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The Morning Shift's full show on Wednesday, January 14th, 2026.

HR1 - Matt Ryan could be person who mediates decisions between Head Coach & GM In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, give their initial thoughts and takeaways to Matt Ryan's first press conference as the Atlanta Falcons President of Football, explain why they think Matt is going to be an overseer of all things football as the Falcons President of Football, but not overstep, let you hear Matt Ryan talk about how the Falcons next General Manager and Head Coach need the same vision, but don't need to be best friends, how the term 'final say' is a loaded term, and how his job is to help find and support the next Head Coach and General Manager, react to what Matt had to say, and talk about how Matt knows what a good Head Coach and General Manager relationship looks like. Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali react to the latest and biggest college football headlines, and close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Key to Falcons having sustained success is offensive scheme continuity In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear Atlanta Falcons President of Football Matt Ryan talk about what he looks for and what he's looking for in a Head Coach, react to what Matt had to say, explain why they think the Falcons are not in position to bring in Mike Tomlin as their next head coach, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks 141-116 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers last night in LA, let you hear Hawks General Manager Onsi Saleh explain why he thinks now was the time to trade Trae Young, react to what Onsi had to say, explain why they think the Hawks financial flexibility is why the team's future has a chance to be very bright in the post Trae Young era, let you hear Atlanta Falcons President of Football Matt Ryan talk about how Atlanta is the only place he would do this job and take on this type of role, react to what Matt had to say, and then close out hour two by playing a round of Which One!

HR3 - Falcons don't have draft capital to pursue Mike Tomlin if he does decide to coach In hour three Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan let listeners call in and talk about what they thought about Matt Ryan's first press conference as the Atlanta Falcons President of Football, and give their take on who they think Matt should hire to be the next Falcons Head Coach and General Manager in the Wake Up Call! Mike, Beau, and Ali also explain why they think the Falcons will do their due diligence on Mike Tomlin, but it's unlikely that he'll be the Falcons next head coach. Then, Mike, Ali, and Beau let you hear Atlanta Falcons President of Football Matt Ryan talk about how he's unfamiliar with the Head Coach and General Manager interviewing process, but the conversations are ones he loves having. The Morning Shift crew also lets you hear Matt talk about how his job is to help and not direct and get everyone on same page, react to what Matt had to say, and explain why they think Matt Ryan's success as the Falcons franchise quarterback is why he deserves the fans trust now as the President of Football. Mike, Ali, and Beau also react to the news that FBS coaches voted unanimously yesterday to adjust the redshirt rule to allow players to participate in up to nine games while preserving a full year's eligibility in the sport, explain why they think the nine game redshirt rule opens door for there to be lifetime college football players, and then close out hour three by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to the news that FBS coaches voted unanimously yesterday to adjust the redshirt rule to allow players to participate in up to nine games while preserving a full year's eligibility in the sport, and explain why they think the nine game redshirt rule opens door for there to be lifetime college football players

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan let you hear Atlanta Falcons President of Football Matt Ryan talk about how he's unfamiliar with Head Coach and General Manager interviewing process, but the conversations are ones he loves, and how his job is to help and not direct and get everyone on same page, react to what Matt had to say, and explain why they think Matt Ryan's success as the Falcons franchise quarterback is why he deserves the fans trust now as the President of Football.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan let listeners call in and talk about what they thought about Matt Ryan's first press conference as the Atlanta Falcons President of Football, and give their take on who they think Matt should hire to be the next Falcons Head Coach and General Manager in the Wake Up Call! Mike, Beau, and Ali also explain why they think the Falcons will do their due diligence on Mike Tomlin, but it's unlikely that he'll be the Falcons next head coach.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks 141-116 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers last night in LA, let you hear Hawks General Manager Onsi Saleh explain why he thinks now was the time to trade Trae Young, react to what Onsi had to say, and explain why they think the Hawks financial flexibility is why the team's future has a chance to be very bright in the post Trae Young era.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear Atlanta Falcons President of Football Matt Ryan talk about what he looks for and what he's looking for in a Head Coach, react to what Matt had to say, and explain why they think the Falcons are not in position to bring in Mike Tomlin as their next head coach.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest and biggest college football headlines.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear Atlanta Falcons President of Football Matt Ryan talk about how the Falcons next General Manager and Head Coach need the same vision, but don't need to be best friends, how the term 'final say' is a loaded term, and how his job is to help find and support the next Head Coach and General Manager, react to what Matt had to say, and talk about how Matt knows what a good Head Coach and General Manager relationship looks like.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac give their initial thoughts and takeaways to Matt Ryan's first press conference as the Atlanta Falcons President of Football, and explain why they think Matt is going to be an overseer of all things football as the Falcons President of Football, but not overstep.

The Morning Shift's full show on Tuesday, January 13th, 2026.

HR1 - Feels like Falcons are currently first or last in John Harbaugh sweepstakes In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, react to the Atlanta Falcons teasing on social media yesterday that new uniforms are coming in April, speculate on what the new uniforms could look like, talk about what they want they new uniforms to look like, recap and react to the Houston Texans beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-6 in Pittsburgh last night in this year's final NFL Wild Card Playoff game, explain why they think the Falcons aren't far off from what the Steelers have been over the past few years, react to the Atlanta Falcons announcing that they have completed an interview with former Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh, talk about how the interview was reportedly just some sort of phone call between Harbaugh, Falcons President of Football Matt Ryan, and maybe others a part of the Falcons organization, discuss if the interview just being a phone call, and it being the first official interview Harbaugh has done indicates that Harbaugh either has a lot or a little interest in being the Falcons next Head Coach, react to the biggest and latest college football headlines, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons can't meet John Harbaugh's demands; focus should be on Klint Kubiak In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons announcing yesterday that they have completed an interview with former Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh and former Miami Dolphins Head Coach Mike McDaniel, talk about how some of the head coaching candidates the Falcons have interviewed so far could also be candidates to be the Falcons next Offensive Coordinator or Defensive Coordinator as well, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons teasing on social media yesterday that new uniforms are coming in April, speculate on what the new uniforms could look like, talk about what they want they new uniforms to look like, and then close out hour two by getting Mike Johnson's top five Falcons Head Coach candidates in Mike'd Up!

HR3 - New era of Falcons football beginning after combination of on & off field changes In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on who they want to see be the next Head Coach of the Atlanta Falcons, and what they want the next Falcons uniforms to look like in the Wake Up Call! Then, Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to talk about the Atlanta Falcons teasing on social media yesterday that new uniforms are coming in April, speculate on what the new uniforms could look like, talk about what they want they new uniforms to look like, talk about how Matt Ryan is going to speak to the media today for the first time since being named the Falcons President of Football, let you hear what Matt had to say on CBS about what to expect from the Falcons with him as the President of Football, react to what Matt had to say, continue to react to the Falcons announcing yesterday that they have completed an interview with former Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh and former Miami Dolphins Head Coach Mike McDaniel, and explain why they think Mike McDaniel isn't the best head coaching candidate for the Falcons, but would be a good fit as the Falcons next offensive coordinator. The Morning Shift crew also reacts to a tweet that basically said the Atlanta Falcons, knowing they can't meet the demands of former Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh, only interviewed Harbaugh to make the fans happy, explain why they think the Falcons next Head Coach needs to be hungry and not already having passed the peak of their success, and then close out hour three by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to a tweet that basically said the Atlanta Falcons, knowing they can't meet the demands of former Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh, only interviewed Harbaugh to make the fans happy, and explain why they think the Falcons next Head Coach needs to be hungry and not already having passed the peak of their success.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to talk about the Atlanta Falcons teasing on social media yesterday that new uniforms are coming in April, speculate on what the new uniforms could look like, talk about what they want they new uniforms to look like, talk about how Matt Ryan is going to speak to the media today for the first time as the Falcons President of Football, let you hear what Matt had to say on CBS about what to expect from the Falcons with him as the President of Football, react to what Matt had to say, continue to react to the Falcons announcing yesterday that they have completed an interview with former Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh and former Miami Dolphins Head Coach Mike McDaniel, and explain why they think Mike McDaniel isn't the best head coaching candidate for the Falcons, but would be a good fit as the Falcons next offensive coordinator.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on who they want to see be the next Head Coach of the Atlanta Falcons, and what they want the next Falcons uniforms to look like in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons teasing on social media yesterday that new uniforms are coming in April, speculate on what the new uniforms could look like, talk about what they want the new uniforms to look like, and then close out hour two by getting Mike Johnson's top five Falcons Head Coach candidates in Mike'd Up!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons announcing yesterday that they have completed an interview with former Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh and former Miami Dolphins Head Coach Mike McDaniel, and talk about how some of the head coaching candidates the Falcons have interviewed so far could also be candidates to be the Falcons next Offensive Coordinator or Defensive Coordinator as well.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the biggest and latest college football headlines.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Atlanta Falcons announcing that they have completed an interview with former Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh, talk about how the interview was reportedly just some sort of phone call between Harbaugh, Falcons President of Football Matt Ryan, and maybe others a part of the Falcons organization. Mike, Beau, and Ali also discuss if the interview just being a phone call, and it being the first official interview Harbaugh has done indicates that Harbaugh either has a lot or a little interest in being the Falcons next Head Coach.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Atlanta Falcons teasing on social media yesterday that new uniforms are coming in April, speculate on what the new uniforms could look like, talk about what they want they new uniforms to look like, recap and react to the Houston Texans beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-6 in Pittsburgh last night in this year's final NFL Wild Card Playoff game, and explain why they think the Falcons aren't far off from what the Steelers have been over the past few years.

The Morning Shift's full show on Monday, January 12th, 2026.

HR1 - Feels like Atlanta's major sports teams are all starting new eras at same time In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, react to the Atlanta Falcons naming former NFL MVP, Pro-Bowler, and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan as their President of Football, explain why they think Matt Ryan's work ethic and competitive drive is what will make him successful as the Falcons President of Football, react to the Atlanta Falcons announcing that they've completed interviews with Seattle Seahawks Offensive Coordinator Klint Kubiak, Miami Dolphins Defensive Coordinator Anthony Weaver, Seattle Seahawks Defensive Coordinator Aden Durde, and former Browns Head Coach Kevin Stefanski for their open Head Coaching job, talk about who they would want to see as the next Falcons Head Coach out of these candidates, explain why they think Klint Kubiak's scheme already matches a lot of the personnel the Falcons already have, but whoever John Harbaugh's Offensive Coordinator is their scheme probably won't match the Falcons personnel, and they'll have to try to adapt their scheme to the Falcons personnel. Mike, Beau, and Ali also react to the latest and biggest college football headlines, and then close out the hour by diving into the world of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Matt Ryan's competitive drive & work ethic makes him perfect Falcons visionary In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons naming former NFL MVP, Pro-Bowler, and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan as their President of Football, let listeners call in and give their thoughts on the Falcons naming Ryan the President of Football, explain why they think Matt will be bringing a new edge to Flowery Branch and the Falcons organization, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, react to the Atlanta Hawks being 3-0 since they traded Trae Young, explain why they think Trae Young's statement on being traded missed the mark for a few different reasons, recap and react to the College Football Playoff Semi-Final matchups, quickly preview the National Championship Game, discuss if this year's Indiana team deserves to be in discussion for the best college football team of all-time if they win the National Championship this year, and then close out hour two by diving into the life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike'd Up!

HR3 - There's a world where Matt Ryan is Falcons President of Football & GM In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on the Atlanta Falcons naming former NFL MVP, Pro-Bowler, and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan as their President of Football, and the success the Atlanta Hawks have been having since trading Trae Young in the Wake Up Call! Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali spend some time with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, and now analyst for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network Dave Archer! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Dave discuss if Matt Ryan being named the Falcons President of Football, if Dave thinks Matt's name plate for his new office at their Flowery Branch facility is already ready, the first question Dave would ask the General Manager and Head Coaching candidates if he was Matt Ryan conducting those interviews, Matt needing to find out what the vision of the General Manager and the Head Coaching candidates are for the Falcons to see if they match Matt's vision, if there's any world that Matt Ryan ends up being the Falcons President of Football and the General Manager, if Dave thinks there's a head coaching candidate that would be a better fit for the Falcons than the others, how Dave thinks the conversation of Matt Ryan potentially becoming the President of Football came up and started between Arthur Blank and Matt, how a quarterback trusts a wide receiver like AJ Brown who has publicly expressed his frustrations about not getting the ball enough, but then drops the ball when he you put him up to bat, and Dave talking about how he loved what Matt Ryan said when he talked about what it meant to be a Falcon when he spoke to the team before the season started. The Morning Shift crew also previews the final game of this year's Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs that's happening tonight between the Houston Texans and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh, explain why they think the Texans must prove they're good enough to win games where they have to rely on their offense and not their defense, and then close out hour three by diving into the life of Beau Morgan in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac preview the final game of this year's Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs that's happening tonight between the Houston Texans and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh, and explain why they think the Texans must prove they're good enough to win games where they have to rely on their offense and not their defense.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac spend some time with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, and now analyst for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network Dave Archer! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Dave discuss if Matt Ryan being named the Falcons President of Football, if Dave thinks Matt's name plate for his new office at their Flowery Branch facility is already ready, the first question Dave would ask the General Manager and Head Coaching candidates if he was Matt Ryan conducting those interviews, Matt needing to find out what the vision of the General Manager and the Head Coaching candidates are for the Falcons to see if they match Matt's vision, if there's any world that Matt Ryan ends up being the Falcons President of Football and the General Manager, if Dave thinks there's a head coaching candidate that would be a better fit for the Falcons than the others, how Dave thinks the conversation of Matt Ryan potentially becoming the President of Football came up and started between Arthur Blank and Matt, how a quarterback trusts a wide receiver like AJ Brown who has publicly expressed his frustrations about not getting the ball enough, but then drops the ball when he you put him up to bat, and Dave talking about how he loved what Matt Ryan said when he talked about what it meant to be a Falcon when he spoke to the team before the season started.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on the Atlanta Falcons naming former NFL MVP, Pro-Bowler, and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan their President of Football, and the success the Atlanta Hawks have been having since trading Trae Young in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Atlanta Hawks being 3-0 since they traded Trae Young, and explain why they think Trae Young's statement on being traded missed the mark for a few different reasons.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons naming former NFL MVP, Pro-Bowler, and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan their President of Football, let listeners call in and give their thoughts on the Falcons naming Ryan the President of Football, and explain why they think Matt will be bringing a new edge to Flowery Branch and the Falcons organization.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest and biggest college football headlines.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Atlanta Falcons announcing that they've completed interviews with Seattle Seahawks Offensive Coordinator Klint Kubiak, Miami Dolphins Defensive Coordinator Anthony Weaver, Seattle Seahawks Defensive Coordinator Aden Durde, and former Browns Head Coach Kevin Stefanski for their open Head Coaching job, talk about who they would want to see as the next Falcons Head Coach out of these candidates, explain why they think Klint Kubiak's scheme already matches a lot of the personnel the Falcons already have, but whoever John Harbaugh's Offensive Coordinator is their scheme probably won't match the Falcons personnel, and they'll have to try to adapt their scheme to the Falcons personnel.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Atlanta Falcons naming former NFL MVP, Pro-Bowler, and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan the President of Football, and explain why they think Matt Ryan's work ethic and competitive drive is what will make him successful as the Falcons President of Football.

The Morning Shift's full show on Friday, January 9th, 2026.

HR1 - Arthur Blank gave Falcons fans answers they deserved yesterday In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, recap and react to the Miami Hurricanes beating the Ole Miss Rebels 31-27 last night in their College Football Playoff Semi-final matchup to punch their ticket to the national championship game, let you hear Atlanta Falcons Owner Arthur Blank clarify what the role of the President of Football will be, react to what Mr. Blank had to say, give their initial thoughts and reactions to Mr. Blank's press conference yesterday, explain why they think Mr. Blank being the only speaker at his press conference yesterday was the right move for the Falcons, let you hear 92.9 The Game's very own Brand Manager Mike Conti's exclusive interview with Atlanta Falcons Owner Arthur Blank, react to the interview, explain why they think too many voices being a part of the football decisions made the Falcons vision and identity become unclear, react to the latest and biggest college football headlines, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons front office restructure all about team getting one clear football vision In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear Atlanta Falcons Owner Arthur Blank talk about how he hopes the Falcons new head coach would consider keeping Falcons Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich but he can't dictate that, how he was surprised by the Sportsology's health check report saying there was a lack of clarity in the team's football vision, and that the team we will be more efficient with drafting and staff-building if the team solidifies their football vision. Mike, Beau, and Ali also react to what Mr. Blank had to say, explain why they think the Falcons next Head Coach better have a good reason for not keeping Falcons Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, react to the news that nine Major League Baseball teams, one being the Atlanta Braves, have terminated their contracts with the Main Street Sports Group yesterday, explain why they think the Braves bad TV deal has been a part of their limited spending and self-inflicted salary cap, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, get their final records for their season picks against the spread, preview the College Football Playoff Semi-final game between number one Indiana and number five Oregon tonight at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, explain why they think Lane Kiffin pulling Ole Miss coaches to LSU before the Rebels' College Football Playoff Semi-final game against Miami was selfish, and then close out hour two by playing a round of Fair or Foul!