Mike, Ali, and Beau close out hour two by talking about the biggest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!

Mike, Ali, and Beau hit the halftime portion of the show where they talk about some of the crazy and funny stories that happened over the weekend that you may’ve missed, including the Falcons having one of their rookies pay for a hefty dinner bill over the weekend.

Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Falcons beating the Indianapolis Colts in Indy 34-6 on Saturday afternoon in their second preseason game of the year, react to the news that Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. has been cleared to return to 11-on-11 drills in practice, react to former NFL quarterback and now NFL Analyst for ESPN Dan Orlovsky saying that the Falcons should trade for Los Angeles Rams quarterback and former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Stetson Bennett, and explain why they think that’s an asinine take from Orlovsky.

Mike, Ali, and Beau recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 in the Little League Classic last night, talk about the Braves avoiding being swept by the Brewers in the three game series with their win yesterday, and explain why they think the Braves will continue to struggle until the offense breaks out of the shell that it's in.

Mike, Ali, and Beau react to the news that Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. has been cleared to return to 11-on-11 drills in practice, and explain why they think the Falcons quarterback competition has played out perfectly for Penix Jr. so far.

Mike, Ali, and Beau recap and react to the Atlanta Falcons beating the Indianapolis Colts in Indy 34-6 on Saturday afternoon in their second preseason game of the year, and explain why they think the Falcons had a better operation, better execution, and better energy than the Colts on Saturday.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Friday, August 21st, 2026.

HR1 - Feels like Michael Penix Jr. is sending mixed signals about when he’ll be fully cleared

In hour one Mike, Ali, and Beau recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Chicago White Sox 2-0 in Chicago yesterday, talk about Braves starting pitcher Grant Holmes having a great bounce back outing yesterday and taking a no hitter into the seventh inning, explain why they think Holmes getting back on track is huge for the Braves moving forward, talk about how the Atlanta Falcons second joint practice with the Indianapolis Colts went yesterday, let you hear Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. talk about where he is right now in his recovery from his torn ACL last November, react to what Penix Jr. had to say, explain why they think it feels like Penix Jr. still isn't mentally ready to be fully cleared yet, react to the news that Oklahoma Head Football Coach Brent Venables has agreed to a new six-year contract through the 2031 season, explain why they think Venables’ new contract is deserved after he has successfully rebuilt the Oklahoma Sooners football program, talk about some of the quarterback battles happening in the SEC, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Mike Johnson in Mike’d Up!

HR2 - Za'Darius Smith’s tenacity will be big part of Falcons improving their run defense

In hour two Mike, Ali, and Beau talk about how the Atlanta Falcons second joint practice with the Indianapolis Colts went yesterday, explain why they think Falcons edge rusher/outside linebacker Za'Darius Smith will be more valuable for the Falcons as run defender than a pass rusher, play a round of Fair or Foul for the halftime portion of the show, discuss if it’s fair or foul to think that the Falcons quarterback competition is still wide open and more, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Chicago White Sox 2-0 in Chicago yesterday, explain why they think the production from the bottom of the Braves lineup in their win over the White Sox yesterday is a promising sign for the offense moving forward, 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 - Michael Penix has good chance to be Falcons Week 1 starter if he gets preseason reps

In hour three Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to talk about how the Atlanta Falcons second joint practice with the Indianapolis Colts went yesterday, and explain why they think Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. must trust his knee and his mobility again to maximize his NFL career. Next, The Morning Shift crew spends some time with 92.9 The Game's own Atlanta Braves insider and reporter, Grant McAuley! Mike, Beau, and Grant discuss how the Braves should manage Grant Holmes starts moving forward, if the top three arms in the Braves bullpen right now are Didier Fuentes, Dylan Lee, and Raisel Iglesias until Robert Suarez comes back, why Grant thinks Braves Manager Walt Weiss elected to not put Braves shortstop Ha-Seong Kim in the lineup yesterday even though it was a good opportunity to get him in the lineup, if Grant thinks there’s a situation right now where the Braves front office are making Braves Manager Walt Weiss keep shortstop Ha-Seong Kim because they gave him $20 million dollars this offseason and Walt is rebutting by not playing him, tonight’s premier pitching matchup between Braves pitcher Chris Sale and Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski, and if yesterday’s performance at the plate by Braves third baseman Austin Riley is the start of him getting hot offensively. Finally, The Morning Shift crew closes out hour three by spending some time with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, and now analyst for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network Dave Archer! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Dave discuss what Dave thinks the focus has been for the Falcons since their preseason opener versus the Denver Broncos last Friday night, if Dave thinks the Falcons could cross train rookie offensive lineman Ethan Onianwa at tackle and at guard, if Dave thinks Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is aware when Falcons right tackle Jawaan Taylor is out there on the field after missing most of training camp so far due to injury, if Dave thinks Michael Penix Jr. should play in the preseason finale if he gets medically cleared in time, or if the Falcons should use a different strategy to acclimate him and ramp him up for regular season play, and which Falcons players in the secondary who will get some playing time in the second preseason game tomorrow against the Colts need to have a good game.