Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to react to the Las Vegas Raiders agreeing to terms with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins, explain why they think Cousins and new Raiders Head Coach Klint Kubiak's reunion could make the Raiders an interesting team in the AFC, continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons new uniforms, talk about the fan reaction to the new uniforms, and explain why they think the Falcons new uniforms are basically their throwback uniforms with a red jersey and black helmet instead of a black jersey and a red helmet.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan recap and react to the Atlanta Braves blowing out the Arizona Diamondbacks 17-2 last night in the first game of their four game series against the D-Backs and their first game of their seven game west coast road trip, and explain why they think the Braves offense has proven that they can carry the pitching staff until more of the Braves starting pitchers come back and the starting staff gets more healthy.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to the Las Vegas Raiders agreeing to terms with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins, talk about the kind of complicated deal that Cousins has signed with the Raiders, and explain why they think Kirk Cousins is the perfect bridge quarterback for the Raiders and the best mentor for Fernando Mendoza.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan give their reactions to the Atlanta Falcons new uniforms, talk about the fan reaction to the new uniforms, and explain why they think the Falcons new uniforms are basically their throwback uniforms with a red jersey and black helmet instead of a black jersey and a red helmet.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Thursday, April 2nd, 2026.

HR1 - Chris Sale & Drake Baldwin have been catalysts in Braves 4-2 start

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, recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Athletics 5-1 yesterday to win their series against the Athletics, talk about Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale pitching one hit ball over six innings in his start yesterday despite being sick, explain why they think Sale pitching a six inning gem while sick proves that he's the ultimate competitor, react to the Atlanta Falcons officially announcing that they’ve re-signed outside linebacker DeAngelo Malone, explain why they think the Falcons re-signing Malone improves their special teams and gives them good outside linebacker depth, talk about the Falcons unveiling their new uniforms today, discuss if they believe any of the leaks that have come out on social media are what the new uniforms will actually look like, discuss what they want the new uniforms to look like as well, recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks winning their third straight game last night with their 130-101 win over the Orlando Magic in Orlando, let you hear Hawks Radio Play-by-Play voice Steve Holman absolutely go off on the Magic and Magic center Goga Bitadze for pulling Hawks center Jock Landale down by the shoulder, which led to Landale injuring his ankle and having to come out of the game, react to what Steve had to say, talk about how the Hawks are in good position to be a top six seed in the NBA Playoffs this year and avoid the NBA Play-In Tournament, talk about how the Hawks have won 17 of their last 19 games, talk about how the numbers and film show that Jalen Johnson is having a Nikola Jokić type of season, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

HR2 - Walt Weiss has pressed all the right buttons as Braves Manager so far

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 Atlanta Braves beating the Athletics 5-1 yesterday to win their series against the Athletics, explain why they think Braves Manager Walt Weiss' situational managing and willingness to change and adapt is a big part of the Atlanta Braves 4-2 start, continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons officially announcing that they’ve re-signed outside linebacker DeAngelo Malone, continue to talk about the Falcons unveiling their new uniforms today, discuss if they believe any of the leaks that have come out on social media are what the new uniforms will actually look like, discuss what they want the new uniforms to look like as well, test their knowledge with some Throwback Thursday Trivia for the halftime portion of the show, talk about NASA’s Artemis II taking off for the Moon on April Fools Day of all days, discuss all the moon landing conspiracy theories, 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 - Hawks have multiple guys that can be the ‘closer’ on any given night

In hour three 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 Atlanta Falcons officially announcing that they’ve re-signed outside linebacker DeAngelo Malone, explain why they think Malone's good special teams play will keep him on the Falcons roster, continue to talk about the Falcons unveiling their new uniforms today, discuss if they believe any of the leaks that have come out on social media are what the new uniforms will actually look like, discuss what they want the new uniforms to look like as well, continue to react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Athletics 5-1 yesterday to win their series against the Athletics, continue to react to the Atlanta Hawks winning their third straight game last night with their 130-101 win over the Orlando Magic in Orlando, let you hear Hawks Radio Play-by-Play voice Steve Holman absolutely go off on the Magic and Magic center Goga Bitadze for pulling Hawks center Jock Landale down by the shoulder, which led to Landale injuring his ankle and having to come out of the game, react to what Steve had to say, talk about how the Hawks are in good position to be a top six seed in the NBA Playoffs this year and avoid the NBA Play-In Tournament, talk about how the Hawks have won 17 of their last 19 games, explain why they think opposing defenses can't focus on just one Hawks player with the way that they're built, and then close out hour three by answering people’s questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan close out hour three by answering people’s questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to react to the Atlanta Hawks winning their third straight game last night with their 130-101 win over the Orlando Magic in Orlando, let you hear Hawks Radio Play-by-Play voice Steve Holman absolutely go off on the Magic and Magic center Goga Bitadze for pulling Hawks center Jock Landale down by the shoulder, which led to Landale injuring his ankle and having to come out of the game, react to what Steve had to say, talk about how the Hawks are in good position to be a top six seed in the NBA Playoffs this year and avoid the NBA Play-In Tournament, talk about how the Hawks have won 17 of their last 19 games, and explain why they think opposing defenses can't focus on just one Hawks player with the way that they're built.