Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to and give their initial thoughts on new Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski’s introductory press conference, let you hear Falcons President of Football Matt Ryan define the vision of this Falcons team, react to what Matt had to say, and explain why they think the press conference went well, but there are still more questions than answers around the team after Stefanski's introductory press conference yesterday.

Atlanta Falcons President of Football Matt Ryan speaks about having a new role with the Falcons and the adjustments he'll need to be making, how busy he's been with his new responsibilities, why they settled on Kevin Stefanski during the head coach interview process, how they were able to convince Kevin Stefanski this was the right job for him, the fans needing everyone involved to earn their trust and respect as winners, why he doesn't view this task as chasing a Super Bowl they way he did as a player, where they are in the GM interview process, letting multiple staff members share thoughts to really get a full grasp of opinions, and what he views as his responsibilities after the HC and GM hires.

Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski talks about why he ultimately decided to accept the Falcons job offer, what led to the decision to let Tommy Rees call plays, his comfort-level with the structure of the organization, bringing Bill Callahan aboard, what he feels are important when trying to develop a young quarterback, what he viewed as the most attractive aspect of the Falcons job, the work and research that goes in to identifying his staff, how long he's been coaching football, and his evaluation of Michael Penix coming out of the draft as a prospect.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Tuesday, January 27th, 2026.

HR1 - Doesn’t matter if Kevin Stefanski wins press conference, just needs to win games

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 naming Craig Aukerman as special teams coordinator, Robert Prince as wide receivers coach and Bob Quinn as senior advisor to the head coach. Mike, Beau, and Ali also react to the Falcons announcing that they have retained secondary coach Justin Hood, defensive line coach Nate Ollie and tight ends coach Kevin Koger. Then, The Morning Shift crew explains why they think the Falcons getting new wide receivers and special teams coaches was much needed. Mike, Beau, and Ali also talk about how the ice storm and severe winter weather affected them yesterday and over the weekend, talk about what they’re wanting and expecting to hear from Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski in his introductory press conference today, explain why they think nobody should care if Kevin Stefanski 'wins' his introductory press conference today, react to the Miami Dolphins hiring Atlanta Falcons Assistant General Manager Kyle Smith as their new Assistant General Manager, discuss how this will affect the Falcons front office, explain why they think Kyle Smith leaving likely means none of the Falcons General Manager candidates were planning on keeping him, and then close out hour one by diving into the Life of Mike Johnson and getting MIke’d Up!

HR2 - Falcons keeping TEs coach Kevin Koger & not Kyle Pitts will be very telling

In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons naming Craig Aukerman as special teams coordinator, Robert Prince as wide receivers coach and Bob Quinn as senior advisor to the head coach, continue to react to the Falcons announcing that they have retained secondary coach Justin Hood, defensive line coach Nate Ollie and tight ends coach Kevin Koger, explain why they think the Falcons keeping Kevin Koger will give good insight on the Falcons decision to keep Kyle Pitts or not, talk about a middle school basketball fight resulting in an adult getting tased and the announcers calling the action, Jay Vine winning the Tour Down Under despite a kangaroo crashing into him, and Waffle House accepting reservations only on Valentine's Day and turning their restaurant into a white table cloth, candlelit dinner during Halftime 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 - Kevin Stefanski’s coaching staff is important, but winning is more important

In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons naming Craig Aukerman as special teams coordinator, Robert Prince as wide receivers coach and Bob Quinn as senior advisor to the head coach, continue to react to the Falcons announcing that they have retained secondary coach Justin Hood, defensive line coach Nate Ollie and tight ends coach Kevin Koger, explain they think why it’s good that the Falcons have a good mix of retained coaches and front office personnel along with new coaches and front office personnel, let you hear Clemson Head Football Coach Dabo Swinney talk about the different levels of tampering, react to what Dabo had to say, react to Dabo calling out Ole Miss Head Football coach Pete Golding for allegedly directly tampering with a Tigers player, explain why they think Dabo Swinney calling out Pete Golding publicly is better than Dabo complaining to the NCAA, continue to react to Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders being added to the Pro Bowl Games roster as New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye’s replacement, explain why they think Shedeur Sanders being a Pro-Bowl replacement feels like an NFL Marketing move, and then close out hour three with the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders being added to the Pro Bowl Games roster as New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye’s replacement, and explain why they think Shedeur Sanders being a Pro-Bowl replacement feels like an NFL Marketing move.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear Clemson Head Football Coach Dabo Swinney talk about the different levels of tampering, react to what Dabo had to say, react to Dabo calling out Ole Miss Head Football coach Pete Golding for allegedly directly tampering with a Tigers player, and explain why they think Dabo Swinney calling out Pete Golding publicly is better than Dabo complaining to the NCAA.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons naming Craig Aukerman as special teams coordinator, Robert Prince as wide receivers coach and Bob Quinn as senior advisor to the head coach, continue to react to the Falcons announcing that they have retained secondary coach Justin Hood, defensive line coach Nate Ollie and tight ends coach Kevin Koger, and explain they think why it’s good that the Falcons have a good mix of retained coaches and front office personnel along with new coaches and front office personnel.