook ending proves the Hoosiers 'aren't going anywhere'. 'Nothing's changed' for Hawks defensively despite trading Trae Young
Chris opens up the show with a look at the Stefanski hire, and what that does to playoff expectations in year one for the Falcons.
In the 2nd hour of today's show, 'The experience mattered' in Falcons hiring Kevin Stefanski. 'It's good' Falcons players getting recognized with post-season honors. Race remains close between Carl and DA-DA
In the 3rd hour of today's show, Falcons' fans must trust Matt Ryan in the process of hiring Kevin Stefanski. Kevin Stefanski doesn't need to win pressers, Falcons must win games.
In the 4ht hour of today's show, Falcons' not taking any risk in decision to name Kevin Stefanski new HC. Can Kevin Stefanski develop Michael Penix Jr. into QB Falcons need.
Carl and Mike close out the show with final thoughts on the Falcons as they take a few more calls from listeners to allow them to share thoughts on the hiring of Kevin Stefanski. As they discuss, they agree the narrative of whatever the relationship Stefanski had with Shedeur Sanders has "no bearing" on Falcons' decision to hire him.
Carl and Mike continue with their conversation on the Falcons hiring of Kevin Stefanski and share thoughts on what the former Browns head coach can bring to the franchise despite having a losing record in Cleveland. As they discuss, they agree they hope Stefanski is able to develop Michael Penix Jr. assuming he returns from his injury at full strength and does not suffer any setbacks.
Carl and Mike get back into Falcons talk as they continue to share thoughts on the hiring of Kevin Stefanski as they agree the team did not want to take any risk by waiting before hiring Stefanski.
Carl and Mike continue their conversation on the Falcons hiring Kevin Stefanski and revisit their talk with Ken Carman who shared some insight on the former Browns' head coach.
Carl and Mike get back to Falcons talk as they continue to share thoughts on the hiring of Kevin Stefanski and agree fans have to "trust Matt Ryan" and his decision to go with the former Browns head coach.
Carl and Mike come back with some brief thoughts on the CFP championship and agree Indiana was able to "play the system" to help lead to their first national championship. They then get back to Falcons talk as they agree it is good to see players from the team earning postseason honors as James Pearce Jr. and Xavier Watts were named to the Pro Football Writers All-Rookie Team.
Carl and Mike get back into more Falcons talk as they continue to take calls from listeners to allow them to share their thoughts on the hiring of Kevin Stefanski and agree the team's decision to go with the former Browns' head coach was likely based on his experience as they believe that "mattered" when choosing the right candidate.
Carl and Mike come back with some Hawks talk as they share thoughts on the team continuing to struggle on defense as they suffered their fourth straight loss, including a 132-106 loss to Boston on Saturday as they gave up 82 points in the first half. They then continue with Falcons talk as they take calls from listeners to allow them to share thoughts on the hiring of Kevin Stefanski as the team's new head coach.
Carl and Mike get into the latest sports headlines as they react to Indiana defeating Miami for the national championship and agree the game was a great watch and it was a storybook ending for the Hoosiers.
The full 1-16-26 show from Dukes and Bell.
2 O'clock Hour :00 - Carl and Mike open the show with Falcons talk as they share thoughts on why it makes sense for the team to keep the defensive coaching staff intact based on the success they had this past season under Jeff Ulbrich. As they continue, they also share thoughts from former Falcons player, Todd McClure, in which he stated he believes the defensive staff is good to go and the most important hire is going to be the OC and Matt Ryan's dedication to the franchise is why he is great f...
3 O’clock Hour :00 – Carl and Mike get into the latest NFL headlines as they share more thoughts on the Falcons head coach search and whether or not Kevin Stefanski may be who the Falcons eventually look to hire as their next head coach. They also share thoughts on the NFL divisional round and weigh in on Sam Darnold dealing with an oblique issue and why that may be an issue for the Seahawks. :20 – Carl and Mike are joined by Ken Carman as they discuss why the Falcons could be in a good place wi...
4 O'clock Hour :00 – Carl and Mike are joined by Mike Griffith as they discuss the latest on the Georgia Bulldogs and preview the CFP national championship. :20 – Carl and Mike get into Guy Talk as they share thoughts on the Falcons coaching search and why if Klint Kubiak is indeed a target of the Falcons, Mike believes he needs to be a little more authoritative after listening to a press conference he had. :40 – Carl and Mike are joined by Steve Koonin to discuss the latest on the Hawks and the...
5 O'clock Hour :00 – Carl and Mike get back into some Falcons talk as they share thoughts on their conversation with Ken Carman as he discussed Kevin Stefanski with them and why the former Browns head coach could be the right fit for the Falcons. :20 – Carl and Mike get into their picks for the weekend with Orin and DA-DA :40 – Carl and Mike close out the show with final thoughts on the Falcons head coach search and discuss which of the candidates interviewed would be the ideal candidate based o...
Carl and Mike get back into some Falcons talk as they share thoughts on their conversation with Ken Carman as he discussed Kevin Stefanski with them and why the former Browns head coach could be the right fit for the Falcons.
Carl and Mike are joined by Steve Koonin to discuss the latest on the Hawks and the state of sports viewing for fans.
Carl and Mike are joined by Mike Griffith as they discuss the latest on the Georgia Bulldogs and preview the CFP national championship.
