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1-16-26 Full Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 153:55


The full 1-16-26 show from Dukes and Bell.

Hr1 - Is Matt Ryan's love for Falcons enough to trust he can do the job?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 38:19


2 O'clock Hour :00 - Carl and Mike open the show with Falcons talk as they share thoughts on why it makes sense for the team to keep the defensive coaching staff intact based on the success they had this past season under Jeff Ulbrich. As they continue, they also share thoughts from former Falcons player, Todd McClure, in which he stated he believes the defensive staff is good to go and the most important hire is going to be the OC and Matt Ryan's dedication to the franchise is why he is great for the job. :20 – Carl and Mike are joined by Bryant McFadden as they discuss the latest NFL headlines and what makes the most sense for the Falcons head coach hiring. :40 – Carl and Mike get into some of the latest headlines including the CFP national championship featuring Miami and Indiana and agree the Indiana turnaround is one of the most remarkable in college football history and share their thoughts on if Curt Cignetti is deserving of being considered as great as Kirby Smart. They also share thoughts on the Hawks loss to the Trailblazers and agree their lack of defense is still the team's challenge and Jalen Johnson needs to assume the role of the face of the team.

Hr2 - Falcons would get a 'team first' leader in Kevin Stefanski

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 37:53


3 O'clock Hour :00 – Carl and Mike get into the latest NFL headlines as they share more thoughts on the Falcons head coach search and whether or not Kevin Stefanski may be who the Falcons eventually look to hire as their next head coach. They also share thoughts on the NFL divisional round and weigh in on Sam Darnold dealing with an oblique issue and why that may be an issue for the Seahawks. :20 – Carl and Mike are joined by Ken Carman as they discuss why the Falcons could be in a good place with Kevin Stefanski as head coach :40 – Carl and Mike share thoughts on their conversation with Ken Carman in regards to why things went wrong with Kevin Stefanski in Cleveland and why the Falcons would not be making a bad decision if they wanted to hire the former Browns' head coach.

Hr3 - Why watching Hawks may become challenging for fans

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 41:47


4 O'clock Hour :00 – Carl and Mike are joined by Mike Griffith as they discuss the latest on the Georgia Bulldogs and preview the CFP national championship. :20 – Carl and Mike get into Guy Talk as they share thoughts on the Falcons coaching search and why if Klint Kubiak is indeed a target of the Falcons, Mike believes he needs to be a little more authoritative after listening to a press conference he had. :40 – Carl and Mike are joined by Steve Koonin to discuss the latest on the Hawks and the state of sports viewing for fans.

Hr4 - Falcons defensive staff would stay intact if Kevin Stefanski is hired

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 35:55


5 O'clock Hour :00 – Carl and Mike get back into some Falcons talk as they share thoughts on their conversation with Ken Carman as he discussed Kevin Stefanski with them and why the former Browns head coach could be the right fit for the Falcons. :20 – Carl and Mike get into their picks for the weekend with Orin and DA-DA :40 – Carl and Mike close out the show with final thoughts on the Falcons head coach search and discuss which of the candidates interviewed would be the ideal candidate based on what they would like to see in them.

Falcons defensive coaching staff would stay intact if Kevin Stefanski is hired

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 11:28


Carl and Mike get back into some Falcons talk as they share thoughts on their conversation with Ken Carman as he discussed Kevin Stefanski with them and why the former Browns head coach could be the right fit for the Falcons.

Why watching Hawks may become challenging for fans

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 13:33


Carl and Mike are joined by Steve Koonin to discuss the latest on the Hawks and the state of sports viewing for fans.

Georgia's 'lack of talent caught up with them' in loss to Ole Miss

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 15:31


Carl and Mike are joined by Mike Griffith as they discuss the latest on the Georgia Bulldogs and preview the CFP national championship.

If Falcons want Kevin Stefanski, don't 'judge him off the losing'

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 8:54


Carl and Mike share thoughts on their conversation with Ken Carman in regards to why things went wrong with Kevin Stefanski in Cleveland and why the Falcons would not be making a bad decision if they wanted to hire the former Browns' head coach.

Falcons would get a 'team first' leader in Kevin Stefanski

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 15:44


Carl and Mike are joined by Ken Carman as they discuss why the Falcons could be in a good place with Kevin Stefanski as head coach

Why smoke around Falcons hiring Kevin Stefanski may lead to 'fire'

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 11:12


Carl and Mike get into the latest NFL headlines as they share more thoughts on the Falcons head coach search and whether or not Kevin Stefanski may be who the Falcons eventually look to hire as their next head coach. They also share thoughts on the NFL divisional round and weigh in on Sam Darnold dealing with an oblique issue and why that may be an issue for the Seahawks.

Why Kirby Smart's career at Georgia is still unmatched

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 12:21


Carl and Mike get into some of the latest headlines including the CFP national championship featuring Miami and Indiana and agree the Indiana turnaround is one of the most remarkable in college football history and share their thoughts on if Curt Cignetti is deserving of being considered as great as Kirby Smart.

Bryant McFadden: Falcons need someone 'who's been associated with winning'

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 13:18


Carl and Mike are joined by Bryant McFadden as they discuss the latest NFL headlines and what makes the most sense for the Falcons head coach hiring.

Is Matt Ryan's love for Falcons enough to trust he can do the job?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 12:39


Carl and Mike open the show with Falcons talk as they share thoughts on why it makes sense for the team to keep the defensive coaching staff intact based on the success they had this past season under Jeff Ulbrich. As they continue, they also share thoughts from former Falcons player, Todd McClure, in which he stated he believes the defensive staff is good to go and the most important hire is going to be the OC and Matt Ryan's dedication to the franchise is why he is great for the job.

1-15-26 Full Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 159:35


The full 1-15-26 Dukes and Bell

Hr1 - Falcons have to be faulted for always playing for second fiddle perception

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 38:09


2 O'clock Hour :00 - Carl and Mike open the show with their reaction to reports of John Harbaugh agreeing to become the Giants next head coach and share their thoughts on how the move may impact the Falcons head coach search if Harbaugh was their primary candidate. As they discuss, they agree at this point, regardless of the candidates the Falcons have interviewed and plan to interview, they "have to get the hire right" in order to shake the perception they always "play second fiddle". :20 – Carl and Mike are joined by Marc Raimondi as they discuss the latest on the Falcons head coach and general manager search. :40 – Carl and Mike get back to Falcons talk and discuss comments from Marc Raimondi during their conversation with him in which he stated he leaned towards the team likely not going to hire John Harbaugh after hearing Arthur Blank say the vision for the franchise would be coming from Matt Ryan. As they discuss, Carl believes Harbaugh would still have been able to set the culture despite the vision coming from Matt Ryan if that is the case.

Hr2 - It should not be questioned why Falcons head coach vacancy 'is a good job'

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 44:34


3 O'clock Hour :00 – Carl and Mike get into NFL talk as they discuss the history of the Giants possibly being a factor in John Harbaugh's decision to accept their offer to become their head coach versus filling the Falcons vacancy. They then share thoughts on now former Falcons QB coach being hired by the Commanders as their new QB coach and share their thoughts on why they believe the Falcons seems to be hoping to keep their defensive coaching staff in tact while allowing offensive coaches look for other opportunities, which leads them to believe they are happy with the defense. :20 – Carl and Mike make their case for why they believe the Falcons head coach position "is a good job" and with the right coach put in place, they can be a 10 win team. :40 – Carl and Mike get into what's on DA-DA mind as they react to comments from listeners in regards to the guys thoughts on John Harbaugh no longer being available for the Falcons HC vacancy, a high school kid in Arizona scoring 100 points in a game and James Hardin stating he believes the Clipper can "come all the way back". 4 O'clock Hour

Hr3 - Falcons must find the coach to 'cultivate' a winning culture

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 37:42


4 O'clock Hour :00 – Carl and Mike continue with their conversation on the Falcons head coach vacancy and share thoughts on a few of the candidates the team has interviewed and agree the Falcons are doing the right thing by "talking to everyone" as they have now interviewed eight candidates for the position. :20 – Carl and Mike continue with Falcons talk as they discuss why they believe the team is talented enough to be a winning team, however they must get the head coach hire right and bring on someone who can "cultivate" the culture to turn the franchise around. They then get into some Hawks talk as they share their thoughts on why they believe the team has to improve defensively. :40 – Carl and Mike get into Guy Talk as they discuss the recent gambling investigation in which a Kennesaw State basketball player has been indicted, tickets for the national championship game being high and Mike's sciatica acting up on him.

Hr4 - Falcons in a race to get the guy they 'really want'

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 39:08


5 O'clock Hour :00 – Carl and Mike continue with their thoughts on the Falcons search for their next head coach and agree someone who is a "culture builder" is going to be important and discuss who they believe would be the right fit of the current list of candidates the Falcons have already interviewed. :20 – Carl and Mike share thoughts on the Falcons needing to talk to everybody who makes sense for their head coach position and address listeners who ask the guys to share their thoughts on if the team should talk to Jon Gruden, which they agree would likely not happen due to his past legal action against the NFL. :40 – Carl and Mike close out the show with final thoughts on the Falcons head coaching search

Falcons in a race to get the guy they 'really want'

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 9:37


Carl and Mike share thoughts on the Falcons needing to talk to everybody who makes sense for their head coach position and address listeners who ask the guys to share their thoughts on if the team should talk to Jon Gruden, which they agree would likely not happen due to his past legal action against the NFL.

'A culture builder' makes the most sense for Falcons HC hire

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 12:24


Carl and Mike continue with their thoughts on the Falcons search for their next head coach and agree someone who is a "culture builder" is going to be important and discuss who they believe would be the right fit of the current list of candidates the Falcons have already interviewed.

Falcons must find the coach to 'cultivate' a winning culture

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 11:27


Carl and Mike continue with Falcons talk as they discuss why they believe the team is talented enough to be a winning team, however they must get the head coach hire right and bring on someone who can "cultivate" the culture to turn the franchise around.

Falcons doing the right thing 'talking to everyone' for HC vacancy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 10:33


Carl and Mike continue with their conversation on the Falcons head coach vacancy and share thoughts on a few of the candidates the team has interviewed and agree the Falcons are doing the right thing by "talking to everyone" as they have now interviewed eight candidates for the position.

It should not be questioned why Falcons head coach vacancy 'is a good job'

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 12:49


Carl and Mike make their case for why they believe the Falcons head coach position "is a good job" and with the right coach put in place, they can be a 10 win team.

Why Falcons 'seem happy' with their defensive staff

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 13:14


Carl and Mike get into NFL talk as they discuss the history of the Giants possibly being a factor in John Harbaugh's decision to accept their offer to become their head coach versus filling the Falcons vacancy. They then share thoughts on now former Falcons QB coach being hired by the Commanders as their new QB coach and share their thoughts on why they believe the Falcons seems to be hoping to keep their defensive coaching staff in tact while allowing offensive coaches look for other opportunities, which leads them to believe they are happy with the defense.

Regardless of Matt Ryan's vision, Falcons need culture setter at HC

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 13:24


Carl and Mike get back to Falcons talk and discuss comments from Marc Raimondi during their conversation with him in which he stated he leaned towards the team likely not going to hire John Harbaugh after hearing Arthur Blank say the vision for the franchise would be coming from Matt Ryan. As they discuss, Carl believes Harbaugh would still have been able to set the culture despite the vision coming from Matt Ryan if that is the case.

Falcons having to play 'the waiting game' on head coach and GM search

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 11:05


Carl and Mike are joined by Marc Raimondi as they discuss the latest on the Falcons head coach and general manager search.

Falcons have to be faulted for 'always settling for second fiddle' perception

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 11:26


Carl and Mike open the show with their reaction to reports of John Harbaugh agreeing to become the Giants next head coach and share their thoughts on how the move may impact the Falcons head coach search if Harbaugh was their primary candidate. As they discuss, they agree at this point, regardless of the candidates the Falcons have interviewed and plan to interview, they "have to get the hire right" in order to shake the perception they always "play second fiddle".

1-14-26 Full Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 158:35


The full 1-14-26 show from Dukes and Bell.

Hr1 - Falcons monitoring if John Harbaugh 'leaves the building' in New York

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 39:12


2 O'clock Hour :00 - Carl and Mike open up the show with Falcons talk as they react to reports the team is planning to interview Antonio Pierce, which they agree he is a "tough love" type of coach and is deserving of another shot at a head coaching job. They then share thoughts on reports of Jim Harbaugh meeting face to face with the Giants today and agree New York has a full court press on for the former Ravens head coach and they are not surprised as they believe the Giants should be concerned if Harbaugh leaves the building. :20 – Carl and Mike get into some Hawks talk as they share thoughts on the team's defensive performance this season and in particular in Tuesday night's loss to the Lakers, who had 81 points at halftime. As they discuss, they agree the Hawks are a team becoming hard to buy and they do not "okay good enough defense when it matters," :40 – Carl and Mike continue with Hawks talk as they discuss why they believe the team does not play good enough defense and Quin Snyder is not doing enough to get his players execute better. They then take calls from listeners to allow them to share their thoughts.

Hr2 - Why Falcons top coaching target may be one least expected

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 40:07


3 O'clock Hour :00 – Carl and Mike get into some football talk as they discuss the ongoing coaching search for several teams including the Falcons and react to reports that respect John Harbaugh has for Matt Ryan has the team in position to be the biggest threat to the Giants in the race for Harbaugh. :20 – Carl and Mike get back to Falcons talk as they share thoughts on the potential of the Falcons hiring someone who is not expected by many such as John Harbaugh, Kevin Stefanski and Klint Kubiak as the team may not have even had either of them on the top of their list of candidates. :40 – Carl and Mike get into what's on DA-DA's mind as they discuss thoughts on Mike Tomlin joining Kirby Smart's staff

Hr3 - 'Unless a deal gets done in New York', Falcons will meet with John Harbaugh

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 39:53


4 O'clock Hour :00 – Carl and Mike get into more Falcons talk as they share more thoughts on the ongoing coaching search and believe that despite the Giants reportedly going all out to land John Harbaugh, the Falcons will get a chance to meet with the former Ravens coach unless he agrees to a deal with the Giants. :20 – Carl and Mike are joined by Chris Henderson of Atlanta United as they discuss the return of Tata Martino and the club addressing their defensive struggles from a season ago. :40 – Carl and Mike get into Guy Talk

Hr4 - 'There's something fundamentally wrong' with Hawks

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 39:22


5 O'clock Hour :00 – Carl and Mike get back into football talk as they react to reports of John Harbaugh having his interview with the Giants and reportedly will meet in person with the Falcons and Giants to which the guys agree the Falcons have just as a good of a chance to land Harbaugh as their head coach as any of the teams in the mix for the former Ravens head coach. :20 – Carl and Mike get into some Hawks talk as they discuss how poorly the team's defense was in their loss to the Lakers and agree with Trae Young no longer on the team, Quin Snyder has to begin shouldering the blame for how bad the team has been performing as they believe there is something "fundamentally wrong with the team". :40 – Carl and Mike close out the show with final thoughts on the Falcons head coach search as Carl notes he believes the 'most experienced guy' should be the one the Falcons hire, believing John Harbaugh fits the bill.

Falcons need 'the most experienced guy' as next head coach

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 13:50


Carl and Mike close out the show with final thoughts on the Falcons head coach search as Carl notes he believes the 'most experienced guy' should be the one the Falcons hire, believing John Harbaugh fits the bill.

'There's something fundamentally wrong' with Hawks

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 11:45


Carl and Mike get into some Hawks talk as they discuss how poorly the team's defense was in their loss to the Lakers and agree with Trae Young no longer on the team, Quin Snyder has to begin shouldering the blame for how bad the team has been performing as they believe there is something "fundamentally wrong with the team".

Falcons 'have just a good of a shot' to land John Harbaugh as new HC

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 11:53


Carl and Mike get back into football talk as they react to reports of John Harbaugh having his interview with the Giants and reportedly will meet in person with the Falcons and Giants to which the guys agree the Falcons have just as a good of a chance to land Harbaugh as their head coach as any of the teams in the mix for the former Ravens head coach.

Atlanta United already seeing Tata Martino's 'clear way of playing'

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 9:51


Carl and Mike are joined by Chris Henderson of Atlanta United as they discuss the return of Tata Martino and the club addressing their defensive struggles from a season ago.

'Unless a deal gets done in New York', Falcons will meet with John Harbaugh

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 12:22


– Carl and Mike get into more Falcons talk as they share more thoughts on the ongoing coaching search and believe that despite the Giants reportedly going all out to land John Harbaugh, the Falcons will get a chance to meet with the former Ravens coach unless he agrees to a deal with the Giants.

Why Falcons top coaching target may be one least expected

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 9:34


Carl and Mike get back to Falcons talk as they share thoughts on the potential of the Falcons hiring someone who is not expected by many such as John Harbaugh, Kevin Stefanski and Klint Kubiak as the team may not have even had either of them on the top of their list of candidates.

'Respect' reason Falcons likely to have their shot at John Harbaugh

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 12:58


Carl and Mike get into some football talk as they discuss the ongoing coaching search for several teams including the Falcons and react to reports that respect John Harbaugh has for Matt Ryan has the team in position to be the biggest threat to the Giants in the race for Harbaugh.

Hawks biggest challenge is size in the middle

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 12:13


Carl and Mike continue with Hawks talk as they discuss why they believe the team does not play good enough defense and Quin Snyder is not doing enough to get his players execute better. They then take calls from listeners to allow them to share their thoughts.

Hawks not 'playing good enough defense when it matters'

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 12:37


Carl and Mike get into some Hawks talk as they share thoughts on the team's defensive performance this season and in particular in Tuesday night's loss to the Lakers, who had 81 points at halftime. As they discuss, they agree the Hawks are a team becoming hard to buy and they do not "pkay good enough defense when it matters,"

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