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The Morning Shift's full show on Thursday, October 16th, 2025

HR1 - Jake Matthews' ankle injury could completely flip Falcons O-Line upside down 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 Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson winning NFC Offensive Player of the Week, talk about how it's nice to see Falcons Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, the Falcons defense, and Bijan Robinson getting the praise they deserve, react to the Atlanta Falcons' latest injury report that came out yesterday, let you Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about left tackle Jake Matthews' status for Sunday night's game against the San Francisco 49ers when he joined Dukes & Bell yesterday, react to what Coach Morris had to say, explain why the Falcons offensive line could look very different on Sunday if Jake Matthews can't play, react to the latest college football headlines, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Kyle Shanahan's offense too different now for Jeff Ulbrich to have familiarity In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to preview the Atlanta Falcons Sunday Night Football matchup with the San Francisco 49ers, talk about what matchups they are concerned about and feel good about when it comes to the Falcons defense taking on the 49ers offense, let you hear Atlanta Falcons Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich talk about how Kyle Shanahan's offense isn't what it was when they were together here in Atlanta, react to what coach Ulbrich had to say, talk about how Kyle Shanahan's offense isn't the same offense he ran while he was the Falcons offensive coordinator, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, react to the news that Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin met with a handful of influential boosters on Tuesday, and was told continuing financial support depends on new direction within the football program that includes Head Football Coach Billy Napier being fired, explain why they think Florida boosters are right to want Billy Napier fired, but going about it the wrong way, and then close out hour two by diving into The Life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike'd Up!

HR3 - Not much difference in Falcons facing Brock Purdy or Mac Jones on Sunday In hour three Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan spend some time with the Co-Owner and Publisher of Dawgs HQ and Co-Host of The Steakhouse, Rusty Mansell! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Rusty discuss if Rusty thinks Kirby Smart was clapping or calling timeout, Florida Head Football Coach Billy Napier potentially being fired after this weekend's game against Mississippi State, how Rusty feels about Trinidad Chambliss' matchup with Georgia's defense this Saturday, and if Ty Simpson playing well right now for Alabama says more about Jalen Milroe or more about Ryan Grubb being back with Kalen DeBoer. Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali let you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich has been able to get the most out of the defensive players when he joined Dukes & Bell yesterday, react to what Coach Morris had to say, and then explain why they think it's apparent that Ulbrich and the Falcons defensive coaches are completely in unison. The Morning Shift crew also talks about which quarterback they would rather see the Falcons defense go up against when they face the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football, and then closes out hour three diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan talk about which 49ers quarterback they would rather see the Falcons defense go up against when they face the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan let you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich has been able to get the most out of the defensive players when he joined Dukes & Bell yesterday, react to what Coach Morris had to say, and then explain why they think it's apparent that Ulbrich and the Falcons defensive coaches are completely in unison.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan spend some time with the Co-Owner and Publisher of Dawgs HQ and Co-Host of The Steakhouse, Rusty Mansell! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Rusty discuss if Rusty thinks Kirby Smart was clapping or calling timeout, Florida Head Football Coach Billy Napier potentially being fired after this weekend's game against Mississippi State, how Rusty feels about Trinidad Chambliss' matchup with Georgia's defense this Saturday, and if Ty Simpson playing well right now for Alabama says more about Jalen Milroe or more about Ryan Grubb being back with Kalen DeBoer.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the news that Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin met with a handful of influential boosters on Tuesday, and was told continuing financial support depends on new direction within the football program that includes Head Football Coach Billy Napier being fired. Mike, Beau, and Ali explain why they think Florida boosters are right to want Billy Napier fired, but going about it the wrong way.

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 preview the Atlanta Falcons Sunday Night Football matchup with the San Francisco 49ers, talk about what matchups they are concerned about and feel good about when it comes to the Falcons defense taking on the 49ers offense, let you hear Atlanta Falcons Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich talk about how Kyle Shanahan's offense isn't what it was when they were together here in Atlanta, react to what coach Ulbrich had to say, and talk about how Kyle Shanahan's offense isn't the same offense he ran while he was the Falcons offensive coordinator.

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

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Atlanta Falcons' latest injury report that came out yesterday, let you Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about left tackle Jake Matthews' status for Sunday night's game against the San Francisco 49ers when he joined Dukes & Bell yesterday, react to what Coach Morris had to say, and then explain why the Falcons offensive line could look very different on Sunday if Jake Matthews can't play.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, react to Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson winning NFC Offensive Player of the Week, and talk about how it's nice to see Falcons Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, the Falcons defense, and Bijan Robinson getting the praise they deserve.

Carl and Mike are joined by Raheem Morris as they discuss Sunday's win over the Bills and pr

The Morning Shift's full show on Wednesday, October 15th, 2025.

HR1 - Falcons using short pass game as extension of run game helped seal win vs Bills 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, let you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris give an update on the health status of left tackle Jake Mathews, react to what Coach Morris had to say, explain why they think Morris' comments on Jake suggests he could play Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, break down the Falcons' final offensive drive against the Buffalo Bills on Monday night that sealed the win for them, explain why they think Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson mixing in the short passing game made that game sealing drive successful, react to the latest college football headlines, preview some of the big week eight matchups in college football, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons defense was on point vs. Bills but kicking game still needs to be solidified In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac give you what they thought was the good bad, the bad, and the ugly from the Atlanta Falcons 24-14 win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday night, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about what he and team saw on their blocked Field Goal attempt on Monday night versus the Bills and how he feels about special teams play overall, react to what Coach Morris had to say, explain why the Falcons need Jalon Walker and other rookies to be playmakers on special teams, and then close out hour two by by debating it out in a game of Which One!

HR3 - Falcons will start to be looked at as real contenders if they beat 49ers on the road In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and talk about their excitement level when it comes to the Atlanta Falcons in the Wake Up Call, give their early thoughts on the Falcons' Sunday Night Football matchup with the San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris give his early thoughts on the 49ers, and react to what Coach Morris had to say, dive into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid, and the close out hour three by spending some time with national NFL writer for NFL Media & NFL.com Eric Edholm! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Eric discuss what it's going to take for high profile running backs like Bijan Robinson and Saquon Barkley to start winning NFL MVP, if it's time to start talking about the Falcons' defense as the best defense in the league right now, if Eric thinks the National media is looking at the Falcons win over the Buffalo Bills as what's wrong with the Bills instead of what's right with the Falcons, what the Falcons should be focused on when it comes to their Sunday Night Football matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, what Eric thinks the Carolina Panthers are this season after playing well over the past few weeks, if Eric thinks it was the right move for the Cleveland Browns to trade quarterback Joe Flacco to an in-division rival in the Cincinnati Bengals, and what Eric thought about Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin calling out Browns General Manager Andrew Berry for making the trade.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac spend some time with national NFL writer for NFL Media & NFL.com Eric Edholm! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Eric discuss what it's going to take for high profile running backs like Bijan Robinson and Saquon Barkley to start winning NFL MVP, if it's time to start talking about the Falcons' defense as the best defense in the league right now, if Eric thinks the National media is looking at the Falcons win over the Buffalo Bills as what's wrong with the Bills instead of what's right with the Falcons, what the Falcons should be focused on when it comes to their Sunday Night Football matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, what Eric thinks the Carolina Panthers are this season after playing well over the past few weeks, if Eric thinks it was the right move for the Cleveland Browns to trade quarterback Joe Flacco to an in-division rival in the Cincinnati Bengals, and what Eric thought about Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin calling out Browns General Manager Andrew Berry for making the trade.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac give their early thoughts on the Falcons' Sunday Night Football matchup with the San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris give his early thoughts on the 49ers, react to what Coach Morris had to say, and explain why they think the Falcons executing at high level is the biggest key when facing familiar 49ers team.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and talk about their excitement level when it comes to the Atlanta Falcons in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about what he and team saw on their blocked Field Goal attempt on Monday night versus the Bills and how he feels about special teams play overall, react to what Coach Morris had to say, and explain why the Falcons need Jalon Walker and other rookies to be playmakers on special teams.

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 give you what they thought was the good bad, the bad, and the ugly from the Atlanta Falcons 24-14 win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday night.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest college football headlines, and preview some of the big week eight matchups in college football.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac break down the Falcons' final offensive drive against the Buffalo Bills on Monday night that sealed the win for them, and explain why they think Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson mixing in the short passing game made that game sealing drive successful.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris give an update on the health status of left tackle Jake Mathews, react to what Coach Morris had to say, and explain why they think Morris' comments on Jake suggests Matthews could play Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers.

The Morning Shift's full show on Tuesday, October 14th, 2025.

HR1 - Falcons' defense proved they're Top 5 defense in NFL last night vs. Bills 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 Atlanta Falcons' 24-14 win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football last night, explain why they think Falcons running back Bijan Robinson, Falcons Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, and the Falcons defense are the main reasons why they beat Bills, talk about how Falcons cornerback Dee Alford has stepped up every time he's been called on, talk about how the Falcons have proven themselves to be legit playoff contenders so far this season, react to the biggest college football headlines, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Last night Bijan Robinson showed the world why he should be MVP candidate In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Falcons' 24-14 win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football last night, let you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about Bijan Robinson's stellar performance last night, react to what Coach Morris had to say, talk about how they think Bijan is the best player in NFL because he actually does it all, talk about how the Falcons winning the time of possession battle over the Bills last night was a huge reason for the game playing out how it did, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, continue to recap and react to the Falcons' 24-14 win over the Bills last night, let you hear Falcons' quarterback Michael Penix Jr. talk about how Drake London is a big body receiver and how he lets Drake play bully ball, react to what Penix Jr. had to say, and then close out hour two by diving into the life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike'd Up!

HR3 - Falcons defense played their game & didn't let Bills dictate how they played In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their reactions to the Atlanta Falcons' 24-14 win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football last night 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 what the energy was like in the Falcons' locker room while talking to the players postgame, how the Falcons defense was able to pressure Josh Allen, still cover in the backend, and make Josh Allen look pedestrian, the defensive players being bought in to Jeff Ulbrich's scheme, the defense having quality depth along the front seven, Terry Fontenot hitting home runs with the rookies he's drafted and the free agents he's brought in this offseason, what Dave thought about the game Zac Robinson called last night that featured some new and un-scouted looks from the Falcons' offense, Dee Alford really stepping up this year after a rough finish to last season, Bijan Robinson having an MVP type season thus far, and Michael Penix Jr. getting locked on Drake London at times during last night's game, and what Penix needs to do to correct that. Next, The Morning Shift crew gives their final thoughts on the Falcons' 24-14 win over the Bills last night, and talk about how the Falcons defense disrupted, frustrated, and made Josh Allen look out of sorts. Finally, Mike, Beau, and Ali 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 give their final thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons' 24-14 win over the Buffalo Bills last night, and talk about how the Falcons defense disrupted, frustrated, and made Bills quarterback Josh Allen look out of sorts.

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 what the energy was like in the Falcons' locker room while talking to the players postgame, how the Falcons defense was able to pressure Josh Allen, still cover in the backend, and make Josh Allen look pedestrian, the defensive players being bought in to Jeff Ulbrich's scheme, the defense having quality depth along the front seven, Terry Fontenot hitting home runs with the rookies he's drafted and the free agents he's brought in this offseason, what Dave thought about the game Zac Robinson called last night that featured some new and un-scouted looks from the Falcons' offense, Dee Alford really stepping up this year after a rough finish to last season, Bijan Robinson having an MVP type season thus far, and Michael Penix Jr. getting locked on Drake London at times during last night's game, and what Penix needs to do to correct that.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their reactions to the Atlanta Falcons' 24-14 win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football last night in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to recap and react to the Falcons' 24-14 win over the Bills last night, let you hear Falcons' quarterback Michael Penix Jr. talk about how Drake London is a big body receiver, react to what Penix Jr. had to say, and then explain why they think Michael Penix Jr. was targeting Drake London a little too much last night.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about how the Falcons winning the time of possession battle over the Bills last night was a huge reason for the game playing out how it did, and then 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 recap and react to the Atlanta Falcons' 24-14 win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football last night, let you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about Bijan Robinson's stellar performance last night, react to what Coach Morris had to say, and talk about how they think Bijan is the best player in NFL because he actually does it all.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about how the Falcons have proven themselves to be legit playoff contenders so far this season, and then react to the biggest college football headlines.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Falcons' 24-14 win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football last night, and talk about how Falcons cornerback Dee Alford has stepped up every time he's been called on.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac recap and react to the Atlanta Falcons' 24-14 win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football last night, and explain why they think Falcons running back Bijan Robinson, Falcons Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, and the Falcons defense are the main reasons why they beat Bills.

The Morning Shift's full show on Monday, October 13th, 2025.

HR1 - Falcons' defense can prove they're as good as numbers say they are vs. Bills 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 Georgia Bulldogs coming back to beat the Auburn Tigers in Auburn thanks to a dominant second half, debate whether or not Auburn quarterback Jackson Arnold scored a touchdown or got the ball punched out before he crossed the goal line, preview the Atlanta Falcons' Monday Night Football matchup with the Buffalo Bills tonight, recap and react to everything that went down in week seven of the college football season, and then close out the hour by diving into the world of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!