Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves getting their seven game winning streak snapped last night after losing to the San Francisco Giants 7-3 at home, talk about how Braves starting pitcher last night Bryce Elder wasn’t as sharp as he usually is, and explain why they think Dylan Lee's recent struggles may be due to him tipping his pitches.

Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons finalizing their initial practice squad yesterday, the Falcons claiming linebackers Yasir Abdullah and Jared Ivey and offensive lineman Cameron Williams off waivers, the Falcons waiving defensive backs Jammie Robinson and Natrone Brooks and defensive lineman Zach Harrison, the Falcons placing inside linebacker JD Bertrand on the reserve/injured list, and signing inside linebacker Josh Woods to the active roster yesterday as well. The Morning Shift crew also explains why they think the Falcons waiving defensive lineman Zach Harrison is a result of the team trading for Gervon Dexter Sr.

Mike, Ali, and Beau spend some time with former football player and now WWE Wrestler Trick Williams!

Mike, Ali, and Beau react to LSU Head Football Coach Lane Kiffin saying that his players are okay with him pursuing ex-NFL players, and explain why they think Kiffin may get LSU kicked out of the SEC before he even finishes his first season.

Mike, Ali, and Beau also recap and react to the Atlanta Braves getting their seven game winning streak snapped last night after losing to the San Francisco Giants 7-3 at home, talk about how Braves starting pitcher Bryce Elder wasn’t as sharp as he usually is, but explain why they think the Braves offense showed positive signs last night.

Mike, Ali, and Beau react to the Atlanta Falcons finalizing their initial practice squad yesterday, the Falcons claiming linebackers Yasir Abdullah and Jared Ivey and offensive lineman Cameron Williams off waivers, the Falcons waiving defensive backs Jammie Robinson and Natrone Brooks and defensive lineman Zach Harrison, the Falcons placing inside linebacker JD Bertrand on the reserve/injured list, and signing inside linebacker Josh Woods to the active roster yesterday as well. The Morning Shift crew also explains why they think the Falcons latest roster moves will give rookie linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. a bigger role as a pass rusher for Atlanta.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Monday, August 31st, 2026.

HR1 - Falcons keeping 4 QBs on initial 53 man-roster result of not wanting to lose Jack Strand

In hour one Mike, Ali, and Beau react to and give their thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons initial 53-man roster, 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, react to the 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, 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, explain why they think Mahle is making Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos look good after having another nice start yesterday, and then close out hour one by reacting to and recapping week zero of the college football season.

HR2 - Falcons initial 53-man roster indicates there are more moves to be made in QB room

In hour two Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to react to and give their thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons initial 53-man roster, continue to react to the 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 the Falcons keeping four quarterbacks and cutting running back Tyler Goodson was the biggest surprises when it comes to the release of the roster initial 53-man roster, 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 Braves Play-by-Play announcer for BravesVision Brandon Gaudin unintentionally hitting Braves star right fielder and hitter Ronald Acuña Jr. with the Broadcasters Jinx, continue to 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, explain why they think the Braves have proven they're built for postseason baseball during their seven game winning streak, 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 - Falcons QB competition still up in the air even after release of initial 53-man roster

In hour three Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to react to and give their thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons initial 53-man roster, continue to react to the 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 the Falcons initial 53-man roster gave no hints about who the team’s week one starting quarterback will be, continue to 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, and talk about the Braves extending their win streak to seven games, and explain why they think Ronald Acuña Jr. and Sean Murphy getting hot will take the Braves offense to the next level. 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 Falcons keeping four quarterbacks on their initial 53-man roster means, why Dave thinks the Falcons decided to cut defensive back Darnay Holmes and keep Malcolm DeWalt IV on the initial 53-man roster, how Dave feels about the Falcons defensive line room as a whole, if there’s anybody that made the Falcons initial 53 man roster that came out of nowhere and surprised Dave, if the Falcons could use rookie linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. as an edge rusher at times this season since the Falcons only kept three true edge rushers on their defense, if Dave was surprised that the Falcons decided to keep only two running backs and cut running back Tyler Goodson, who Dave thinks the primary kick returner for the Falcons will be, and how much concern there should be around Falcons right tackle’s Jawaan Taylor’s two false start penalties on Friday in the Falcons final preseason game against the Miami Dolphins.