Dukes & Bell

Carl and Mike get into the latest headlines related to Atlanta sports as they share thoughts on the Falcons having completed two interviews for their president of football role and as they discuss, they share thoughts on whether or not if anyone interviewing for the position truly has a chance to g

Carl and Mike are joined by Bryant McFadden as they discuss the latest NFL headlines and preview this weekend's Wild Card weekend.

Carl and Mike open up the show with some football talk as they react to reports of John Harbaugh is asking for $20M a year and $10M in staff budget as well as total authority over the roster and wants to select the team's GM, to which they both there may be a team willing to give him what he is asking for due to him be a proven winning coach. They then share their thoughts on Miami defeating Ole Miss in the CFP Fiesta Bowl semifinal matchup and agree that while the score was close, Miami was the more dominant team.

The full 1-6-26 Dukes and Bell.

:00 - Carl and Mike open up the show with thoughts on what they took away from Arthur Blank's press conference as he spoke for the first time since the firing of Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot. As they discuss, Carl notes he believes Blank's statement in regards to being surprised by the consulting firm's finding of a lack of clarity and vision for the team, which Cael believes has led to the team creating the president of football role.

:20 – Carl and Mike get into some Hawks talk as they react to the trade of Trae Young and share their thoughts on why they believe it was time for both parties to come to mutual separation, however it is unfortunate the Hawks were never able to reach expectations placed on the franchise with Young.

:40 – Carl and Mike are joined by Zach Klein as they discuss the possibility of Matt Ryan becoming the Falcons president of football and why the Hawks trading Trae Young was a good move.

:00 – Carl and Mike get back into some more Hawks talk as they share more thoughts on the trade of Trae Young and why the team made the right decision. They then get into some NFL headlines as they react to the Dolphins firing Mike McDaniel and note how Arthur Blank mentioned the new head coach does not have the responsibility of retaining any of the current coaching staff, in particular Jeff Ulbrich, who did a good job this season with the defense.

:20 – Carl and Mike are joined by Courtney Erhardt, manager of the Discover Atlanta Boat Show.

:40 – Carl and Mike get into their picks for the weekend

:00 – Carl and Mike get into some brief Hawks talk as they share more thoughts on the trade of Trae Young and agree in there being disappointed in the fact the team was not able to achieve success with the All-Star guard. They then share more thoughts on Arthur Blank's press conference and discuss the team owner's comments in regards to the team being viewed as not having real direction.

:20 – Carl and Mike - Interview Replay: Mike Conti w/ Arthur Blank

:40 – Carl and Mike get into Guy Talk as they discuss whether or not Trae Young should be considered a super star in which they agree he provided great moments, however has set to elevate to super star status.

:00 – Carl and Mike get back to Falcons talk as they continue to share more thoughts on Arthur Blank's press conference in which he addressed the firing of Raheem Morris being a full season evaluation and consulting firm saying there was lack of countability and poor communication within the organization. They also discuss Blank stating he believes in Michael Penix Jr. still being their franchise QB.

:20 – Carl and Mike get back to Hawks talk and reflect on whether or not Trae Young was able to change the franchise while he was in Atlanta. As they discuss, they believe the Hawks never had the right pieces placed around him to truly lead the team in the direction in which they were expected to head.

:40 – Carl and Mike close out the show with thoughts on the Ole Miss and Miami CFP semifinal matchup and discuss what they believe the outcome will be and why they believe the national championship game would be intriguing should both Ole Miss and Indiana reach the final.

Carl and Mike close out the show with thoughts on the Ole Miss and Miami CFP semifinal matchup and discuss what they believe the outcome will be and why they believe the national championship game would be intriguing should both Ole Miss and Indiana reach the final.

Carl and Mike get back to Hawks talk and reflect on whether or not Trae Young was able to change the franchise while he was in Atlanta. As they discuss, they believe the Hawks never had the right pieces placed around him to truly lead the team in the direction in which they were expected to head.