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Carl and Mike share thoughts on the Falcons requesting interviews with Seahawks OC Klint Kubial and Miami's DC Anthony Weaver and reports Kevin Stefanski is going to interview for the Falcons HC vacancy as well and agree the team need to cast a wide net to replace Raheem Morris.

Carl and Mike continue to share their thoughts on the letter from Arthur Blank in which he addresses how the Falcons will move forward with new structure which includes bringing in a president of football as Rich McKay will no longer serve in that role. As they discuss, Carl believes Falcons fans should have hope with how the team is moving forward, particularly due to the fact McKay will no longer be involved in the football side of operations.

Carl and Mike continue with Falcons talk and share their thought son why they believe now was the right time for the team to move on from Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot, to which in the case of Fontenot, they agree poor planning in regards to preparing for a successor to Matt Ryan played a role in leading to the firing of the GM.

Carl and Mike get back to Falcons talk with more reactions to the Falcons firing Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot and speculations of Matt Ryan being brought on by the team as the new president of football. As they discuss they share thoughts on why the position may be tough for Ryan and could turn him from a beloved former player to someone fans will be ready to run out of town should he not be able to help the team reach success.

Carl and Mike continue with Falcons talk as they share thoughts on some of the positive takeaways from the Falcons win over the Saints to close out the 2026 season including James Pearce Jr. finishing the season with 10.5 sacks, which the guys agree he was worth the trade the Falcons made to draft him. As they discuss, they do agree the Saints appear to have their quarterback of the future in Tyler Shough, praising him for how well he moves on his feet.

Carl and Mike continue with thoughts on the Falcons moving on from Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot and now having a vacancy for a president of football and discuss why there may be some curiousness as to what the structure will be for the front office in regards to who will have the final word on decisions such as player personnel.

Carl and Mike keep rolling with reactions to the Falcons firing Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot and share thoughts on speculations Matt Ryan may be hired as the team's new president of football, which Carl believes is not going to be a good situation if Ryan is going to continue to do TV as he has done this past season.

Carl and Mike continue with Falcons talk and react to Arthur Blank's letter to fans in which he states new leadership was needed in the head coach and general manager positions to which both the guys agree this was the type of statement fans needed to hear from the owner. They then continue to take calls from listeners to allow them to continue to react to the firings.

Carl and Mike continue with Falcons talk and share thoughts on the team firing Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot and take calls from listeners to allow them to share their thoughts on the moves and how they hope to see the team moving forward. As they continue to share their thoughts, they agree it was time for the Falcons to move on from Morris and Fontenot

Carl and Mike open up the show with their reactions to the Falcons firing Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot and Rich McKay no longer being the president of football operations, with Greg Beadles being elevated to president and CEO of the Atlanta Falcons. As they discuss they share their thoughts on the direction the team may go in regards to replacing Morris and Fontenot as well as why Matt Ryan may not be the person the Falcons turn to be the president of football.

The full 1-2-26 show from Dukes and Bell.

Carl and Mike open up the show with some brief conversation on how they enjoyed their NYE in which Carl got a scary call from he and his wife's daughter as she informed them she and friends were in a car accident and fortunately they were ok. They then get into some football talk as they react to Georgia's loss to Ole Miss in which they agreed this was the first time in recent years in which they believe Kirby Smart and his coaching staff were too conservative with some of their play calling in particular in the first half.

Carl and Mike get back into some football talk as Carl notes he believes Georgia will be back in the mix next season and share thoughts on Dan Lanning's comments in regards to how he believes the college football schedule must be adjusted to and the NFL needing to give up Saturdays for the sake of college football. Carl and Mike are joined by Bobby Hebert as they preview the Falcons, Saints season finale on Sunday and why he believes Tyler Shough is the best quarterback in the NFC South the Saints are more concerned with Falcons being led by Kirk Cousins. Carl and Mike share thoughts why the service industry is struggling to keep good help on staff and why Trae Young should still be traded by Hawks regardless of how much ownership loves him if they ultimately come to the conclusion they cannot win with him.

:00 – Carl and Mike get into some Georgia football talk as they continue to share thoughts on the loss to Ole Miss and agree the Bulldogs' offense did not have enough flow and the Dawgs seemed to play more conservative at times in comparison to previous games. :20 – Carl and Mike get into Guy Talk as they discuss what should be proper gym etiquette, Curt Cignetti in line for a big payday should Indiana keep winning in CFP and he is not one of the top three highest paid coaches and a parachuting that went wrong at a bowl game. :40 – Carl and Mike are joined by Steve Koonin as they discuss the latest on Hawks and why Kristaps Porzingis is more valuable to Hawks lineup than some may realize due to how many games he has missed.

:00 – Carl and Mike get back into some Falcons talk as they continue to share thoughts on why they believe how you finish matters and in the case of Raheem Morris, the Falcons defeating the Saints on Sunday may play a significant role in regard to Arthur Blank making a decision to bring Morris back in 2026 as the head coach. :20 – Carl and Mike are joined by Mike Griffith and discuss the Georgia Bulldogs loss to Ole Miss as he shares thoughts on why Ole Miss was the better team and Georgia was a team that was able to find a way throughout the season. :40 – Carl and Mike close out the show with final thoughts on Georgia's loss to Ole Miss and discuss why they believe Kirby Smart had his best season as Georgia's head coach because they believe he did more with less this season in comparison to teams he has had in the past. They then share final thoughts on the Falcons matchup with the Saints on Sunday and discuss why they believe the Falcons have more than enough playmakers to win on Sunday.

Carl and Mike close out the show with final thoughts on Georgia's loss to Ole Miss and discuss why they believe Kirby Smart had his best season as Georgia's head coach because they believe he did more with less this season in comparison to teams he has had in the past. They then share final thoughts on the Falcons matchup with the Saints on Sunday and discuss why they believe the Falcons have more than enough playmakers to win on Sunday.

Carl and Mike are joined by Mike Griffith and discuss the Georgia Bulldogs loss to Ole Miss as he shares thoughts on why Ole Miss was the better team and Georgia was a team that was able to find a way throughout the season.

Carl and Mike get back into some Falcons talk as they continue to share thoughts on why they believe how you finish matters and in the case of Raheem Morris, the Falcons defeating the Saints on Sunday may play a significant role in regard to Arthur Blank making a decision to bring Morris back in 2026 as the head coach.

Carl and Mike are joined by Steve Koonin as they discuss the latest on Hawks and why Kristaps Porzingis is more valuable to Hawks lineup than some may realize due to how many games he has missed.

Carl and Mike get into some Georgia football talk as they continue to share thoughts on the loss to Ole Miss and agree the Bulldogs' offense did not have enough flow and the Dawgs seemed to play more conservative at times in comparison to previous games.