Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to NFL Analyst Ben Solak’s 2026 NFL free agency class rankings, react to Ben having the Atlanta Falcons ranked 15th, and explain why they think the Falcons free agency plan was to set themselves up for a big 2027 offseason and free agency.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan talk about today being Opening Day for the Atlanta Braves, talk about how they’re feeling about the Braves chances to be a playoff team and possibly World Series contenders this season, discuss what their expectations are for Atlanta this year, and explain why they think the Braves’ injuries to some of their starting pitchers and Atlanta’s lack of depth is what’s stopping them from being real contenders this season.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Thursday, March 26th, 2026.

HR1 - Hawks tenacity on offense & defense has led to their post All-Star break success

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 Hawks beating the number one team in the Eastern Conference in the Detroit Pistons in Detroit last night 130-129 in overtime, explain why they think the Hawks rebounding effort and defense in overtime won them the game last night versus the Pistons, react to NFL Draft Analyst Field Yates’ latest two round NFL mock draft where he has the Atlanta Falcons drafting Arizona State offensive tackle Max Iheanachor with the 48th overall pick, explain why they think the Falcons drafting an offensive tackle with the 48th overall pick is okay if the team is truly in a rebuilding and prove it year this year, preview the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament, explain why they think Arkansas Razorbacks guard Darius Acuff Jr. could be the missing piece the Atlanta Hawks need to get over the hump, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

HR2 - Nothing concrete says Michael Penix Jr. will miss any OTAs or Training Camp

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 NFL Draft Analyst Field Yates’ latest two round NFL mock draft where he has the Atlanta Falcons drafting Arizona State offensive tackle Max Iheanachor with the 48th overall pick, explain why they think the Falcons pick at 48 will indicate if the team’s new regime thinks they can win the NFC South and compete for a playoff spot this season, test their knowledge with some Throwback Thursday Trivia for the halftime portion 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 - Falcons drafting OT with 48th overall pick would signal team is doing soft rebuild

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 NFL Draft Analyst Field Yates’ latest two round NFL mock draft where he has the Atlanta Falcons drafting Arizona State offensive tackle Max Iheanachor with the 48th overall pick, and explain why they think it wouldn’t be a bad pick even though offensive tackle isn’t the Falcons biggest need. Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali spend some time with college basketball analyst for CBS Sports Isis "Ice" Young! Mike, Beau, Ali, and Ice discuss which games in the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 games Ice is most excited to watch, how big the gap is between the UConn Huskies and the rest of the teams left in the NCAA women’s tournament, how Ice feels about the UConn and Michigan State Sweet 16 matchup in the men’s tournament, if Ice thinks 11 seeded Texas has a chance to beat number two seeded Purdue in the Sweet 16 and advance to the Elite Eight in the men’s tournament, how Ice feels about number four seeded Alabama’s Sweet 16 matchup with number one seeded Michigan in the men’s tournament, and how Ice feels about Maryland Terrapins Head women's basketball head coach Brenda Frese’s sideline moment with Terrapins junior guard Oluchi Okananwa where Coach Frese is seen coaching Okananwa very hard before she goes back in the game. The Morning Shift crew also talks about what position they think Atlanta Falcons General Manager Ian Cunningham and the team are least likely to draft with the 48th overall pick, explain why they think the Falcons are likely going to draft an offensive lineman or a position on the defensive front seven with the 48th pick, and then close out hour three by answering people’s questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan talk about what position they think Atlanta Falcons General Manager Ian Cunningham and the team are least likely to draft with the 48th overall pick, explain why they think the Falcons are likely going to draft an offensive lineman or a position on the defensive front seven with the 48th pick, and then close out hour three by answering people’s questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan spend some time with college basketball analyst for CBS Sports Isis "Ice" Young! Mike, Beau, Ali, and Ice discuss which games in the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 games Ice is most excited to watch, how big the gap is between the UConn Huskies and the rest of the teams left in the NCAA women’s tournament, how Ice feels about the UConn and Michigan State Sweet 16 matchup in the men’s tournament, if Ice thinks 11 seeded Texas has a chance to beat number two seeded Purdue in the Sweet 16 and advance to the Elite Eight in the men’s tournament, how Ice feels about number four seeded Alabama’s Sweet 16 matchup with number one seeded Michigan in the men’s tournament, and how Ice feels about Maryland Terrapins Head women's basketball head coach Brenda Frese’s sideline moment with Terrapins junior guard Oluchi Okananwa where Coach Frese is seen coaching Okananwa very hard before she goes back in the game.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to react to NFL Draft Analyst Field Yates’ latest two round NFL mock draft and having the Atlanta Falcons drafting Arizona State offensive tackle Max Iheanachor with the 48th overall pick, and explain why they think it wouldn’t be a bad pick even though offensive tackle isn’t the Falcons biggest need.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!