Dukes & Bell

Carl and Mike come back with some Braves talk as they react to Marcell Ozuna not being in the Braves lineup for today's matchup, marking the third time in the last four games, the Atlanta designated hitter has been benched. As they discuss, they share thoughts on whether or not the Braves may be looking to move on from Ozuna and possibly any other players by the trade deadline, to which Carl is not going to be the case.

Carl and Mike are joined by Connor Riley as they discuss the latest headlines on the Georgia Bulldogs including Texas beating them on another top recruit and whether Georgia should be considered the second best team in the SEC.

Carl and Mike are joined by Audacy NFL Insider, Mark Schlereth as they preview the NFL season with teams starting to report to training camp this week, including the Falcons on Thursday.

Carl and Mike come back with more football talk and discuss why they believe the Falcons may be getting set to begin "their most important season in a decade' as they look to break a playoff drought of seven years. As they share their thoughts, they also agree the Falcons had a great offseason in regards to adding to their defense and while Michael Panix Jr. only had three starts last season, the offensive pieces around him in conjunction with a hopefully much improved defense, give reason to be excited about the season. They then get into the latest NFL headlines, including Bengals owner Mike Brown saying they have no intention of trading Trey Hendrickson and working to get a deal done with their best defensive player.

Carl and Mike come back with more Falcons talk as they preview the start of training camp and share thoughts on their confidence level for each Falcons position groups, with Carl noting he has a low confidence level for the special due to the fact of Younghoe Koo's struggles last season. As they continue with their discussion, they both agree in their confidence level for the defensive line being at medium and that is the one area of the defense which may have to prove they have improved.

Carl and Mike come back and share some thoughts on video of Kyle Pitts making catches from Michael Penix Jr. generating some buzz about him working out with his teammates, however Carl notes the video was hard to be excited about due to the fact there were no clips of him running routes or making great catches against a defender. And while they agree it was good seeing Pitts apparently working out with Penix Jr. and Drake London, the lack of previously mentioned footage makes it hard for the two of them to look forward to seeing Pitts in action this season.

Carl and Mike open up the show with some early thoughts on the fact NFL training camps begin this week with the Falcons starting on Thursday. As they discuss, they share why they are both excited about the Falcons having a positive season, however agree their are going to be real expectations for Raheem Morris in his second season as head coach to lead this team further than years past.

In the first hour of today's show, the guys chat about the start of the Braves season after the break. Bryant McFadden joins to talk Falcons defense, and Steelers extensions.

In the 2nd hour of today's show, the guys discuss what an impact season for the two falcons rookies looks like in year 1.

In the final hour of today's show, the guys hit the Falcons report. Grant McAuley joins in Around the Yard.