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The Morning Shift's full show on Friday, January 16th, 2026.

HR1 - Matt Ryan, Falcons must balance doing due diligence & not watering down vision 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 that they have completed interviews with Green Bay Packers Defensive Coordinator Jeff Hafley and Chargers Defensive Coordinator Jesse Minter for the organization's head coach position, explain why they think the Falcons interviewing a lot of head coach candidates may water down their vision, let you hear Senior NFL Insider for ESPN Adam Schefter give the latest update on Matt LaFleur's contract situation with the Green Bay Packers on The Pat McAfee Show, react to what Schefter had to say, explain why thinking LaFleur will become available is wishful thinking, talk about how the Falcons should still definitely go after LaFleur if he becomes available though, and talk about how the Falcons probably won't be able to outbid any other team that are interested in getting LaFleur. Mike, Beau, and Ali also preview Monday night's National Championship game between Miami and Indiana, explain why they think Miami winning the National Championship is better for the college football brand, but Indiana is the team that deserves to win, 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 can't expect to win now if players don't match new regime's scheme In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear part of their interview with 2022 Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor inductee, and Matt Ryan's former teammate, Todd McClure when Todd talked about who he would like to see as the Falcons next Head Coach, react to what Todd had to say, continue to talk about Matt LaFleur's contract situation with the Green Bay Packers, discuss what they would give up to get LaFleur here in Atlanta, talk about who they think the best Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator, and play caller would be for the Falcons, explain why they think the Falcons roster needs to match the Offensive Coordinator's system if they expect to win next season, preview the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, react to the news that a college point shaving scheme involving more than 39 players on 17 NCAA D1 teams, including Kennesaw State University, resulted in dozens of games in the previous two seasons being fixed by a gambling ring that included a former NBA player, explain why they think this college basketball point-shaving scandal is unfortunately just the tip of the iceberg, and then close out hour two by playing a round of Fair or Foul!

HR3 - Falcons next head coach must first & foremost be a great leader In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on if they think Valentines Day is too close to Christmas and New Years, if they think they had good game when talking to and flirting with their significant others, and who they want to see the Atlanta Falcons bring in to be their next Head Coach in the Wake Up Call! Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali explain why it's important for Atlanta Falcons President of Football Matt Ryan and whoever else is involved in the process of finding the Falcons next head coach to fully understand the leadership qualities of the head coaching candidates they're interviewing. The Morning Shift crew also talks about which head coach Mike McDaniel would pair well with here in Atlanta if the Falcons were able to bring in McDaniel to be their next offensive coordinator. Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali react to a report from NFL insider Tom Pelissero that John Harbaugh and the New York Giants are still working through some details in his reported five-year $100 million-dollar contract, and that a deal could get done in the coming hours, but Harbaugh is still doing his due diligence. The Morning Shift crew also previews the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs, and then closes 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 report from NFL insider Tom Pelissero that John Harbaugh and the New York Giants are still working through some details in his five-year $100 million-dollar contract, and that a deal could get done in the coming hours, but Harbaugh is still doing his due diligence.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac explain why it's important for Atlanta Falcons President of Football Matt Ryan and whoever else is involved in the process of finding the Falcons next head coach to fully understand the leadership qualities of the head coaching candidates they're interviewing. Mike, Beau, and Ali also talk about which head coach Mike McDaniel would pair well with here in Atlanta if the Falcons were able to bring in McDaniel to be their next offensive coordinator.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on if they think Valentines Day is too close to Christmas and New Years, if they think they had game when talking to and flirting with their significant others, and who they want to see the Atlanta Falcons bring in to be their next Head Coach in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the news that a college point shaving scheme involving more than 39 players on 17 NCAA D1 teams, including Kennesaw State University, resulted in dozens of games in the previous two seasons being fixed by a gambling ring that included a former NBA player. Mike, Beau, and Ali also explain why they think this college basketball point-shaving scandal is unfortunately just the tip of the iceberg.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac preview the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs, and 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 part of their interview with 2022 Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor inductee, and Matt Ryan's former teammate, Todd McClure when Todd talked about who he would like to see as the Falcons next Head Coach, react to what Todd had to say, continue to talk about Matt LaFleur's contract situation with the Green Bay Packers, discuss what they would give up to get LaFleur here in Atlanta, talk about who they think the best Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator, and play caller would be for the Falcons, and then explain why they think the Falcons roster needs to match the Offensive Coordinator's system if they expect to win next season.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac preview Monday night's National Championship game between Miami and Indiana, explain why they think Miami winning the National Championship is better for college football brand, but Indiana is the team that deserves to win, and react to the latest and biggest college football headlines.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear Senior NFL Insider for ESPN Adam Schefter give the latest update on Matt LaFleur's contract situation with the Green Bay Packers on The Pat McAfee Show, react to what Schefter had to say, explain why thinking LaFleur will become available is wishful thinking, talk about how the Falcons should still definitely go after LaFleur if he becomes available though, and talk about how the Falcons probably won't be able to outbid any other team that are interested in getting LaFleur.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Atlanta Falcons announcing that they have completed interviews with Green Bay Packers Defensive Coordinator Jeff Hafley and Chargers Defensive Coordinator Jesse Minter for the organization's head coach position, and explain why they think the Falcons interviewing a lot of head coach candidates may water down their vision.

The Morning Shift's full show on Thursday, January 15th, 2026.

HR1 - Falcons HC job arguably better than both Steelers & Ravens HC jobs 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 former Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh and the New York Giants are working to finalize an agreement to make him their next head coach, explain why they think John Harbaugh going to the New York Giants is what would be best for both parties, react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons are reportedly going to interview former Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach Antonio Pierce, let you hear former NFL quarterback and now NFL Analyst for ESPN Dan Orlovsky explain why he thinks the Atlanta Falcons have the best head coaching job in the NFL right now, react to what Orlovsky had to say, explain why they agree with Orlovsky that the Falcons Head Coaching job is one of the best jobs in NFL right now, react to the latest and biggest college football headlines, including Oregon Ducks quarterback Dante Moore not entering the 2026 NFL Draft, and explaining why that's bad news for the Atlanta Falcons, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali's Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons need creative offensive mind & play caller who'll be around long term 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 news that former Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh and the New York Giants are working to finalize an agreement to make him their next head coach, continue to react to the reports that the Atlanta Falcons are reportedly going to interview former Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach Antonio Pierce, explain why they think hiring a head coach like Klint Kubiak gives the Falcons the best chance at sustained success, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, react to the news that Mark Ingram, Ndamukong Suh, and Aaron Donald are going into the College Football Hall of Fame, explain why they think Cam Newton undoubtedly deserves to be in the College Football Hall of Fame, and then close out hour two by diving into The Life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike'd Up!

HR3 - Falcons must make sure they hire OC that maximizes Bijan Robinson's talent 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 having some big guests on Steakhouse today, including former Georgia Bulldog and NFL Hall of Famer Champ Bailey, Champ Bailey's successful post football career, all the conferences in college football being on their own page and working on their own agendas, how college football conferences can get on the same page, the future of college football being unknown but the product still being good, what Rusty thinks about the new redshirt rule in college football, if Rusty thinks the nine game conferences schedules being the reason for the new redshirt rule in college football, Cam Newton not making the College Football Hall of Fame this year, why Rusty thinks Curt Cignetti and Indiana caught lighting in a bottle this year, if this is Curt Cignetti's version of the 2021 and 2022 Georgia Bulldogs, and the transfer portal closing tomorrow night. Then, The Morning Shift crew spends some time with former Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Todd McClure! Mike, Beau, Ali, and Todd discuss Todd being excited about Lane Kiffin being the Head Coach at LSU as an LSU alumn, Todd tells the story about when Matt Ryan proved he was the team's franchise quarterback as rookie in training camp, gives his first impressions of Matt Ryan and his underrated toughness, gives his initial thoughts when he first heard Matt Ryan was becoming the Falcons President of Football, talks about what he thinks about the current Falcons offensive line, explain why he thinks Matt Ryan will be successful as the Falcons President of Football, talks about who he would like to see as the Falcons next Head Coach, and talks about some of the crazy bull names he and some of his former teammates named the bulls he raised. The Morning Shift crew also spends some time talking about Braves fest with Atlanta Braves Senior Director of Events and Entertainment Geoffrey Schmidt, explain why they think that it shouldn't be assumed that John Harbaugh was the Atlanta Falcons number one choice to be their next head coach, 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 explain why they think that it shouldn't be assumed that John Harbaugh was the Atlanta Falcons number one choice to be their next head coach.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan spend some time with former Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Todd McClure! Mike, Beau, Ali, and Todd discuss Todd being excited about Lane Kiffin being the Head Coach at LSU as an LSU alumn, Todd tells the story about when Matt Ryan proved he was the team's franchise quarterback as rookie in training camp, gives his first impressions of Matt Ryan and his underrated toughness, gives his initial thoughts when he first heard Matt Ryan was becoming the Falcons President of Football, talks about what he thinks about the current Falcons offensive line, explain why he thinks Matt Ryan will be successful as the Falcons President of Football, talks about who he would like to see as the Falcons next Head Coach, and talks about some of the crazy bull names he and some of his former teammates named the bulls he raised.

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 having some big guests on Steakhouse today, including former Georgia Bulldog and NFL Hall of Famer Champ Bailey, Champ Bailey's successful post football career, all the conferences in college football being on their own page and working on their own agendas, how college football conferences can get on the same page, the future of college football being unknown but the product still being good, what Rusty thinks about the new redshirt rule in college football, if Rusty thinks the nine game conferences schedules being the reason for the new redshirt rule in college football, Cam Newton not making the College Football Hall of Fame this year, why Rusty thinks Curt Cignetti and Indiana caught lighting in a bottle this year, if this is Curt Cignetti's version of the 2021 and 2022 Georgia Bulldogs, and the transfer portal closing tomorrow night.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to the news that Mark Ingram, Ndamukong Suh, and Aaron Donald are going into the College Football Hall of Fame, and explain why they think Cam Newton undoubtedly deserves to be in the College Football Hall of Fame.

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 quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to react to the news that former Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh and the New York Giants are working to finalize an agreement to make him their next head coach, continue to react to the reports that the Atlanta Falcons are reportedly going to interview former Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach Antonio Pierce, and explain why they think hiring a head coach like Klint Kubiak gives the Falcons the best chance at sustained success.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest and biggest college football headlines including explaining why Oregon Ducks quarterback Dante Moore not entering the 2026 NFL Draft is bad news for the Atlanta Falcons.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the news that the Atlanta Falcons are reportedly going to interview former Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach Antonio Pierce, let you hear former NFL quarterback and now NFL Analyst for ESPN Dan Orlovsky explain why he thinks the Atlanta Falcons have the best head coaching job in the NFL right now, react to what Orlovsky had to say, and explain why they agree with Orlovsky that the Falcons Head Coaching job is one of the best jobs in NFL right now.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the news that former Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh and the New York Giants are working to finalize an agreement to make him their next head coach, and barring any setbacks, a deal is expected. Mike, Beau, and Ali explain why they think John Harbaugh going to the New York Giants is what would be best for both parties.

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!