Dukes & Bell

Carl and Mike get back to some Falcons talk as continue to preview the season opener against the Bucs and share thoughts on the latest injury reports in which the Falcons list Darnell Mooney as questionable to which they both agree it is better for the Falcons to not risk losing Mooney for the year if he is not completely healthy.

Carl and Mike are joined by Steve Koonin as they discuss the Steve Ballmer/Clippers/kawhi leonard situation to which Steve believes it is good the NBA is investigating and the type of penalties that can be dealt out should there be any truth to the claims mentioned in Pablo Torre's report.

Carl and Mike get back into some NFL talk and more conversation on the Jalen Carter spitting on Dak Prescott incident before the season opener got underway and agree that those who believe Dak Prescott deserve what happened are wrong for their opinion as Prescott did not spit on Carter. They then get into some Georgia Bulldogs' talk and revisit their conversation with Mike Griffith as he shared why he believes Georgia needs to be better in short yards offense. As they discuss, they agree that on Saturday, Georgia will unlikely display much dominance in that aspect, however when they open their SEC play against Tennessee, they must be better.

Carl and Mike get a good laugh as they react to audio of Dragon Con Parade TV announcers claiming Mike was driving the Men In Black car

Carl and Mike get back to some Falcons talk and share thoughts on whether or not there should be any surprise in regards to Drake London not getting a new contract prior to the season getting started. As they discuss, Carl believes the focus of the Falcons and London were more likely focused on figuring out what the offense is going to look like as they enter the season with Michael Penix Jr. taking over at quarterback. They then get into a conversation on why they believe it is important for the Falcons defense to set the tone early, referring to last season in which the Bucs scored on their first four drives the first time the two teams met.

Carl and Mike come back with some brief college football talk as they revisit their conversation with Mike Griffith as they previewed Georgia's matchup with Austin Peay to which he told them the concern for the Dawgs is being better with short yardage offense and have to find a way to be a little more explosive. They then get into some NFL talk and share thoughts on which teams they believe have some of the best chances to reach the Super Bowl.

Carl and Mike come back and revisit some of their conversation with Rick Stroud as he spoke with them about what the Bucs are going to be asking of Baker Mayfield to which Stroud shares Todd Bowles and the coaching staff want him to be himself and have some of who he was at Oklahoma in him. As they discuss they note Stroud's comments in regards to the Bucs coming to Atlanta with a "bad taste in their mouth" after losing both games to the Falcons last season.

Carl and Mike come back with more thoughts on the Cowboys and Eagles game and share thoughts on CeeDee Lamb's two dropped passes on their final drive of the game, including the final pass which could have kept their drive going had he made the catch. They then get into some Falcons talk and share thoughts on their confidence on how well they will perform on Sunday and agree they believe the Falcons have to prove they can stop the run.

Carl and Mike open up the show with their thoughts on the Jalen Carter spitting incident prior to the Eagles' season opener against the Cowboys which led to him being ejected. As they discuss and acknowledge Carter apologized for his actions, they agree Carter's immaturity was on display with the incident and could have cost the Eagles the win with him being out. They then get to some Falcons talk and agree that Sunday's game with the Bucs is a must for them to jump out on Tampa and set the tone for their season.

The full 9-4-25 show from Dukes and Bell.