Dukes & Bell

Mike and Abe welcome Joe Patrick to analyze the early impressions of Michael Penix Jr. at Falcons OTAs and how his arm talent compares to Tua Tagovailoa. Grant McAuley shares updates on Ronald Acuña Jr.'s return and the impact of Drake Baldwin's injury on the Braves. They also provide live coverage of flash flooding in Atlanta and discuss Aaron Rodgers' retirement comments.

02:11 - Joe Patrick on Falcons OTAs

06:51 - Penix and Tua Competition

11:15 - Jalen Walker Defensive Outlook

15:15 - Grant McAuley on the Braves

28:23 - Aaron Rodgers Retirement Talk

32:28 - Traffic Report

37:52 - NBA Playoff Analysis

42:00 - Atlanta United Cup Loss

Mike and Abe close out the show with Falcons talk as they share thoughts on Jalon Walker usage by the team seeing an uptick as they agree he is the one Falcons 2025 rookie that will take the biggest year-two leap.

Mike and Abe are joined by Grant McAuley as they discuss the latest on the Braves and the importance of the return of Ronald Acuna Jr. now that Drake Baldwin

Mike and Abe are joined by Joe Patrick as they discuss the latest on the Falcons as OTAs continue.

Mike and Abe get into some Braves talk as they agree yesterday's win was the "right response" after losing to the Marlins 12-0 on Monday, especially with Drake Baldwin placed on the 10-day IL and Ronald Acuna Jr. returning to the lineup after time out due to injury.

Mike and Abe get into some college football talk as they discuss the continued back and forth in regards to the CFP expansion and agree that settling on 16 teams may be the best way to go if there is going to be expansion or leave it at 12 teams.

Mike and Abe get back into Falcons talk as they share thoughts on how the defense may perform this season with some key personnel no longer with the team and the potential of James Pearce Jr. missing some time at the start of the season. As they discuss, they agree Jeff Ulbrich has done a great job with getting the best out of the players and believe the team does not need to change much, however needs to improve in stopping the run.

Mike and Abe get into some NFL talk as they react to reports of Aaron Rogers saying this will be his final season and wonder should Steelers be concerned that he already saying this will be it, as Abe questions whether the veteran quarterback has "both feet in" for the season.

Mike and Abe get into some more Falcons talk as they share thoughts on how the offense look now under Kevin Stefanski with Tommy Rees as the OC and react to comments by Bijan Robinson who addressed the early vibes during OTAs as the players get uised to the new system.

Mike and Abe get into more Braves talk as they react to their win over the Marlins agreeing it was good for Matt Olson came up with a big hit at the right time and Walt Weiss is confident in allowing his pitchers to go long enough to try and go out in god fashion as he allowed Martin Perez to through five innings as he ended his outing with his first 10 strikeout outing.