Dukes & Bell

Carl and Mike come back and share thoughts on their conversation with Raheem Morris who told them Jalon Walker will be full go for their season opener and that they must protect Michael Penix Jr. to which the guys agree it is important the Falcons QB1 is not getting "beat up". They are then joined by Michael Penix Jr. as he shares his thoughts on the Falcons getting ready for Sunday's season opener

Carl and Mike are joined by Raheem Morris as they preview the Falcons season opener against the Bucs and he shares the latest on injuries and what the Falcons must do as a team to pick up a win on Sunday.

Carl and Mike get back to some NFL talk as they preview the Thursday and Friday games and share some thoughts on how they believe some teams will fare throughout Week 1. They then get into some Falcons talk and react to comments by Michael Penix Jr. as he spoke with media about the quality of reps he has been able to get with starting unit to which Carl revisiting his comments from last week in which he said he was comfortable with the Falcons not just throwing Michael Penix Jr. into the fire and have him 'throwing the ball around the yard' and would be ok if he was more of a game manager.

Carl and Mike get back to more Falcons talk and check each other's temperature about how they feel about Sunday's game in which they both agree this is likely going to be a close contest. As they discuss their thoughts on Sunday's showdown with the Bucs, they both agree the Falcons offense will provide enough for fans to be excited about this season.

Carl and Mike come back with some brief college football talk as they take a look ahead to some of the matchups this coming weekend including the Michigan and Oklahoma showdown, which they believe could be considered one of the better matchups of the weekend. They then share some thoughts on the back and forth between Dan Lanning and Mike Gundy as Gundy seemingly took a shot at Oregon for the amount of money they spend in NIL, to which the guys agree there should be no issue coming from Gundy and believe he knows how the game has been going for years.

Carl and Mike come back with more Falcons talk as they continue to preview Sunday's season opener and share thoughts on what concerns they have about the Bucs to which Mike notes being able to keep Baker Mayfield "in that tackle box" will be key for the Falcons defense. As their conversation continued, they agree beating the Bucs will not be enough and that the Falcons need to dethrone the four-time defending NFC South champs. They then react to more comments from Raheem Morris as he spoke about the team not looking to shift guys around on the o-line as it could make them weaker in two areas vs one.

Carl and Mike open up the show with some Falcons talk and react to comments by Raheem Morris as he spoke with the media about preparing for Week 1 against the Bucs and how important of a role Kyle Pitts will have this season. As they discuss, they share thoughts on the confidence the team has in Pitts and how he appears to have a boost of confidence himself and why they believe Pitts has to have more of an impact, especially with the uncertainty of Darnell Mooney's availability.

The full 9-2-25 Dukes and Bell.

In the first hour of today's show, the guys recap a big weekend of college football - FSU gets the upset against an unprepared Bama. Is Kalen over his head? UGA shows some new playmakers in win vs Marshall.

In the 2nd hour of today's show, the guys hit 4th and 1. Dave Archer joins to preview Sunday's Falcons game.