HR1 - Ian Cunningham playing long game & building Falcons right way
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 Hawks getting their seventh win in a row last night with their 124-112 win over the Dallas Mavericks at home, talk about how the Hawks winning the games that they're supposed to consistently shows the team's and the players’ growth and positive trajectory, react to the reports that Atlanta Falcons free agent linebacker Kaden Elliss is leaving the Falcons and heading back to New Orleans to rejoin the Saints on a three-year, $33 million-dollar deal, react to Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo scoring 83 points in Miami’s 150-129 home win over the Washington Wizards last night in Miami, becoming the second-highest scorer in an NBA game, surpassing Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant for the spot, and only being second to Wilt Chamberlain’s 100 points. Mike, Beau, and Ali also let you hear what it sounded like when Bam scored his 82nd and 83rd points at the free throw line. Then, The Morning Shift crew gives their thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons signing former Cleveland Browns defensive end Cameron Thomas to a one-year $3.1 million-dollar deal, grade Falcons General Manager Ian Cunningham’s free agency moves so far, explain why they think Cunningham’s clearly building for the future based on the early free agency moves he and the Falcons have made, react to the Las Vegas Raiders announcing yesterday that the Baltimore Ravens have "backed out" of a trade agreement that would have sent All-Pro defensive end Maxx Crosby to Baltimore in exchange for two first-round picks because of medical concerns that arose during a physical, explain why they think this is bad business from the Ravens, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Dylan Mathews in ‘Dylin wit it’!