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The Morning Shift's full show on Tuesday, January 6th, 2025.

HR1 - Falcons need offensive minded HC who will fix offense & keep Jeff Ulbrich as DC 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 reports that the Atlanta Falcons have requested interviews with Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver for their head coaching vacancy, explain why they think the Falcons need their next head coach to be a young and lively offensive minded coach, react to the reports that Atlanta Hawks four-time All-Star Trae Young and his agents, Aaron Mintz, Drew Morrison and Austin Brown, are working with the franchise on a trade, explain why they think Trae Young's style of play no longer matches the Hawks' scheme and play style, let you hear Chief National Reporter for NFL Network Steve Wyche explain why he thinks the Atlanta Falcons Head Coaching job is the most attractive head coaching job in the NFL right now, react to what Wyche had to say, explain why they think the Falcons Head Coaching job is arguably the best head coaching job in the NFL right now, react to the biggest and latest college football headlines, explain why they think most college football quarterbacks will no longer be at the same school from year to year, and continue to react to the reports that the Atlanta Falcons have requested interviews with Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver for their head coaching vacancy.

HR2 - Hawks have exhausted all resources to win with Trae Young & keep him happy In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the reports that the Atlanta Falcons have requested interviews with Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver for their head coaching vacancy, explain why they think the Falcons hiring Klint Kubiak as their next head coach and keeping Jeff Ulbrich as their Defensive Coordinator would be an ideal situation, react to the reports that Atlanta Hawks four-time All-Star Trae Young and his agents, Aaron Mintz, Drew Morrison and Austin Brown, are working with the franchise on a trade, explain why they think the Hawks are right to want to trade Trae Young after minimal success with him as the cornerstone of the franchise, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, and explain why they think Matt Ryan could but shouldn't be the Falcons President of Football Operations and be a broadcaster with CBS at the same time.

HR3 - Arthur Blank must give new regime time to turn Falcons into consistent winners 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, who they want to see be the next General Manager of the Atlanta Falcons, how they feel about the reports that Matt Ryan potentially wants to be apart of the Falcons front office and still be a broadcaster with CBS, and how they feel about the reports that Atlanta Hawks four-time All-Star Trae Young and his agents, Aaron Mintz, Drew Morrison and Austin Brown, are working with the franchise on a trade in the Wake Up Call! Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali spend some time with national NFL writer for The Athletic Mike Jones! Beau, Mike, Ali, and Mike discuss if Mike was shocked by any of the firings that have happened so far in the NFL, if Mike thinks Raheem Morris' refusal to make an in-season change at special teams coordinator and some of the on-field coaching issues were a big reason that Raheem got fired, which NFL head coaching job Mike thinks is the most appealing right now, which NFL head coaching candidate Mike thinks will be the hot name in this cycle and be able to have his pick at which job he wants to go to, what Mike knows about Chicago Bears assistant General Manager Ian Cunningham, who the Atlanta Falcons just reportedly requested to interview, if Mike thinks there are going to be anymore firings in the NFL, and how Mike feels about former Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan potentially getting a significant front office role with the Atlanta Falcons. The Morning Shift crew also continues to react to the reports that the Atlanta Falcons have requested interviews with Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver for their head coaching vacancy, and talk about how Falcons Owner Arthur Blank and the Falcons front office can't put playoff or bust expectations on new regime in year one because it's not good to be always firing coaches, and no one will want the Falcons head coach or general manager job if there are playoff or bust expectations in year one.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the reports that the Atlanta Falcons have requested interviews with Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver for their head coaching vacancy, and talk about how Falcons Owner Arthur Blank and the Falcons front office can't put playoff or bust expectations on new regime in year one because it's not good to be always firing coaches, and no one will want the Falcons head coach or general manager job if there are playoff or bust expectations in year one.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac spend some time with national NFL writer for The Athletic Mike Jones! Beau, Mike, Ali, and Mike discuss if Mike was shocked by any of the firings that have happened so far in the NFL, if Mike thinks Raheem Morris' refusal to make an in-season change at special teams coordinator and some of the on-field coaching issues were a big reason that Raheem got fired, which NFL head coaching job Mike thinks is the most appealing right now, which NFL head coaching candidate Mike thinks will be the hot name in this cycle and be able to have his pick at which job he wants to go to, what Mike knows about Chicago Bears assistant General Manager Ian Cunningham, who the Atlanta Falcons just reportedly requested to interview, if Mike thinks there are going to be anymore firings in the NFL, and how Mike feels about former Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan potentially getting a significant front office role with the Atlanta Falcons.

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, who they want to see be the next General Manager of the Atlanta Falcons, how they feel about the reports that Matt Ryan potentially wants to be apart of the Falcons front office and still be a broadcaster with CBS, and how they feel about the reports that Atlanta Hawks four-time All-Star Trae Young and his agents, Aaron Mintz, Drew Morrison and Austin Brown, are working with the franchise on a trade in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, and explain why they think Matt Ryan could but shouldn't be the Falcons President of Football Operations and be a broadcaster with CBS at the same time.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the reports that Atlanta Hawks four-time All-Star Trae Young and his agents, Aaron Mintz, Drew Morrison and Austin Brown, are working with the franchise on a trade, and explain why they think the Hawks are right to want to trade Trae Young after minimal success with him as the cornerstone of the franchise.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the reports that the Atlanta Falcons have requested interviews with Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver for their head coaching vacancy, and explain why they think the Falcons hiring Klint Kubiak as their next head coach and keeping Jeff Ulbrich as their Defensive Coordinator would be an ideal situation.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the biggest and latest college football headlines, explain why they think most college football quarterbacks will no longer be at the same school from year to year, and continue to react to the reports that the Atlanta Falcons have requested interviews with Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver for their head coaching vacancy.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the reports that Atlanta Hawks four-time All-Star Trae Young and his agents, Aaron Mintz, Drew Morrison and Austin Brown, are working with the franchise on a trade, explain why they think Trae Young's style of play no longer matches the Hawks' scheme and play style. Mike, Beau, and Ali also let you hear Chief National Reporter for NFL Network Steve Wyche explain why he thinks the Atlanta Falcons Head Coaching job is the most attractive head coaching job in the NFL right now, react to what Wyche had to say, and explain why they think the Falcons Head Coaching job is arguably the best head coaching job in the NFL right now.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the reports that the Atlanta Falcons have requested interviews with Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver for their head coaching vacancy, and explain why they think the Falcons need their next head coach to be a young and lively offensive minded coach.

The Morning Shift's full show on Monday, January 5th, 2025.

HR1 - Firing Raheem Morris & Terry Fontenot indicate Falcons structure change In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Atlanta Falcons dismissing Head Coach Raheem Morris and General Manager Terry Fontenot from their roles following a meeting last night in Atlanta with Falcons Owner and Chairman, Arthur M. Blank, explain why they think Raheem and Terry's fates were decided after the team was eliminated from playoff contention, let listeners call in and give their take on the Falcons moving on from Raheem and Terry, explain why they think the Falcons need one linear football vision that everyone is trying to execute, and explain why they think Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot didn't earn the opportunity to come back next season.

HR2 - Matt Ryan could help Falcons get QB position right & give team one linear vision In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons dismissing Head Coach Raheem Morris and General Manager Terry Fontenot from their roles following a meeting last night in Atlanta with Falcons Owner and Chairman, Arthur M. Blank, let listeners call in and give their take on the Falcons moving on from Raheem and Terry, explain why they think the Falcons need to bring in former NFL MVP, Pro-Bowl quarterback, and former Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan to oversee operations at Flowery Branch. Mike, Beau, and Ali also discuss if they think Terry Fontenot deserved to be fired along with Raheem Morris, explain why they think the Falcons need a President of Football Operations to end the Rich McKay narrative., talk about possible head coaching candidates they would like to see the Falcons bring in, and explain why they think the Falcons new head coach and general manager may not be tied to quarterback Michael Penix Jr.

HR3 - Arthur Blank made it clear he thinks Falcons need fresh start & culture change In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on the Atlanta Falcons dismissing Head Coach Raheem Morris and General Manager Terry Fontenot from their roles following a meeting last night in Atlanta with Falcons Owner and Chairman, Arthur M. Blank in the Wake Up Call. Mike, Beau, and Ali also react to the news that Falcons Owner Arthur M. Blank announced that Greg Beadles has been elevated from president to president and CEO of the Atlanta Falcons, effective today, succeeding Rich McKay. Then, The Morning Shift crew spends some time with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, and now analyst for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network Dave Archer! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Dave discuss how many texts Dave got after the news broke about the Falcons firing Head Coach Raheem Morris and General Manager Terry Fontenot, the news that Falcons president Greg Beadles is now also going to take over as CEO of the Falcons and succeed Rich McKay, who will now focus on running the AMBSE Sports group. Mike, Beau, Ali, and Dave also discuss at what point in the season Dave thought a Head Coaching change and possibly a change at General Manager was imminent, how the new Falcons regime can carry the momentum built at the end of the season and take it into next season, how the Falcons next head coach can get the most out of the Falcons players that will be apart of the Falcons long term future, and Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot being good people who worked hard. The Morning Shift crew also gives their final thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons dismissing Head Coach Raheem Morris and General Manager Terry Fontenot from their roles following a meeting last night in Atlanta with Falcons Owner and Chairman, Arthur M. Blank, let listeners call in and give their final takes on the Falcons moving on from Raheem and Terry, and explain why they think the Falcons new regime won't tear the team down to the studs because they won't be given the time to do that.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac give their final thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons dismissing Head Coach Raheem Morris and General Manager Terry Fontenot from their roles following a meeting last night in Atlanta with Falcons Owner and Chairman, Arthur M. Blank, let listeners call in and give their final takes on the Falcons moving on from Raheem and Terry, and explain why they think the Falcons new regime won't tear the team down to the studs because they won't be given the time to do that.

Ali Mac, Mike Johnson, and Beau Morgan continue this Monday edition of The Morning Shift by spending some time with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, and now analyst for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network Dave Archer! Beau, Ali, Mike, and Dave discuss how many texts Dave got after the news broke about the Falcons firing Head Coach Raheem Morris and General Manager Terry Fontenot, the news that Falcons president Greg Beadles is now also going to take over as CEO of the Falcons and succeed Rich McKay, who will now focus on running the AMBSE Sports group. Mike, Beau, Ali, and Dave also discuss at what point in the season Dave thought a Head Coaching change and possibly a change at General Manager was imminent, how the new Falcons regime can carry the momentum built at the end of the season and take it into next season, how the Falcons next head coach can get the most out of the Falcons players that will be apart of the Falcons long term future, and Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot being good people who worked hard.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on the Atlanta Falcons dismissing Head Coach Raheem Morris and General Manager Terry Fontenot from their roles following a meeting last night in Atlanta with Falcons Owner and Chairman, Arthur M. Blank in the Wake Up Call. Mike, Beau, and Ali also react to the news that Falcons Owner Arthur M. Blank announced that Greg Beadles has been elevated from president to president and CEO of the Atlanta Falcons, effective today, succeeding Rich McKay.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons dismissing Head Coach Raheem Morris and General Manager Terry Fontenot from their roles following a meeting last night in Atlanta with Falcons Owner and Chairman, Arthur M. Blank, let listeners call in and give their take on the Falcons moving on from Raheem and Terry, talk about possible head coaching candidates they would like to see the Falcons bring in, and explain why they think the Falcons new head coach and general manager may not be tied to Michael Penix Jr.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons dismissing Head Coach Raheem Morris and General Manager Terry Fontenot from their roles following a meeting last night in Atlanta with Falcons Owner and Chairman, Arthur M. Blank, let listeners call in and give their take on the Falcons moving on from Raheem and Terry, discuss if they think Terry Fontenot deserved to be fired along with Raheem Morris, and explain why they think the Falcons need a President of Football Operations to end the Rich McKay narrative.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons dismissing Head Coach Raheem Morris and General Manager Terry Fontenot from their roles following a meeting last night in Atlanta with Falcons Owner and Chairman, Arthur M. Blank, let listeners call in and give their take on the Falcons moving on from Raheem and Terry, and explain why they think the Falcons need to bring in former NFL MVP, Pro-Bowl quarterback, and former Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan to oversee operations at Flowery Branch.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons dismissing Head Coach Raheem Morris and General Manager Terry Fontenot from their roles following a meeting last night in Atlanta with Falcons Owner and Chairman, Arthur M. Blank, let listeners call in and give their take on the Falcons moving on from Raheem and Terry, and explain why they think Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot didn't earn the opportunity to come back next season.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons dismissing Head Coach Raheem Morris and General Manager Terry Fontenot from their roles following a meeting last night in Atlanta with Falcons Owner and Chairman, Arthur M. Blank, let listeners call in and give their take on the Falcons moving on from Raheem and Terry, and explain why they think the Falcons need one linear football vision that everyone is trying to execute.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Atlanta Falcons dismissing Head Coach Raheem Morris and General Manager Terry Fontenot from their roles following a meeting last night in Atlanta with Falcons Owner and Chairman, Arthur M. Blank, and explain why they think Raheem and Terry's fates were decided after the Falcons were eliminated from playoff contention.

Full show from The Morning Shift on Friday, January 2, 2026

Abe and Beau opened the show with a recap of their New Year's plans before shifting over to talk about the Georgia Bulldogs after their frustrating loss to Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl. The Atlanta Falcons have the Saints on Sunday, and the guys break down the matchup and discuss what the fallout of this game could be in the NFC South. The guys went back into some College Football Playoff discussion after the massive slate of quarterfinal games before shifting to the Falcons' season finale on Sunday.

The guys kicked off the second hour and discussed what Sunday means for Raheem Morris. Then, we hit on some New Year's Resolutions for the Falcons, Braves, and Hawks in 2026? Abe and Beau discussed what they want to see for these Atlanta teams this year. Are college football targeting rules out of whack? The guys discussed. Beau and Abe then whipped around the NFL to hit on some NFL storylines as we hit the final week of the season. What is going on with the Steelers and Ravens in the AFC North? We wrapped the hour with some more college football discussions before hitting a Mike'd Up (featuring Abe Gordon).

Beau and Abe kicked off the final hour with some college football discussion and reactions to the Georgia loss in the Sugar Bowl. Who is to blame for the loss? They opened up the lines to hear from listeners. Atlanta Falcons Radio Network color commentator Dave Archer then joined The Morning Shift to discuss Sunday's game against the Saints. They dug into some matchup discussions in the wake of the Chris Olave news and some of the edges the Falcons could have in this game against a red-hot division rival. The guys wrapped the show with some final thoughts on Falcons/Saints, CFP, and hit a Life of Squid!

The guys wrapped the show with some final thoughts on Falcons/Saints and hit a Life of Squid!

Atlanta Falcons Radio Network color commentator Dave Archer joined The Morning Shift to discuss Sunday's game against the Saints. They dug into some matchup discussions in the wake of the Chris Olave news and some of the edges the Falcons could have in this game against a red-hot division rival.

Beau and Abe kicked off the final hour with some college football discussion and reactions to the Georgia loss in the Sugar Bowl. Who is to blame for the loss? They opened up the lines to hear from listeners.

We wrapped the hour with some more college football discussions before hitting a Mike'd Up (featuring Abe Gordon).

Are college football targeting rules out of whack? The guys discussed. Beau and Abe then whipped around the NFL to hit on some NFL storylines as we hit the final week of the season. What is going on with the Steelers and Ravens in the AFC North?

The guys discussed what Sunday means for Raheem Morris. Then, we hit on some New Year's Resolutions for the Falcons, Braves, and Hawks in 2026? Abe and Beau discussed what they want to see for these Atlanta teams this year.

The guys went back into some College Football Playoff discussion after the massive slate of quarterfinal games where bye week teams went 1-3 before shifting to the Falcons' season finale on Sunday.

The Atlanta Falcons have the Saints on Sunday, and the guys break down the matchup and discuss what the fallout of this game could be in the NFC South.

Abe and Beau opened the show with a recap of their New Year's plans before shifting over to talk about the Georgia Bulldogs after their frustrating loss to Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl.

Full show from The Morning Shift on Tuesday, December 30, 2025

The Morning Shift kicked off this victory Tuesday with a reaction from last night's massive 27-24 win for the Falcons over the Rams. From the big moments from the game to the disappointing ones, we reacted to them all. The Morning Shift then bounced around the College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchups that are coming up on New Year's Day. We addressed some injury reports ahead of these games and how it matters for these games. They wrapped the hour with some 2025 trivia! 

On this Victory Tuesday, The Morning Shift reacted to the Falcons' massive win on Monday Night Football with a 'Bad, Good, Great' to discuss the biggest aspects of this game before going 'In The Huddle' to whip around the rest of the NFL. We wrapped the hour by going back into some college football discussion ahead of the CFP quarterfinals before going back for the last Top 5 Tuesday of the year with Mike.