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Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan & Abe Gordon continue to react to the Atlanta Hawks announcing that they will begin the search for a President of Basketball Operations and have hired Sportsology Group, a leading provider of strategic advisory and operational support in the sports industry, to direct the process. The guys also continue to react to the team also announcing that Landry Fields has been relieved of his duties as general manager, and Onsi Saleh has been promoted to general manager of the Atlanta Hawks. Mike, Abe, and Beau also talk about how Hawks' Owner Tony Ressler needs to allow new GM Onsi Saleh spend money this offseason.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan & Abe Gordon continue to recap & react to the Atlanta Braves winning their fourth straight game after a five-run eighth inning helps them beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 last night. The guys also talk about how the Braves just need to find a way to make the playoffs and be hot and healthy going into the postseason, and then everything else won't matter.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan & Abe Gordon discuss if this draft is a do or die draft for Atlanta Falcons General Manager Terry Fontenot.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan & Abe Gordon continue react to the Atlanta Hawks announcing that they will begin the search for a President of Basketball Operations and have hired Sportsology Group, a leading provider of strategic advisory and operational support in the sports industry, to direct the process. The guys also continue to react to the team also announcing that Landry Fields has been relieved of his duties as general manager, and Onsi Saleh has been promoted to general manager of the Atlanta Hawks. Mike, Beau, and Abe also explain why the sole purpose of the new Hawks front office is to figure out if the Hawks can win a championship with Trae Young.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan & Abe Gordon react to the Atlanta Hawks announcing that they will begin the search for a President of Basketball Operations and have hired Sportsology Group, a leading provider of strategic advisory and operational support in the sports industry, to direct the process. The guys also react to the team also announcing that Landry Fields has been relieved of his duties as general manager, and Onsi Saleh has been promoted to general manager of the Atlanta Hawks. Mike, Beau, and Abe explain why they think Fields is the Hawks' scapegoat

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan & Abe Gordon recap & react to the Atlanta Braves winning their fourth straight game after a five-run eighth inning helps them beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 last night. The guys also react to the news that Spencer Strider strained his right hamstring while playing catch yesterday afternoon at Truist Park, and was placed on the 15-day injured list after informing the Braves he would be unable to make his scheduled start against the Cardinals today.

The Morning Shift's full show on Monday, April 21st, 2025.

HR1 - Ronald Acuña Jr.'s critical tweet of Brian Snitker won't cause rift in clubhouse In hour one Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan recap and react to the Atlanta Braves sweeping the Minnesota Twins over the weekend. The guys also react to Ronald Acuna Jr. taking to social media to criticize the way Braves Manager Brian Snitker handled Jarred Kelenic getting thrown out at second base after failing to hustle out of the batter's box on a long drive in the Atlanta Braves' 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night. The guys also talk about what Terry Fontenot and the Atlanta Falcons could do during this week's NFL Draft that would actually surprise Falcons fans. Mike and Beau continue hour one by recapping and reacting to the Atlanta Hawks losing their win or go home play-in tournament game against the Miami Heat 123-114 in overtime on Friday night, and give their thoughts on what went wrong for the Hawks. The guys close out hour one by letting you hear Ole Miss Head Football Coach Lane Kiffin take a little bit of a shot at former Georgia quarterback Carson Beck on the Pivot Podcast, reacting to what Kiffin had to say, and discussing whether or not Kiffin's comments were out of pocket.

HR2 - Latest NFL Draft intel from Adam Schefter reveals Falcons' asking price for Kirk Cousins In hour two Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan talk about whether or not there are some realistic draft night scenarios where the Falcons should actually consider trading up in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night. The guys also react to a report from Adam Schefter where he is reporting that Atlanta has asked for any team interested in trading for Kirk Cousins to pay $20 million of the $45 million worth of guarantees left on Cousins' contract, and that to date, no team has been willing to do that, and no team is expected to be willing to, but depending on what happens this weekend, and which franchises come out of the draft with or without rookie quarterbacks, could influence how much guaranteed money a team might be willing to absorb on Cousins' contract. Mike and Beau also continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves sweeping the Minnesota Twins over the weekend. The guys also continue hour two by continuing to react to Ronald Acuna Jr. taking to social media to criticize the way Braves Manager Brian Snitker handled Jarred Kelenic getting thrown out at second base after failing to hustle out of the batter's box on a long drive in the Atlanta Braves' 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night. Finally, Mike and Beau close out hour two by diving into the life of Mike Johnson and get Mike'd Up!

HR3 - Brian Snitker & Ronald Acuña Jr. will squash any issues before Acuña returns In hour three Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan let listeners give out some Wake Up Calls, give their take on Ronald Acuña Jr. criticizing Brian Snitker on 'X', and some callers also congratulate Beau on the birth of his daughter. Then, the guys continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves sweeping the Minnesota Twins over the weekend, continue to react to a report from Adam Schefter where he is reporting that Atlanta has asked for any team interested in trading for Kirk Cousins to pay $20 million of the $45 million worth of guarantees left on Cousins' contract, and that to date, no team has been willing to do that, and no team is expected to be willing to, but depending on what happens this weekend, and which franchises come out of the draft with or without rookie quarterbacks, could influence how much guaranteed money a team might be willing to absorb on Cousins' contract, and then Mike and Beau close out hour three by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan continue to react to a report from Adam Schefter where he is reporting that Atlanta has asked for any acquiring team to pay $20 million of the $45 million worth of guarantees left on Cousins' contract, and that to date, no has been willing to do that, and no team is expected to be willing to, but what happens this weekend -- and which franchises come out of the draft with or without rookie quarterbacks -- could influence how much guaranteed money a team might be willing to absorb on Cousins' contract.

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves sweeping the Minnesota Twins over the weekend.

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan let listeners give out some Wake Up Calls, give their take on Ronald Acuña Jr. criticizing Brian Snitker on 'X', and some callers also congratulate Beau on the birth of his daughter.

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves sweeping the Minnesota Twins over the weekend. The guys also continue to react to Ronald Acuna Jr. taking to social media to criticize the way Braves Manager Brian Snitker handled Jarred Kelenic getting thrown out at second base after failing to hustle out of the batter's box on a long drive in the Atlanta Braves' 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan react to a report from Adam Schefter where he is reporting that Atlanta has asked for any team interested in trading for Kirk Cousins to pay $20 million of the $45 million worth of guarantees left on Cousins' contract, and that to date, no team has been willing to do that, and no team is expected to be willing to, but depending on what happens this weekend, and which franchises come out of the draft with or without rookie quarterbacks, could influence how much guaranteed money a team might be willing to absorb on Cousins' contract.

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan talk about whether or not there are some realistic draft night scenarios where Falcons should actually consider trading up in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night.

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks losing their win or go home play-in tournament game against the Miami Heat 123-114 in overtime on Friday night, and give their thoughts on what went wrong for the Hawks.

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan talk about what Terry Fontenot and the Atlanta Falcons could do during this week's NFL Draft that would actually surprise Falcons fans.

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan recap and react to the Atlanta Braves sweeping the Minnesota Twins over the weekend. The guys also react to Ronald Acuna Jr. taking to social media to criticize the way Braves Manager Brian Snitker handled Jarred Kelenic getting thrown out at second base after failing to hustle out of the batter's box on a long drive in the Atlanta Braves' 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.

Listen to the best 92-9 the Game guest interviews of the week from the The Morning Shift, The Steakhouse, The Midday Show, Dukes & Bell, and Chris Thomas Tonight, including: NFL analyst Greg Cosell, Falcons Insider Joe Patrick, draft analyst Ian Valentino, Saints expert Mike Detillier, UGA analyst Rusty Mansell, and Falcons analyst Will McFadden.

The Morning Shift's full show on Friday, April 18th 2025.

HR1 - Hawks have to get off to good start & make Heat respond to them Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw react to Atlanta Falcons Assistant General Manager Kyle Smith and Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich being among some of the Falcons' personnel that were at a workout by Georgia defensive lineman Jalon Walker and Mykel Williams in Athens yesterday morning. The guys also react to Mykel Williams posting the Falcons facility on his Instagram story earlier this week showing he was in Flowery Branch meeting with the Falcons, and talk about how there are signs Falcons could be honing in on Georgia DL Mykel Williams. Mike and Sam also react to the Atlanta Braves recalling outfielder Alex Verdugo to Atlanta and optioning outfielder Bryan De La Cruz to Triple-A Gwinnett, preview the Braves' home game with the Minnesota Twins tonight, preview tonight's win or go home play-in tournament game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat, give you who they think will be the X-Factors in tonight's game, let you hear Hawks' forward Georges Niang talk about not getting punched in the mouth first when he joined Dukes and Bell yesterday, let you hear Hawks' guard Trae Young talk about how they know they have to shoot the ball better versus the Heat tonight, and react to what Niang and Young had to say as well. The guys close out the segment by quickly previewing Atlanta United's road matchup with the Philadelphia Union tomorrow. Mike and Sam also react to the news that Lee Corso will retire from ESPN's "College GameDay" in August, and that Corso's final broadcast will be August 30th. The guys close out hour one by reacting to the news that the NCAA announced yesterday that its Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved changes to the injury timeout rules starting this fall.

HR2 - A lot of signs are pointing to the Falcons drafting a Georgia player with first pick In hour two Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw continue to react to Atlanta Falcons Assistant General Manager Kyle Smith and Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich being among some of the Falcons' personnel that were at a workout by Georgia defensive lineman Jalon Walker and Mykel Williams in Athens yesterday morning. The guys also react to Mykel Williams posting the Falcons facility on his Instagram story earlier this week showing he was in Flowery Branch meeting with the Falcons, and talk about how the Falcons' attendance at UGA players' workouts is starting to seem like more than due diligence. Mike and Sam continue hour two by reacting to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle. Finally, Mike and Sam close out hour two by playing a round of Fair or Foul.

HR3 - Braves just need to relax and let the game come to them In hour three of this Friday edition of The Morning Shift, Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw spend some time with the Co-Owner and Publisher of Dawgs HQ and Co-Host of The Steakhouse, Rusty Mansell! Mike, Beau, and Rusty discuss how excited Falcons fans should be when they hear the news that Falcons Assistant General Manager Kyle Smith and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich were among Falcons personnel that were at a workout by Jalon Walker and Mykel Williams in Athens yesterday morning, and that Mykel Williams also posted the Falcons facility on his Instagram story earlier this week showing he was in Flowery Branch meeting with the Falcons, why Malaki Starks wasn't apart of the workout in Athens yesterday with Mykel Williams and Jalon Walker, what Rusty's biggest takeaway from G-Day was, and their high school football playing days. Also in hour three member of The Morning Shift and now new dad Beau "Squidbilly" Morgan rejoins The Morning Shift to talk about what his life has been like the last few days, and the birth of his daughter in The Life of Squid! Finally, to close out hour three Mike, and Sam spend some time with 92.9 The Game's own Braves insider and reporter, Grant McAuley! Sam, Mike, and Grant discuss how Grant is feeling about the Braves after their series against the Blue Jays in Toronto, what the expectations for Alex Verdugo should be, when Braves fans can expect Craig Kimbrel to join the big league club, what Grant thought about Brian Snitker having Spencer Strider go back out for the sixth inning in his first start with an already high pitch count, and if Grant thinks either Reynaldo Lopez and Jurickson Profar will end up making any sort of impact this season.

Mike and Sam spend some time with 92.9 The Game's own Braves insider and reporter, Grant McAuley! Sam, Mike, and Grant discuss how Grant is feeling about the Braves after their series against the Blue Jays in Toronto, what the expectations for Alex Verdugo should be, when Braves fans can expect Craig Kimbrel to join the big league club, what Grant thought about Brian Snitker having Spencer Strider go back out for the sixth inning in his first start with an already high pitch count, and if Grant thinks either Reynaldo Lopez and Jurickson Profar will end up making any sort of impact this season.

Member of The Morning Shift and now new dad Beau "Squidbilly" Morgan rejoins The Morning Shift to talk about what his life has been like the last few days, and the birth of his daughter in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw spend some time with the Co-Owner and Publisher of Dawgs HQ and Co-Host of The Steakhouse, Rusty Mansell! Mike, Sam, and Rusty discuss how excited Falcons fans should be when they hear the news that Falcons Assistant General Manager Kyle Smith and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich were among Falcons personnel that were at a workout by Jalon Walker and Mykel Williams in Athens yesterday morning, and that Mykel Williams also posted the Falcons facility on his Instagram story earlier this week showing he was in Flowery Branch meeting with the Falcons, why Malaki Starks wasn't apart of the workout in Athens yesterday with Mykel Williams and Jalon Walker, what Rusty's biggest takeaway from G-Day was, and their high school football playing days.

Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw play a round of Fair or Foul!

Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.

Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw continue to react to Atlanta Falcons Assistant General Manager Kyle Smith and Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich being among some of the Falcons' personnel that were at a workout by Georgia defensive lineman Jalon Walker and Mykel Williams in Athens yesterday morning. The guys also react to Mykel Williams posting the Falcons facility on his Instagram story earlier this week showing he was in Flowery Branch meeting with the Falcons, and talk about how the Falcons' attendance at UGA players' workouts is starting to seem like more than due diligence.

Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw react to the news that Lee Corso will retire from ESPN's "College GameDay" in August, and that Corso's final broadcast will be August 30th. The guys also react to the news that the NCAA announced yesterday that its Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved changes to the injury timeout rules starting this fall.

Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw preview tonight's win or go home play-in tournament game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat, give you who they think will be the X-Factors in tonight's game, let you hear Hawks' forward Georges Niang talk about not getting punched in the mouth first when he joined Dukes and Bell yesterday, let you hear Hawks' guard Trae Young talk about how they know they have to shoot the ball better versus the Heat tonight, and react to what Niang and Young had to say as well.

Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw react to Atlanta Falcons Assistant General Manager Kyle Smith and Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich being among some of the Falcons' personnel that were at a workout by Georgia defensive lineman Jalon Walker and Mykel Williams in Athens yesterday morning. The guys also react to Mykel Williams posting the Falcons facility on his Instagram story earlier this week showing he was in Flowery Branch meeting with the Falcons, and talk about how there are signs Falcons could be honing in on Georgia DL Mykel Williams.

The Morning Shift's full show on Thursday, April 17th, 2025.

HR1 - Spencer Strider's return was overshadowed by Braves' bats striking out 19 times Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing 3-1 to the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday despite a solid first start by Spencer Strider. The guys also give their take on how Spencer Strider looked in his first start back since an April 2024 surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. Then, Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw react to the Miami Heat beating the Chicago Bulls last night 109-90 in the NBA Play-In Tournament setting up a win or go home play-in tournament game between the Hawks and the Heat that the Hawks will host. The guys also explain how last night's outcome between the Kings and Mavericks in their play-in tournament game hurt the Hawks' chances of having a first round pick this year. Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw also react to reports that Nico Iamaleava's camp said Iamaleava holding out from Tennessee's spring practices and meetings wasn't because of money, but because they wanted reassurances from Josh Heupel that he was going to recruit better offensive lineman and receivers. Finally the guys close out hour one by talking about if Terry Fontenot and the Falcons have a set plan going into next week's draft, or if they'll still change their mind between now and then.

HR2 - Sending Spencer Strider back out for sixth inning was bad move by Brian Snitker In hour two Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing 3-1 to the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday despite a solid first start by Spencer Strider. The guys also give their take on how Spencer Strider looked in his first start back since an April 2024 surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, and explain why they think Brian Snitker mishandled Spencer Strider's first start back yesterday. Then, Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw continue hour two by continuing to react to the Miami Heat beating the Chicago Bulls last night 109-90 in the NBA Play-In Tournament setting up a win or go home play-in tournament game between the Hawks and the Heat that the Hawks will host. Mike and Sam also preview the Hawks' home matchup with the Heat tomorrow, and the guys close out the segment by explaining how last night's outcome between the Kings and Mavericks in their play-in tournament game hurt the Hawks' chances of having a first round pick this year.

HR3 - Falcons NFC South rival will probably not be drafting QB with top 10 pick In hour three Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw let callers give out some Wake Up Calls. The guys also let callers talk about their high schools and high school football teams. Mike and Sam continue this Thursday edition of The Morning Shift by spending some time with NASCAR broadcaster for Amazon Prime, Turner Sports, and CW Adam Alexander. Mike, Sam, and Alex discuss NASCAR returning to Rockingham, what Adam has liked about the Cup season so far, how he feels about the Xfinity Series right now and Kyle Larson's comments about the Xfinity series, and what changes he thinks could be coming when it comes to the way NASCAR is broadcasted over the summer. Finally, Mike and Sam close out this Thursday edition of The Morning Shift by spending some time with College Football and NFL Draft Analyst and Co-Host on Sports Radio WWL in Louisiana Mike Detillier! Mike, Sam, and Mike discuss Tulane being interested in Nico Iamaleava, Derek Carr shoulder's injury, how the injury popped up, how the injury will affect Carr's future with the Saints, if Mike thinks the Saints will take a quarterback with the ninth overall pick, what Mike thinks the Saints will do with the ninth overall pick if they don't draft a quarterback, if Spencer Rattler could end up being the Saints starting quarterback when week one of the season comes around, and if Chris Olave is still a question mark for the Saints.

Mike and Sam spend some time with College Football and NFL Draft Analyst and Co-Host on Sports Radio WWL in Louisiana Mike Detillier! Mike, Sam, and Mike discuss Tulane being interested in Nico Iamaleava, Derek Carr shoulder's injury, how the injury popped up, how the injury will affect Carr's future with the Saints, if Mike thinks the Saints will take a quarterback with the ninth overall pick, what Mike thinks the Saints will do with the ninth overall pick if they don't draft a quarterback, if Spencer Rattler could end up being the Saints starting quarterback when week one of the season comes around, and if Chris Olave is still a question mark for the Saints.

Mike and Sam spend some time with NASCAR broadcaster for Amazon Prime, Turner Sports, and CW Adam Alexander. Mike, Sam, and Alex discuss NASCAR returning to Rockingham, what Adam has liked about the Cup season so far, how he feels about the Xfinity Series right now and Kyle Larson's comments about the Xfinity series, and what changes he thinks could be coming when it comes to the way NASCAR is broadcasted over the summer.

Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw let callers give out some Wake Up Calls. The guys also let callers talk about their high schools and high school football teams.

Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw continue to react to the Miami Heat beating the Chicago Bulls last night 109-90 in the NBA Play-In Tournament setting up a win or go home play-in tournament game between the Hawks and the Heat that the Hawks will host. Mike and Sam preview the Hawks' home matchup with the Heat tomorrow, and the guys also explain how last night's outcome between the Kings and Mavericks in their play-in tournament game hurt the Hawks' chances of having a first round pick this year.

Mike Johnson and Sam Crenshaw react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle