Dukes & Bell

Carl and Mike get into some college football talk as they react to Georgia's Daylen Everett saying he would enjoy learning from the Falcons DB's if he were drafted by the team. They also share their thoughts on there not being as many Georgia players at the Senior Bowl, which they agree the level of talent on the Bulldogs' team was not that of previous seasons in which several Georgia players were featured in the annual event.

Carl and Mike come back and briefly discuss the latest news in the gold world as Patrick Reed announced he too would be returning to the PGA Tour and leaving LIV Golf. They then get into Falcons talk and share more thoughts on what they heard from Kevin Stefanski yesterday and reports Zach Klein saying he believes he will be good to go by April. As they discuss, the agree in the report on Penix being good to hear however the QB truly is listening to his doctors and does not try to rush his return.

Carl and Mike get into more NFL headlines and share more thoughts on Bill Belichick being snubbed on the HOF ballot, the Browns hiring Todd Monken as their new head coach, which has led to DC Jim Swartz to reportedly tell people close to him he plans to leave, and Mike McCarthy saying he would not have a problem with Aaron Rogers returning to Steelers next season.

Carl and Mike get back into their Bill Belichick conversation and take calls from listeners to allow them to weigh in on the former Patriots head coach not being selected for the Hall of Fame.

Carl and Mike get into the latest sports headlines as they discuss the fallout of Bill Belichick not being a first ballot Hall of Famer and react to Jimmy Johnson saying that "Spygate" was something "everybody" was attempting to do and Belichick should not have been left off the ballot for anything related to "Spygate".

Carl and Mike open up with Falcons talk as they react to reports of Michael Penix Jr. saying he believes he may be back by April and share their thoughts on why they believe "it is good news" to hear this from Penix Jr.  and agree should the Falcons QB truly be ready trending towards being ready for the start of the season, it instantly makes Kevin Stefanski and Tommy Rees' job a lot easier as they will not have to be concerned about addressing the role ahead of the season.

Atlanta Falcons President of Football Matt Ryan speaks about having a new role with the Falcons and the adjustments he'll need to be making, how busy he's been with his new responsibilities, why they settled on Kevin Stefanski during the head coach interview process, how they were able to convince Kevin Stefanski this was the right job for him, the fans needing everyone involved to earn their trust and respect as winners, why he doesn't view this task as chasing a Super Bowl they way he did as a player, where they are in the GM interview process, letting multiple staff members share thoughts to really get a full grasp of opinions, and what he views as his responsibilities after the HC and GM hires.

Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski talks about why he ultimately decided to accept the Falcons job offer, what led to the decision to let Tommy Rees call plays, his comfort-level with the structure of the organization, bringing Bill Callahan aboard, what he feels are important when trying to develop a young quarterback, what he viewed as the most attractive aspect of the Falcons job, the work and research that goes in to identifying his staff, how long he's been coaching football, and his evaluation of Michael Penix coming out of the draft as a prospect.

The full 1-27-26 show from Dukes and Bell.

2 O'clock Hour

:00 - Carl and Mike open up the show with their thoughts on hearing from Kevin Stefanski in his introductory press conference and agree hearing from the Falcons new head coach made them feel better about the hire. As they discuss they note how Stefanski kept his answers relatively "gray" in regards to Michael Penix Jr. however believe he is completely on board with Penix Jr. being the team's QB of the future.

:20 – Carl and Mike get back to Falcons talk and continue to share their thoughts on hearing from Kevin Stefanski today and take calls from listeners to allow them to weigh in on how they feel about the hiring of Stefanski now that they have heard from the new Falcons head coach. They then share thoughts on comments from Matt Ryan who also spoke today and believe that in already knowing Matt Ryan from his time as QB1 for the team should allow fans to feel more comfortable in trusting him to make the right decisions for the franchise.

:40 – Carl and Mike continue with Falcons talk as they discuss the team retaining several members of the coaching staff including defensive line coach Nate Ollie and secondary coach Justin Hood and agree for the team to build off the success they had last season on the defensive side of the ball, keeping key members of the coaching staff was important.