Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons acquiring safety Sydney Brown in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday in a deal that also included a swap of fourth- and sixth-round draft picks, and explain why they think Sydney Brown could compete for the Falcons starting nickel corner spot and be Atlanta’s starting nickel corner until Billy Bowman returns from his Achilles injury.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to pitcher Didier Fuentes making the Atlanta Braves opening day roster, talk about the Braves regular season starting on Friday, talk about the Braves starting the season off by playing 13 straight games, and explain why they think the Braves need to be at least 8-5 in their first 13 game stretch.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about the Atlanta Hawks getting their 11-game winning streak snapped on Friday when they lost to the Houston Rockets in Houston 117-95, but bouncing back at home on Saturday when they beat the Golden State Warriors at home 126-110, explain why they think the Hawks tough games to end the regular season will show exactly what their playoff potential is this year, and react to the Atlanta Falcons acquiring safety Sydney Brown in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday in a deal that also included a swap of fourth- and sixth-round draft picks.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about the Sweet 16 being set in the NCAA Tournament, recap and react to all of the NCAA Tournament action that happened over the weekend, including the defending National Champion Florida Gators losing in the second round to the Iowa Hawkeyes in an exciting finish, and explain why they think Florida's inconsistent guard play was the downfall of the defending National Champions.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Friday, March 20th, 2026.

HR1 - Besides QB Falcons offensive starters are set unless they draft WR or center

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 Georgia Bulldog’s and the Kennesaw State Owl’s losses in their respective NCAA Tournament games last night, explain why they think Georgia's loss to the Saint Louis Billikens won't get Bulldogs Head Coach Mike White fired, but definitely make his seat hot, recap and react to the other exciting NCAA Tournament games that went down last night, talk about kids movie franchises that are coming out with reboots and sequels, talk about if they think every position on the Atlanta Falcons offense is set besides the quarterback position, explain why they think the Falcons starting 11 on offense is clearly defined at least until the NFL Draft, react to Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar’s 162 game suspension for this season being confirmed after his appeal of a positive test for performance-enhancing drugs was resolved, talk about if the Braves will now make some last minute moves with the money they’ll get back from Profar’s contract since his suspension was upheld, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Mike Johnson in Mike’d Up!

HR2 - Jon Scheyer must lead Duke to deep tourney run after Maliq Brown’s comments

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 Georgia Bulldog’s and the Kennesaw State Owl’s losses in their respective NCAA Tournament games last night, recap and react to the other exciting NCAA Tournament games that went down last night, including the number one seeded Duke Blue Devils surviving their scare against the 16 seeded Siena Bulldogs, let you hear Blue Devils forward Maliq Brown’s interview out of halftime with CBS Sports reporter Tracy Wolfson where he talks about the team’s first half performance and how the team thought it was going to be a “cakewalk” going into this game, react to what Brown had to say, explain why they think Duke Head Basketball Coach Jon Scheyer is under even more pressure to make a deep run in this year’s NCAA Tournament now after Maliq's comments, play a round of Fair or Foul for the halftime portion of the show, where they debate if it's fair or foul to think whoever starts at quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons in week one this season will be the starting quarterback for the Falcons in Week 18, and much more! Mike, Beau, and Ali also talk about how they’ll be watching all the NCAA Tournament games this weekend, 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 - Matt Ryan, Ian Cunningham watched Zachariah Branch intently at UGA Pro Day

In hour three Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan spend some time with Co-Owner and Publisher of Dawgs HQ and Co-Host of The Steakhouse, Rusty Mansell! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Rusty discuss there being so much media at Georgia’s Pro Day this year, Georgia having a deep but not top heavy draft class this year, Georgia tight end Oscar Delp running a 4.4 40-yard dash being what surprised Rusty the most at Georgia’s Pro Day this year, Georgia offensive tackle Monroe Freeling having the hottest draft stock in this year’s NFL Draft right now, Georgia defensive lineman Christen Miller truly being an Atlanta Falcons fan and loving the possibility of playing for the Falcons, Christen Miller’s weight being the thing that might have him drop to the Falcons at 48, why Georgia linebacker CJ Allen’s NFL draft stock is dropping right now, why Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Zachariah Branch isn’t a sure fire first round pick in this year’s NFL Draft, what type of NFL prospect Rusty thinks Georgia running back and wide receiver Dillon Bell will be, what it’s like for Rusty seeing guys that he’s covered since high school start to live out their dream of making it to the NFL, and Rusty getting interviewed by NFL scouts about what he knows about certain Georgia players. Then, Mike, Ali, and Beau talk about Afroman's legal case, explain why they think Afroman's legal case could be turned into a Will Ferrell movie, continue to react to the Georgia Bulldog’s and the Kennesaw State Owl’s losses in their respective NCAA Tournament games last night, recap and react to the other exciting NCAA Tournament games that went down last night, preview some of the tournament games they’re looking forward to today and tonight, and then 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 Georgia Bulldog’s and the Kennesaw State Owl’s losses in their respective NCAA Tournament games last night, recap and react to the other exciting NCAA Tournament games that went down last night, preview some of the tournament games they’re looking forward to today and tonight, 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 Afroman's legal case and explain why they think Afroman's legal case could be turned into a Will Ferrell movie.