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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?

The Morning Shift reacted to the news of his sudden retirement and whipped around the rest of the NFL as they went In the Huddle. What happened with the franchise tag deadline yesterday? What do we make of the moves franchises have chosen to make with their star players?

We played some 'Which One Wednesday' -- who is having a worse month between the Braves and the Falcons? 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?

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 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.

The crew pivoted 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 also discussed the chances of the Falcons adding Kyler Murray.

The Morning Shift kicked off the show with a discussion about Jurickson Profar's 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.

The Morning Shift's full show on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026.

HR1 - Losing Kaden Elliss & Dee Alford would be tough pill to swallow for Falcons 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 announcing yesterday that they'll be unveiling their new uniforms on April 2nd with a video featuring running back Bijan Robinson, wide receiver Drake London, linebacker Jalon Walker, and cornerback A.J. Terrell reacting to seeing the new uniforms for the first time. Mike, Beau, and Ali also discuss Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. not being featured in the video, and talk about how that's eyebrow raising. The Morning Shift crew also talks about the one Atlanta Falcons free agent they would want to have the Falcons re-sign if they could only choose one from the team to bring back, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop! On this edition of the Mac Drop, Mike, Beau, and Ali talk about the ‘Robot Phone' coming out soon, what its features are, and how this phone is the official sign that we're now living in the future.

HR2 - Nick Chubb would be most ideal replacement for Tyler Allgeier In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, talk about some of the offensive free agents they would like to see the Falcons sign, explain why they think free agent wide receiver Rashid Shaheed and free agent running back and Georgia native Nick Chubb are free agents that the Falcons should heavily pursue, play two truths and a lie during the halftime portion of the show, 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 - If Falcons don't re-sign Kaden Elliss they'll have some solid replacement options In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, talk about some of the defensive free agents they would like to see the Atlanta Falcons sign, react to the breaking news that the National Football League has announced the Falcons will be one of the participating teams in the 2026 NFL Madrid game, continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons announcing yesterday that they'll be unveiling their new uniforms on April 2nd with a video featuring running back Bijan Robinson, wide receiver Drake London, linebacker Jalon Walker, and cornerback A.J. Terrell reacting to seeing the new uniforms for the first time, talk about how they hope that the Falcons are going to Madrid in new uniforms that feature red jerseys and silver pants, explain why they think free agent tight end Charlie Kolar could be a nice upgrade at backup tight end for the Falcons, react to former Atlanta Hawks point guard and now Washington Wizards point guard Trae Young getting ejected from last night's Wizards versus Rockets game for leaving the bench, being ejected from a Wizards game before ever playing for the Wizards, react to the news that Trae is going to make his Wizards debut on Thursday, talk about how they're surprised that Trae is playing at all this season, and then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac explain why they think free agent tight end Charlie Kolar could be a nice upgrade at backup tight end for the Falcons, react to former Atlanta Hawks point guard and now Washington Wizards point guard Trae Young getting ejected from last night's Wizards versus Rockets game for leaving the bench, and being ejected from a Wizards game before ever playing for the Wizards. Mike, Ali, and Beau also react to the news that Trae is going to make his Wizards debut on Thursday, talk about how they're surprised that Trae is playing at all this season, and then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the news that the NFL has announced the Atlanta Falcons will be one of the participating teams in the 2026 NFL Madrid game, continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons announcing yesterday that they'll be unveiling their new uniforms on April 2nd with a video featuring running back Bijan Robinson, wide receiver Drake London, linebacker Jalon Walker, and cornerback A.J. Terrell reacting to seeing the new uniforms for the first time, and talk about how they hope that the Falcons are going to Madrid in new uniforms that feature red jerseys and silver pants.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about some of the defensive free agents they would like to see the Atlanta Falcons sign, and then react to the breaking news that the National Football League has announced the Falcons will be one of the participating teams in the 2026 NFL Madrid game.

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, Ali Mac, and Dylan Mathews play two truths and a lie during the halftime portion of the show.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about some of the offensive free agents they would like to see the Falcons sign, and explain why they think free agent wide receiver Rashid Shaheed and free agent running back and Georgia native Nick Chubb are free agents that the Falcons should heavily pursue.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop. On this edition of the Mac Drop, Mike, Beau, and Ali talk about the ‘Robot Phone' coming out soon, what its features are, and how this phone is the official sign that we're now living in the future.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about the one Atlanta Falcons free agent they would want to have the Falcons re-sign if they could only choose one for the team to bring back.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Atlanta Falcons announcing yesterday that they'll be unveiling their new uniforms on April 2nd with a video featuring running back Bijan Robinson, wide receiver Drake London, linebacker Jalon Walker, and cornerback A.J. Terrell reacting to seeing the new uniforms for the first time. Mike, Beau, and Ali also discuss Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. not being featured in the video, and talk about how that's eyebrow raising.

The Morning Shift's full show on Monday, March 2nd, 2026.

HR1 - Falcons should approach offseason like James Pearce Jr. isn't part of team 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 news that the Atlanta Falcons have dismissed assistant defensive line coach LaTroy Lewis from his role Friday after sexual assault allegations surfaced against him, explain why they think the decision to fire him was an easy one for the Falcons, react to ESPN NFL Insider Dan Graziano saying a lot of folks in Indianapolis at the NFL Combine said they expect free agent quarterback Joe Flacco to follow Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski to Atlanta as an option in case Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. isn't ready to start the season, and that an NFL Head Coach told him unsolicited to watch for Tua Tagovailoa in Atlanta. Mike, Ali, and Beau also react to what Graziano had to say, explain why they think these reports are overblown because the rumors and reports are just coming from these players' agents that are trying to build up their players' markets, react to Spencer Strider making his Spring Training debut on Friday, talk about Atlanta Braves young pitcher JR Ritchie continuing to impress in Spring Training, react to Braves pitcher Hurston Waldrep having successful surgery to remove the loose bodies from his pitching elbow, and that there's currently no timetable for a return, but Hurston is expected to start the season on the 60-Day injured list, and explain why they think Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos and Braves Manager Walt Weiss will exhaust all other options before calling up Ritchie to the big league club.

HR2 - No guarantee new Falcons regime believes Michael Penix Jr. is franchise QB In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to react to ESPN NFL Insider Dan Graziano saying a lot of folks in Indianapolis at the NFL Combine said they expect free agent quarterback Joe Flacco to follow Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski to Atlanta as an option in case Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. isn't ready to start the season, and that an NFL Head Coach told him unsolicited to watch for Tua Tagovailoa in Atlanta. Mike, Ali, and Beau also react to what Graziano had to say, explain why they think Joe Flacco makes the most sense to be the Falcons replacement for Kirk Cousins, 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 letting you hear what Atlanta Hawks and NBA legend and Hawks TV color analyst Dominique Wilkins had to say about the Golden State Warriors trading away Jonathan Kuminga after Kuminga had another nice game in the Hawks' 135-101 win over the Portland Trailblazers at home last night, talk about NASCAR Driver Tyler Reddick winning a historic third consecutive race over the weekend to start this NASCAR season, 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 need for big interior DT too glaring to not address with 48th pick Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac 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 dismissed assistant defensive line coach LaTroy Lewis from his role Friday after sexual assault allegations surfaced against him, talk about how the Jim Harbaugh and Sherrone Moore era of Michigan football was a mess, explain why they think this situation with with Lewis could make the Falcons start doing a deeper dive on assistant coaches they are potentially going to hire in the future, continue to react to ESPN NFL Insider Dan Graziano saying a lot of folks in Indianapolis at the NFL Combine said they expect free agent quarterback Joe Flacco to follow Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski to Atlanta as an option in case Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. isn't ready to start the season, and that an NFL Head Coach told him unsolicited to watch for Tua Tagovailoa in Atlanta. Mike, Beau, and Ali also react to Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Haynes King running a 4.47 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine over the weekend, react to Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Zachariah Branch running a 4.42 and 4.36 40-yard dash at the Combine over the weekend, discuss if they think either one of them raised their draft stock with their performances at the NFL Combine over the weekend, talk about if they would want to see the Atlanta Falcons draft Branch if he fell to the Falcons at 48, talk about how they think the Falcons need a run stuffing defensive tackle and a play making wide receiver like Zachariah Branch, but maybe not Branch specifically, talk about how their need for a big interior defensive tackle is also too glaring to not address with the 48th pick, explain why they think the Falcons could also draft an offensive tackle with one of their first three draft picks, and then close out hour three by answering people's questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk continue to talk about what they think the Atlanta Falcons might do with the 48th overall pick in this year's NFL Draft, talk about how their need for a big interior defensive tackle is too glaring to not address it with the 48th pick, and explain why they think the Falcons could also draft an offensive tackle with one of their first three draft picks

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Haynes King running a 4.47 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine over the weekend, react to Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Zachariah Branch running a 4.42 and 4.36 40-yard dash at the Combine over the weekend, discuss if they think either one of them raised their draft stock with their performances at the NFL Combine over the weekend, talk about if they would want to see the Atlanta Falcons draft Branch if he fell to the Falcons at 48, and talk about how they think the Falcons need a run stuffing defensive tackle, and a play making wide receiver like Zachariah Branch, but maybe not Branch specifically.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons have dismissed assistant defensive line coach LaTroy Lewis from his role Friday after sexual assault allegations surfaced against him, talk about how the Jim Harbaugh and Sherrone Moore era of Michigan football was a mess, explain why they think this situation with with Lewis could make the Falcons start doing a deeper dive on assistant coaches they are potentially going to hire in the future, and continue to react to ESPN NFL Insider Dan Graziano saying a lot of folks in Indianapolis at the NFL Combine said they expect free agent quarterback Joe Flacco to follow Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski to Atlanta as an option in case Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. isn't ready to start the season, and that an NFL Head Coach told him unsolicited to watch for Tua Tagovailoa in Atlanta.

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 letting you hear what Atlanta Hawks and NBA legend and Hawks TV color analyst Dominique Wilkins had to say about the Golden State Warriors trading away Jonathan Kuminga after Kuminga had another nice game in the Hawks' 135-101 win over the Portland Trailblazers at home last night.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to ESPN NFL Insider Dan Graziano saying a lot of folks in Indianapolis at the NFL Combine said they expect free agent quarterback Joe Flacco to follow Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski to Atlanta as an option in case Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. isn't ready to start the season, and that an NFL Head Coach told him unsolicited to watch for Tua Tagovailoa in Atlanta. Mike, Ali, and Beau react to what Graziano had to say, and explain why they think Joe Flacco makes the most sense to be the Falcons replacement for Kirk Cousins.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider making his Spring Training debut on Friday, talk about Braves young pitcher JR Ritchie continuing to impress in Spring Training, react to Braves pitcher Hurston Waldrep having successful surgery to remove the loose bodies from his pitching elbow, and that there's currently no timetable for a return, but Hurston is expected to start the season on the 60-Day injured list, and explain why they think Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos and Braves Manager Walt Weiss will exhaust all other options before calling up Ritchie to the big league club.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to ESPN NFL Insider Dan Graziano saying a lot of folks in Indianapolis at the NFL Combine said they expect free agent quarterback Joe Flacco to follow Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski to Atlanta as an option in case Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. isn't ready to start the season, and that an NFL Head Coach told him unsolicited to watch for Tua Tagovailoa in Atlanta. Mike, Ali, and Beau react to what Graziano had to say, and explain why they think these reports are overblown because the rumors and reports are just coming from these players' agents because they're trying to build up their players' markets.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons have dismissed assistant defensive line coach LaTroy Lewis from his role Friday after sexual assault allegations surfaced against him, and explain why they think the decision to fire assistant defensive line coach LaTroy Lewis after sexual assault allegations surfaced against him was an easy one for the Falcons.

The Morning Shift's full show on Friday, February 27th, 2026.

HR1 - NFLPA report cards are telling, but still don't tell whole story 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 NFLPA's annual survey and report grades getting leaked last night, react to the Atlanta Falcons' NFLPA report card grades, react to Falcons new Head Coach Kevin Stefanski getting a C minus grade for this past season as the Cleveland Browns' Head Coach, talk about how Kevin Stefanski's NFLPA report card grade isn't good, but isn't all bad either, talk about how the NFLPA report cards proves Falcons owner Arthur Blank is one of the best owners in NFL, react to the Atlanta Hawks announcing that they are having Magic City night on Monday March 16 for their game against the Orlando Magic where the team will be paying tribute to Magic City, Atlanta's famed strip club, explain why they think the Hawks having Magic City night is a great way to celebrate the iconic Atlanta culture, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Mike Johnson in Mike'd Up!

HR2 - Kevin Stefanski's situation in Cleveland a lot to do with NFLPA report card grade In hour two Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to react to the NFLPA's annual survey and report grades getting leaked last night, continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons' NFLPA report card grades, continue to react to Falcons new Head Coach Kevin Stefanski getting a C minus grade for this past season as the Cleveland Browns' Head Coach, explain why they think the Browns quarterback controversy last season may've played a part in Kevin Stefanski's C minus grade, play a round of Fair or Foul for the halftime portion of the show, discuss if they think the Falcons will trade back from the 48th overall pick, talk about the push to bring NHL hockey back to Atlanta happening again after the U.S. Men's and Women's hockey teams brought home gold in this year's Winter Olympics in Milan, and then close out hour two by reacting to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.