The Morning Shift’s full show on Wednesday, March 18th, 2026.

HR1 - Tua Tagovailoa’s experience may give him edge needed to become Falcons QB1

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 Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. and Team Venezuela defeating Team USA 3-2 last night to win the World Baseball Classic for the first time ever, explain why they think rust was a major reason for Team USA’s offensive struggles throughout this year’s World Baseball Classic, react to a Metro Atlanta Publix employee winning the national grocery bagging championship, let you hear former Atlanta Falcons wide receiver and now ESPN NFL Analyst Harry Douglas give his thoughts on the upcoming quarterback competition between Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr., react to what Harry had to say, explain why they think the Falcons quarterback competition is going to come down to whichever QB operates better while being under center, react to Georgia Tech Head Coach Brent Key saying that he thinks that college football is in a great place right now, explain why they think Coach Key avoided the major elephant in the room when talking about the state of college football, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Dylan Mathews in ‘Dylin wit it’!

HR2 - Falcons will never have next franchise QB if they don’t allow one time to develop

In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, let you hear former NFL quarterback and now ESPN NFL Analyst Dan Orlovsky give his thoughts on the upcoming quarterback competition between Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr., react to what Dan had to say, talk about how the Falcons won’t ever find a franchise quarterback if they don’t give quarterbacks time to develop, explain why they think if Tua wins the Falcons quarterback competition it’ll be because he has more experience than Penix Jr., play a round of Which One Wednesday 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 still have core to compete for NFC South this season with good QB play

In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, talk about what other position battles the Atlanta Falcons will have during OTAs and training camp other than the quarterback competition between Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr., explain why they think the other outside linebacker spot will be an interesting position battle along with the quarterback competition, react to Co-Owner and Publisher of Dawgs HQ and Co-Host of The Steakhouse Rusty Mansell posting on ‘X’ that he’s been told to expect over 30 members from the Atlanta Falcons organization to be in Athens today for Georgia’s pro-day, and that those 30 plus members will include Falcons President of Football Matt Ryan, Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski and Falcons General Manager Ian Cunningham. Mike, Ali, and Beau also explain why they think the Falcons should always have big representation at Georgia’s pro days, react to Ronald Acuña Jr. having a picture of his son wearing championship celebration goggles after Team Venezuela’s 3-2 win over Team USA last night to win the World Baseball Classic for the first time ever, discuss if they think Ronald had his son in the locker room during the team’s champagne and beer celebration, discuss if they would have their kids in the locker room during a championship celebration, and then close out hour three by answering people’s questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to Ronald Acuña Jr. having a picture of his son wearing championship celebration goggles after Team Venezuela’s 3-2 win over Team USA last night to win the World Baseball Classic for the first time ever, discuss if they think Ronald had his son in the locker room during the team’s champagne and beer celebration, discuss if they would have their kids in the locker room during a championship celebration, and then close out hour three by answering people’s questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to Co-Owner and Publisher of Dawgs HQ and Co-Host of The Steakhouse Rusty Mansell posting on ‘X’ that he’s been told to expect over 30 members from the Atlanta Falcons organization to be in Athens today for Georgia’s pro-day, and that those 30 plus members will include Falcons President of Football Matt Ryan, Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski and Falcons General Manager Ian Cunningham are expected as well. Then, Mike, Ali, and Beau explain why they think the Falcons should always have big representation at Georgia’s pro days.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about what other position battles the Atlanta Falcons will have during OTAs and training camp other than the quarterback competition between Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr., and explain why they think the other outside linebacker spot will be an interesting position battle along with the quarterback competition.

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

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac play a round of Which One Wednesday for the halftime portion of the show

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear former NFL quarterback and now ESPN NFL Analyst Dan Orlovsky give his thoughts on the upcoming quarterback competition between Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr., react to what Dan had to say, talk about how the Falcons won’t ever find a franchise quarterback if they don’t give quarterbacks time to develop, and explain why they think if Tua wins the Falcons quarterback competition it’ll be because he has more experience than Penix Jr.