The Morning Show w/ John and Hugh

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks' 125-116 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, talk about the Hawks extending their winning streak to six games, talk about how the Hawks have the opportunity to extend their win streak and possibly get up to the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference standings or or higher over their final 18 games of the regular season, and talk about how the Hawks' Magic City night game next Monday versus the Orlando Magic has now turned into a big game on and off the court.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Baltimore Ravens acquiring five-time Pro Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby from the Las Vegas Raiders for first-round picks in 2026 and 2027, explain why they think Maxx Crosby being on a good Ravens defense could elevate his game even more, and talk about if they would want to see Geno Smith be the Atlanta Falcons backup quarterback next season.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to talk about the legal tampering period beginning today in the NFL, continue to discuss what they think the first free agency move from the Atlanta Falcons will be, and talk about what free agents they hope the Falcons at least talk to and possibly sign.

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 hit the halftime portion of the show where they talk about some of the crazy and funny stories that happened over the weekend that you may've missed, including Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies hitting a historic walk-off home run for team Netherlands over the weekend in the World Baseball Classic.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to talk about the legal tampering period beginning today in the NFL, continue to discuss what they think the first move from the Atlanta Falcons will be, talk about the possibility of the Falcons replacing free agent linebacker Kaden Elliss with free agent linebacker Quay Walker, and explain why they think Walker is only an upgrade over Elliss for the Falcons if Quay ends up costing less than Kaden does.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Baltimore Ravens acquiring five-time Pro Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby from the Las Vegas Raiders for first-round picks in 2026 and 2027, and explain why they think Maxx Crosby's trade to the Ravens has raised free agent defensive end Trey Hendrickson's value.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to talk about the legal tampering period beginning today in the NFL, and discuss what they think the first move from the Atlanta Falcons will be.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the legal tampering period beginning today in the NFL and for the first time clubs being allowed to conduct a single, one hour maximum, video or phone call with up to five free agents rather than communicating strictly through their agents as they've had to do in past years. Mike, Ali, and Beau also explain why they think these new NFL legal tampering rules will make free agency more efficient for players and teams.

The Morning Shift's full show on Friday, March 6th, 2026.

HR1 - Falcons should have two different Georgia players they're targeting with 48th pick In hour one Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons have named Kevin Winston as their Vice President of player affairs, explain why they think guys like Kevin are essential to have to be a winning franchise, and react to ESPN, Disney, Pixar and the National Hockey League teaming up to bring fans Inside Out Classic, a real-time, animated NHL telecast featuring the Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers on Sunday, April 5 at 7 p.m. Then, Mike, Ali, and Beau react to NFL Draft analyst for The Athletic Dane Brugler's latest two round NFL mock draft where he has the Atlanta Falcons drafting Georgia Bulldogs defensive tackle Christen Miller with the 48th pick, explain why they think Miller would be perfect for what the Falcons need at the interior of their defensive line, but also talk about how they're not sure if the Bulldogs' defensive tackle will be there for the Falcons to draft with their 48th overall pick. The Morning Shift crew also reacts to Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider making his second spring training start yesterday, talk about his velocity being up, explain why they think Braves fans don't need to overreact to Strider's spring training velocity, explain why they think Strider is changing the way he pitches on purpose to become a more efficient starting pitcher, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Mike Johnson in Mike'd Up!

HR2 - Falcons would be nice fit for Cam Jordan & Matt Ryan could help Atlanta get him In hour two Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, react to the Atlanta Falcons electing to to not tender the contract of restricted free agent defensive lineman Sam Roberts allowing him to test the open market as an unrestricted free agent, continue to react to NFL Draft analyst for The Athletic Dane Brugler's latest two round NFL mock draft where he has the Atlanta Falcons drafting Georgia Bulldogs defensive tackle Christen Miller with the 48th pick, talk about what the plan for the Falcons could possibly be if Miller isn't there at 48, explain why they think this year's NFL free agency will show if the Falcons new regime thinks the team is ready to win now or not, play a round of Fair or Foul for the halftime portion of the show, discuss if they think Jurickson Profar will ever play in another Major League Baseball game again, congratulate long time Atlanta Falcons beat writer for the Atlanta Journal Constitution D. Orlando Ledbetter on his retirement announcement, and then close out hour two by reacting to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.

HR3 - Falcons can likely get quality WR in 2nd, 3rd, or 4th round of draft this year In hour three Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons have named Kevin Winston as their Vice President of player affairs, explain why they think guys like Kevin are essential to have to be a winning franchise, continue to react to the news that the Falcons are electing to to not tender the contract of restricted free agent defensive lineman Sam Roberts allowing him to test the open market as an unrestricted free agent, explain why they think the Falcons would love to have Roberts back on the team just for not the price he would cost if they tendered his contract, continue to react to NFL Draft analyst for The Athletic Dane Brugler's latest two round NFL mock draft where he has the Falcons drafting Georgia Bulldogs defensive tackle Christen Miller with the 48th pick, and explain why they think the Falcons have to start addressing the depth on their offensive and defensive lines. Then, Mike, Ali, and Beau spend some time with NFL Draft analyst for Essentially Sports Tony Pauline! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Tony discuss what Tony's schedule is like right now, if Tony will be attending any pro days, what Tony thinks the deepest positions are in this year's NFL Draft, if Tony thinks any teams will be interested in trading up to the 48th pick in this year's NFL Draft if Atlanta Falcons General Manager Ian Cunningham wants to trade back, which off ball linebacker Tony thinks the Falcons could target in the third round with the 79th overall pick, if Tony thinks there is quality depth at defensive tackle in this year's NFL Draft, how Tony feels about Florida Gators center Jake Slaughter as an NFL prospect, as a fit for Kevin Stefanski's offense, and as a fit for the Atlanta Falcons, Tony believing the Falcons will be able to get a solid wide receiver to complement Drake London in the second, third, or fourth round of this year's NFL Draft, if Tony thinks there were any standouts at this year's NFL Scouting Combine, which quarterback Tony likes the most out of this year's quarterback class that will be in this year's NFL Draft, if Tony thinks the Falcons should regret trading up back into the first round and taking James Pearce Jr. in the first round of last year's NFL Draft, and where Tony thinks free agent wide receiver Mike Evans will end up playing next season. Mike, Ali, and Beau also react to the Texas Rangers and veteran outfielder Andrew McCutchen agreeing to a minor league contract yesterday, talk about how it's frustrating that the Braves didn't sign him, explain why they think that right now there aren't that many free agents worth signing for Braves besides starting pitcher Lucas Giolito, and then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to the Texas Rangers and veteran outfielder Andrew McCutchen agreeing to a minor league contract yesterday, talk about how it's frustrating that the Braves didn't sign him, and explain why they think that right now there aren't that many free agents worth signing for Braves besides starting pitcher Lucas Giolito.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan spend some time with NFL Draft analyst for Essentially Sports Tony Pauline! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Tony discuss what Tony's schedule is like right now, if Tony will be attending any pro days, what Tony thinks the deepest positions are in this year's NFL Draft, if Tony thinks any teams will be interested in trading up to the 48th pick in this year's NFL Draft if Atlanta Falcons General Manager Ian Cunningham wants to trade back, which off ball linebacker Tony thinks the Falcons could target in the third round with the 79th overall pick, if Tony thinks there is quality depth at defensive tackle in this year's NFL Draft, how Tony feels about Florida Gators center Jake Slaughter as an NFL prospect, as a fit for Kevin Stefanski's offense, and as a fit for the Atlanta Falcons, Tony believing the Falcons will be able to get a solid wide receiver to complement Drake London in the second, third, or fourth round of this year's NFL Draft, if Tony thinks there were any standouts at this year's NFL Scouting Combine, which quarterback Tony likes the most out of this year's quarterback class that will be in this year's NFL Draft, if Tony thinks the Falcons should regret trading up back into the first round and taking James Pearce Jr. in the first round of last year's NFL Draft, and where Tony thinks free agent wide receiver Mike Evans will end up playing next season.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons have named Kevin Winston as their Vice President of player affairs, explain why they think guys like Kevin are essential to have to be a winning franchise, continue to react to the news that the Falcons are electing to to not tender the contract of restricted free agent defensive lineman Sam Roberts allowing him to test the open market as an unrestricted free agent, explain why they think the Falcons would love to have Roberts back on the team just for not the price he would cost if they tendered his contract, continue to react to NFL Draft analyst for The Athletic Dane Brugler's latest two round NFL mock draft where he has the Falcons drafting Georgia Bulldogs defensive tackle Christen Miller with the 48th pick, and explain why they think the Falcons have to start addressing the depth on their offensive and defensive lines.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan congratulate long time Atlanta Falcons beat writer for the Atlanta Journal Constitution D. Orlando Ledbetter on his retirement announcement, and then close out hour two by reacting to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan play a round of Fair or Foul for the halftime portion of the show. During part of this edition of Fair or Foul, Mike, Ali, and Beau discuss if they think Jurickson Profar will ever play in another Major League Baseball game again.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to the Atlanta Falcons electing to to not tender the contract of restricted free agent defensive lineman Sam Roberts allowing him to test the open market as an unrestricted free agent, continue to react to NFL Draft analyst for The Athletic Dane Brugler's latest two round NFL mock draft where he has the Atlanta Falcons drafting Georgia Bulldogs defensive tackle Christen Miller with the 48th pick, talk about what the plan for the Falcons could possibly be if Miller isn't there at 48, and explain why they think this year's NFL free agency will show if the Falcons new regime thinks the team is ready to win now or not.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider making his second spring training start yesterday, talk about his velocity being up, explain why they think Braves fans don't need to overreact to Strider's spring training velocity, and explain why they think Strider is changing the way he pitches on purpose to become a more efficient starting pitcher.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to NFL Draft analyst for The Athletic Dane Brugler's latest two round NFL mock draft where he has the Atlanta Falcons drafting Georgia Bulldogs defensive tackle Christen Miller with the 48th overall pick, explain why they think Miller would be perfect for what the Falcons need at the interior of their defensive line, but also talk about how they're not sure if the Bulldogs' defensive tackle will be there for the Falcons to draft him with their 48th pick.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons have named Kevin Winston as their Vice President of player affairs, and explain why they think guys like Kevin are essential to have in the building to be a winning franchise.

The Morning Shift's full show on Thursday, March 5th, 2026.

HR1 - Falcons only have 2 contracted WRs on roster after Darnell Mooney's release In hour one Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, let you hear Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. tell Jon Gruden on Gruden's podcast ‘Gruden goes long' that he'll be ready to play week one, and that he'll even be ready for Falcons training camp. Mike, Beau, and Ali react to what Penix Jr. had to say, let you hear Gruden tell Michael that he believes he's going to have big season this upcoming season, react to what Gruden had to say, talk about how there's no reason not to believe that Michael Penix Jr. will be ready for Falcons training camp and week one of the regular season, react to NFL.com writer Kevin Patra's article where he lists what he thinks are the needs of all the NFC teams are heading into free agency, react to him saying the top three needs for the Falcons are defensive tackle, linebacker, and tight end, react to the breaking news that the Falcons are reportedly planning to release wide receiver Darnell Mooney, react to the news that legendary college football coach and college football analyst Lou Holtz has died at the age of 89, explain why they think Holtz was just as great of an analyst as he was a college football coach, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

HR2 - Feels like Darnell Mooney's training camp injury plagued his season last year In hour two Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to react to the breaking news that the Atlanta Falcons are reportedly planning to release wide receiver Darnell Mooney, explain why they think this move isn't surprising, talk about how they think Mooney played with no confidence last season, explain why they think the Falcons don't have a true tight end on the roster, test their knowledge with some Throwback Thursday Trivia, and then close out hour two by reacting to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!

HR3 - Falcons pick at No. 48 must be wide receiver or defensive tackle at this point In hour three Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to react to the breaking news that the Atlanta Falcons are reportedly planning to release wide receiver Darnell Mooney, explain why they think the Falcons still need to draft a defensive tackle with the 48th pick in this year's NFL Draft despite the Falcons growing need at the wide receiver position, continue to react to NFL.com writer Kevin Patra's article where he lists what he thinks are the needs of all the NFC teams are heading into free agency, react to him saying the top three needs for the Falcons are defensive tackle, linebacker, and tight end, discuss if they think wide receiver is at the top of the Falcons' needs list now that the Falcons are reportedly planning to release Mooney, react to a post Georgia Tech's official ‘X' account made regarding the question about the school that was featured on ‘Jeopardy', recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks 131-113 win over the Milwaukee Bucks last night, which marked their fifth win in a row, explained why they think the Hawks win over Bucks last night was still impressive despite the Bucks struggles this season, talk about Ali unintentionally eating meat last night, and then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan talk about Ali unintentionally eating meat last night, and then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks 131-113 win over the Milwaukee Bucks last night, which marked their fifth win in a row, and explained why they think the Hawks win over Bucks last night was still impressive despite the Bucks struggles this season.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to react to the breaking news that the Atlanta Falcons are reportedly planning to release wide receiver Darnell Mooney, explain why they think the Falcons still need to draft a defensive tackle with the 48th pick in this year's NFL Draft despite the Falcons growing need at the wide receiver position, continue to react to NFL.com writer Kevin Patra's article where he lists what he thinks are the needs of all the NFC teams are heading into free agency, react to him saying the top three needs for the Falcons are defensive tackle, linebacker, and tight end, and discuss if they think wide receiver is at the top of the Falcons' needs list now that the Falcons are reportedly planning to release Mooney.

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

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan test their knowledge with some Throwback Thursday Trivia!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to react to the breaking news that the Atlanta Falcons are reportedly planning to release wide receiver Darnell Mooney, explain why they think this move isn't surprising, talk about how they think Mooney played with no confidence last season, and also talk about how the Falcons don't have a true tight end on the roster.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to the news that legendary college football coach and college football analyst Lou Holtz has died at the age of 89, explain why they think Holtz was just as great of an analyst as he was a college football coach, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to NFL.com writer Kevin Patra's article where he lists what he thinks are the needs of all the NFC teams are heading into free agency, react to him saying the top three needs for the Falcons are defensive tackle, linebacker, and tight end, and then react to the breaking news that the Falcons are reportedly planning to release wide receiver Darnell Mooney.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan let you hear Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. tell Jon Gruden on Gruden's podcast ‘Gruden goes long' that he'll be ready to play week one, and that he'll even be ready for Falcons training camp. Mike, Beau, and Ali react to what Penix Jr. had to say, let you hear Gruden tell Michael that he believes he's going to have big season this upcoming season, react to what Gruden had to say, and talk about how there's no reason not to believe that Michael Penix Jr. will be ready for Falcons training camp and week one of the regular season.

Full show of The Morning Shift from Wednesday, March 4, 2026

The Morning Shift kicked off the show with a discussion about the Jurickson Profar 162-game suspension for his second failed drug test for PEDs. What's next for the Braves at this point? We discussed and aired our frustrations before pivoting to the NFL to discuss the Bengals' decision not to franchise tag Trey Hendrickson. Could the Falcons choose to pursue the elite edge rusher in free agency?  We wrapped the hour with a discussion on the comments made from outside voices about the Hawks' Magic City Night before tossing to 'Dylan Wit It' with Garrett to discuss college basketball.

We dug back into some Braves discussion after Jurickson Profar received a full-season suspension for PEDs (again). The Morning Shift discussed the news and whether they even want him in a Braves uniform moving forward. We played some 'Which One Wednesday' -- Who is better in their respective sports: Ronald Acuna or Bijan Robinson? Would we rather have an off-record conversation with Austin Riley or Matt Olson? The Morning Shift then reacted to the news of his sudden retirement and whipped around the rest of the NFL as they went In the Huddle.

NFL insider Eric Edholm joined the show to discuss what might be coming up for the Falcons and the rest of the league in free agency. What about the move to release Kyler Murray? Could the Falcons be in play?

Jon Gruden hosted Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. on his podcast, and the two joked about his snap count. The Morning Shift reacted to that before transitioning into a discussion about Kyler Murray and Trey Hendrickson.

Atlanta Braves insider Grant McAuley joined The Morning Shift to discuss the Jurickson Profar suspension. He shared his feelings on the outfielder's decision and what the club can do with his vacated contract. Jon Gruden hosted Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. on his podcast, and the two joked about his snap count. The Morning Shift reacted to that before transitioning into a discussion about Kyler Murray and Trey Hendrickson. NFL insider Eric Edholm joined the show to finish the hour. They discussed what might be coming up for the Falcons and the rest of the league in free agency. What about the move to release Kyler Murray? 

Atlanta Braves insider Grant McAuley joined The Morning Shift to discuss the Jurickson Profar suspension. He shared his feelings on the outfielder's ridiculous decision, calling him the worst free agent signing in club history. What can the club do with his vacated contract?