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how he believes he will fit in with the Hawks. As they discuss, they both agree that if he remains healthy throughout the season, Porzingis has the potential to be a real difference maker for the Hawks

Carl and Abe are joined by Grant McAuley as they discuss the team's loss to the A's and whether or not the club has anyone they may be able to turn to, to get help with pitching rotation outside the organization.

Carl and Abe get into some Falcons talk and share some thoughts on how much trust they have in Raheem Morris heading into second year as the head coach of the team, to which explains he has a fairly decent high level of confidence in Morris despite what he believes was some questionable decision making in year one. As they discuss, Carl notes he believes Morris had the opportunity to learn from his mistakes "as the man" last season and therefore he too is confident year two for Morris.

Carl and Abe get back into some baseball talk and share some thoughts on the All-Star game taking place in Atlanta next week and as they discuss, they express why they believe the summer classic creates memorable moments and how Freddie Freeman's Braves' connection could create an emotional moment.

Carl and Abe come back with more brief Braves talk as they share more thoughts on their 10-1 loss to the A's as Michael Harris II was not in the lineup and Ronald Acuna Jr. being scratched from the lineup prior to the start of the game. As they discuss, both agree the Braves' latest outing showed they lack competitiveness.

Carl and Abe get into some NFL headlines and share thoughts on the Commanders unveiling of their alternate uniforms to which both the guys the fans should be able to vote on their team's favorite uniform they would like to see use as their alternates. They also react to reports of the Bucs all-pro LT Tristan Wirfs having surgery on his knee and likely going to miss out on the season opener against the Falcons, to which Carl notes he believes the Falcons should be able to take advantage of Wirfs missing. They also debate whether or not the Falcons can take over being the team to win the NFC South.

Carl and Abe get into a brief discussion on reports of MLB dropping a Freddie Freeman documentary in which they question if there is anything additional we could learn in regards to the Braves not re-signing their former first-baseman. As their conversation continued, they also share some brief thoughts on whether or not the Braves may have made a mistake in their decision to not bring Freeman back.

Carl and Abe come back and get into some more Braves discussion to which Carl believes it is ok for fans to be disappointed with how the team has performed this season. They then share some thoughts on the Emirates Cup groupings in which the Hawks were placed in the East Group A with the Cavs, Pacers, Wizards, and Raptors and why they believe the in-season tournament is a good way to draw more excitement about the NBA season.

Carl and Abe open up the show with thoughts on the Braves 10-1 loss to the A's on Tuesday as Abe notes he believes "there is nothing coming" of the remainder of the season for the Braves in regards to them reaching the playoffs. As they discuss, they note Didier Fuentes being optioned down after allowing eight earned runs in the first inning and Ronald Acuna Jr. being scratched do to back tightness, leading Carl to believe there is some possibility Atlanta may have been resting their all-star outfielder ahead of the homerun derby and All-Star Game.

The full 7-8 show from Dukes and Bell.

In the first hour of today's show, the guys discuss Kirk Cousins in the Quarterback doc from Netflix, and if there's more blame to go around.

In the 2nd hour of today's show, the guys discuss the Nexflix Quarterback doc and how this team is ready to turn the page.

In the 3rd hour of today's show, the guys chat with Connor Riley of Dawg Nation on what he expect to see and hear from Kirby at SEC Media Days.

In the final hour of today's show, the guys chat with Grant McAuley on the Braves upcoming series vs the A's.

Carl and Abe close out the show with final thoughts on Kirk Cousins and his decision to not reveal how hurt he was last season sooner than he did to which Carl believes he should be held accountable for that and Raheem Morris should not be taking as much blame, which Abe believes he should because he should have made the decision to bench Cousins much sooner than he did.

Carl and Abe are joined by Grant McAuley as they preview the Braves next series with the A's and what fans should expect from the team for the remainder of the season.

Carl and Abe get back into Falcons talk and continue their conversation in regards to Kirk Cousins being one of the featured QB's on Netflix's 'Quarterback' series and gives more insight on the injury he dealt with which eventually led to his benching. As they discuss why Carl believes Cousins should be held accountable for failing to come forward with his injury.

Carl and Abe come back and get into some Braves talk and share their thoughts on why they believe it is unlikely they will reach the postseason. As they discuss, they each give their opinions on what expectations for the remainder of the season should be in regards to what they would like to see from the team, to which Abe notes he believes development of young pitchers and that lineup provides hope next season will not be anything like this season.

Carl and Abe are joined by Connor Riley as they preview SEC Media Days for next week and what type of mindset Kirby Smart may have as he speaks with the media.

Carl and Abe are joined by Atlanta United Chief Soccer and Sporting Director, Chris Henderson as they discuss the club's challenges this season and their focus to still find ways to improve.