Mike, Ali, and Beau recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Colorado Rockies 3-2 at home in 10 innings yesterday thanks to a Matt Olson walk-off RBI single, talk about the Braves extending their win streak to seven games, and explain why they think Mahle is making Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos look good after having another nice start yesterday.

Mike, Ali, and Beau react to the Atlanta Falcons trading cornerback Clark Phillips III and a fifth-round draft pick to the Chicago Bears yesterday morning for defensive tackle Gervon Dexter Sr., explain why they think Dexter Sr. should be a good fit in Jeff Ulbrich’s defense, explain why they think this trade is a result of the Falcons wanting to beef up their defensive line and needing to trim down their defensive back room.

Mike, Ali, and Beau react to and give their thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons initial 53-man roster, and explain why they think the Falcons ended up keeping four quarterbacks on the initial 53-man roster because the Falcons didn't want to risk losing Jack Strand and they may end up trading Tua Tagovailoa or Cooper Rush.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Friday, August 28th, 2026.

HR1 - Falcons will have many position battles that will be decided tonight & that may include QB

In hour one Mike, Ali, and Beau recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 last night in the final game of their three game series and completing the sweep thanks to a solo home run on the 1st pitch of the bottom of the 1st inning by catcher Drake Baldwin and a complete game shutout from starting pitcher Chris Sale. The Morning Shift crew also explained why they think the Braves have exceeded expectations so far this season despite the team's ups and downs this year. Ali, Mike, and Beau also preview the Atlanta Falcons final preseason game against the Miami Dolphins tonight in Miami, talk about how the Falcons position battles at cornerback and linebacker may be decided tonight in the preseason finale, react to the SEC announcing that schools that bring back NFL, NBA or WNBA players to their programs will face steep discipline under a new policy that was unanimously approved by the conference's 16 members, react to the ACC passing a resolution yesterday banning professionals from returning to college in football, plus men's and women's basketball, joining the other Power 4 conferences in setting forth eligibility enforcement, explain why they think a judge shouldn't be able to stop conferences from banning professional athletes attempting to return to college to play sports, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Mike Johnson in Mike’d Up!

HR2 - Falcons & Kevin Stefanski should wait as long as possible to name starting quarterback

In hour two Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to preview the Atlanta Falcons final preseason game against the Miami Dolphins tonight in Miami, talk about what they want to see from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and the starting offense tonight, explain why they think Tua must look efficient and in control of the offense and have a clean operation tonight against the Dolphins, play a round of Fair or Foul for the halftime portion of the show, discuss if it’s fair or foul to think that Falcons rookie quarterback Jack Strand won’t get claimed on waivers and will be able to be put on the Falcons practice squad and more, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 last night in the final game of their three game series and completing the sweep thanks to a solo home run on the 1st pitch of the bottom of the 1st inning by catcher Drake Baldwin and a complete game shutout from starting pitcher Chris Sale, explain why they think Chris Sale's complete game shutout last night proved once again that he's still the ultimate competitor, and then close out hour two by talking about the biggest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!

HR3 - Kendal Daniels has outright come in & won a starting LB job over Christian Harris

In hour three Mike, Ali, and Beau spend some time with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, and now analyst for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network Dave Archer! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Dave discuss how much Dave wants to see the Falcons starters play tonight in their preseason finale against the Miami Dolphins, if Dave thinks Falcons starting linebacker Divine Deablo will play tonight against the Dolphins and if Deablo does play will Falcons rookie linebacker Kendal Daniels be starting next to him, if Dave thinks Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski’s mind is already made up about who the Falcons starting quarterback is going to be, if Tua Tagovailoa can still help himself win the Falcons starting quarterback job tonight against the Dolphins, what Michael Penix Jr.’s biggest strengths are, what Tua Tagovailoa’s biggest strengths are, the quarterback competition still being up in the air, what it takes for there to be a clean operation from the quarterback and the entire offense, what position group the Falcons will have the toughest decision to make on when it comes to cutting the roster down to 53, how many linebackers Dave thinks the Falcons will keep on the 53-man roster, how many wide receivers Dave thinks the Falcons will keep on the 53-man roster, which Falcons receivers that are a little further down the depth chart have stuck out to Dave during training camp, if Dave thinks guys who are versatile have the best chance at making the 53-man roster, if Dave thinks there will be any surprises when it comes to who and how many offensive lineman the Falcons will keep on the 53-man roster, and the Falcons offensive line room being an interesting situation. Finally, The Morning Shift crew closes out hour three by spending some time with 92.9 The Game's own Atlanta Braves insider and reporter, Grant McAuley! Mike, Beau, and Grant discuss if Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale got back into the NL Cy Young conversation with his complete game shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers last night, if Sale is more important to the Braves than running back Bijan Robinson is for the Falcons, how concerned Braves fans should be about Ronald Acuña Jr. and the struggles he’s had this season, if Grant thinks the Braves have gotten out of the slight offensive funk they’ve been in lately, the ups and downs of the season, who Grant thinks this Braves team really is, if Grant thinks the Braves increased number of stolen bases in the Dodgers series is something that will continue for the rest of the season and into the postseason or if it was just the Braves taking advantage of a favorable matchup, and if he thinks Braves shortstop Ha-Seong Kim will be in the lineup tonight against the Colorado Rockies.

Mike, Ali, and Beau spend some time with 92.9 The Game's own Atlanta Braves insider and reporter, Grant McAuley! Mike, Beau, and Grant discuss if Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale got back into the NL Cy Young conversation with his complete game shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers last night, if Sale is more important to the Braves than running back Bijan Robinson is for the Falcons, how concerned Braves fans should be about Ronald Acuña Jr. and the struggles he’s had this season, if Grant thinks the Braves have gotten out of the slight offensive funk they’ve been in lately, the ups and downs of the season, who Grant thinks this Braves team really is, if Grant thinks the Braves increased number of stolen bases in the Dodgers series is something that will continue for the rest of the season and into the postseason or if it was just the Braves taking advantage of a favorable matchup, and if he thinks Braves shortstop Ha-Seong Kim will be in the lineup tonight against the Colorado Rockies.

Mike, Ali, and Beau continue their conversation with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, and now analyst for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network Dave Archer! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Dave discuss what position group the Falcons will have the toughest decision to make on when it comes to cutting the roster down to 53, how many linebackers Dave thinks the Falcons will keep on the 53-man roster, how many wide receivers Dave thinks the Falcons will keep on the 53-man roster, which Falcons receivers that are a little further down the depth chart have stuck out to Dave during training camp, if Dave thinks guys who are versatile have the best chance at making the 53-man roster, if Dave thinks there will be any surprises when it comes to who and how many offensive lineman the Falcons will keep on the 53-man roster, and the Falcons offensive line room being an interesting situation.

Mike, Ali, and Beau spend some time with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, and now analyst for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network Dave Archer! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Dave discuss how much Dave wants to see the Falcons starters play tonight in their preseason finale against the Miami Dolphins, if Dave thinks Falcons starting linebacker Divine Deablo will play tonight against the Dolphins and if Deablo does play will Falcons rookie linebacker Kendal Daniels be starting next to him, if Dave thinks Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski’s mind is already made up about who the Falcons starting quarterback is going to be, if Tua Tagovailoa can still help himself win the Falcons starting quarterback job tonight against the Dolphins, what Michael Penix Jr.’s biggest strengths are, what Tua Tagovailoa’s biggest strengths are, the quarterback competition still being up in the air, and what it takes for there to be a clean operation from the quarterback and the entire offense.