Dukes & Bell

Carl and Mike are joined by Joey Maloney as they discuss the latest on the possibility of legalized gambling coming to Georgia and the obstacles being faced to try and get gambling legalized in Georgia.

Carl and Mike get into the latest NFL headlines as they discuss why it is important to talk to people from around the business to get an idea of the type of person teams are getting when they make hires and relate the conversation to the Falcons hiring of Ian Cunningham and agree that while no one can predict immediate success, talking with sources can provide enough info to give an idea of what can be expected from Cunningham.

Carl and Mike get back into Falcons talk as they share more thoughts on the coaching hires and the importance of roles being defined for the offensive staff. As they discuss, they share thoughts on if it would make sense for the Falcons to take a flyer on a quarterback in the second or third round of the draft to address their backup QB situation.

Carl and Mike get into some of the latest sports headlines including the Hawks losing over the weekend to the Pacers, Jalen Johnson being named to NBA All-Star reserves and the Hawks trading Vit Krejci and discuss what they believe the future hold for the franchise as they continue to rebuild after moving on from Trae Young.

Carl and Mike open up the show discussing how their weekend went as they dealt with the winter storm which impacted the metro Atlanta area. They then get in some Falcons talk as they react to coaching hires made over the weekend including Alex Van Pelt as their quarterbacks coach and Tanner Engstrand as their passing game coordinator and the guys agree the team is putting forth the effort to provide Michael Penix Jr. with "plenty of help".

Carl and Mike close out the show with final thoughts on the Falcons hiring of Ian Cunningham and now that the front office is in place and a new head coach has been hired in Kevin Stefanski, all fans can do now is ask that the team makes decisions to turn the team in the right direction.

Carl and Mike are joined by Bryant McFadden as they discuss the latest NFL headlines and the Falcons hiring of Ian Cunningham.

Carl and Mike get back into more Falcons talk as they continue to discuss why they believe there "are so many things to like" about the hiring of Ian Cunningham and the Falcons did the right thing by not rushing their decision on choosing their new GM.

Carl and Mike are joined by Steve Koonin as they discuss the latest on the Hawks and whether or not the team is content with sticking and building around their young core.

Carl and Mike get into some brief Hawks talk as they share some thoughts on whether or not the team should make a move by the trade deadline, however Atlanta appears to be content to focus on their young core of players instead of making a splash to make a playoff push now. They then get into more Falcons talk as they note several players on the defensive side of the ball who may no longer be with the team due to free agency and share thoughts on the need for interior players defensively.