Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing to the Minnesota Twins yesterday 6-4 in Minnesota in the final game of their three game series and getting swept, and explain why they think the fatal flaw of the Braves offense is their inability to manufacture runs when their bats get cold and they can’t hit consistently.

Ali tests Mike's and Beau’s knowledge with some Throwback Thursday Trivia for the halftime portion of the show!

Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to talk about how the Atlanta Falcons first joint practice with the Indianapolis Colts went yesterday, talk about how the offense had their high and low moments, including Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa fumbling a snap at one point in the joint practice during 11 on 11 work, and explain why they think Tagovailoa's fumbled snaps stem from a lack of comfort in this new offense and scheme he's in under Kevin Stefanski and Tommy Rees.

Mike, Ali, and Beau react to the news that Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie Jack Pyburn could be headed back to college after a Louisiana judge granted a temporary restraining order to the former LSU edge rusher and 15 others against the NCAA yesterday, clearing a path for them to leave the NFL and return to college football, and explain why they think politicians and judges will kill college sports if they keep getting involved.

Mike, Ali, and Beau talk about how the Atlanta Falcons first joint practice with the Indianapolis Colts went yesterday, talk about how the Falcons offense was underwhelming, and talk about how the Falcons defense had their moments in their joint practice with the Colts yesterday.

Mike, Ali, and Beau recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing to the Minnesota Twins yesterday 6-4 in Minnesota in the final game of their three game series and getting swept, and explain why they think the Braves latest skid and losing streak feels like their June struggles all over again.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Wednesday, August 19th, 2026.

HR1 - Falcons getting Za'Darius Smith best case scenario after losing Walker & Pearce

In hour one Mike, Ali, and Beau recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing to the Minnesota Twins last night 4-1 in Minnesota in game two of their three game series, talk about how the Braves offense has been embarrassing since their eight game win streak ended, explain why they don’t want the Atlanta Falcons and Indianapolis Colts to fight in their joint practices today like the New Orleans Saints and the Dallas Cowboys did yesterday, react to the Falcons signing outside linebacker/pass rusher Za’Darius Smith to a one-year deal that is reportedly worth six million-dollars and has a chance to be worth eight million-dollars, explain why they think the Falcons signing Smith was the best option after losing their young pass rushers in Jalon Walker and James Pearce Jr., react to the news that the new team at Heisman has launched Heisman Hopefuls, a data, storytelling and fan voting platform aimed at expanding the conversation about the award given to the most outstanding player in college football, and a platform that will allow fans to place the first official vote for the Heisman Trophy. The Morning Shift crew also explains why they think this new Heisman voting platform allowing fan votes cheapens the Heisman ballot. Finally, Mike, Ali, and Beau close out hour one by diving into the world of Dylan Mathews in Dylin Wit It!

HR2 - Falcons new regime not making old regime’s mistake & avoiding postseason declarations

In hour two Mike, Ali, and Beau continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons signing outside linebacker/pass rusher Za’Darius Smith to a one-year deal that is reportedly worth six million-dollars and has a chance to be worth eight million-dollars, explain why they think the Falcons signing Smith proves this season isn't just a gap year for the Falcons, play a round of Which One for the halftime portion of the show, where Ali gives Beau and Mike two different scenarios or options and the guys have to pick one, including choosing which position for the Falcons between right tackle and quarterback needs better a performance today at joint practices with the Indianapolis Colts, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing to the Minnesota Twins last night 4-1 in Minnesota in game two of their three game series, explain why they think the Braves current offensive struggles can be traced back to their lack of depth, 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 joint practices with Colts will have more takeaways then preseason matchup

In hour three Mike, Ali and Beau continue to react to the Atlanta Falcons signing outside linebacker/pass rusher Za’Darius Smith to a one-year deal that is reportedly worth six million-dollars and has a chance to be worth eight million-dollars, talk about the Atlanta Falcons starting their joint practices with the Indianapolis Colts today, explain why they think the Falcons having a clean operation should be their number one priority in their joint practices with the Colts, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing to the Minnesota Twins last night 4-1 in Minnesota in game two of their three game series, and explain why they think the Braves management of their starting pitching rotation will be irrelevant if their offense doesn't score runs at a more consistent clip. Finally, The Morning Shift crew closes out hour three by spending some time with national NFL writer and NFL Draft analyst for Yahoo Sports Eric Edholm! Ali, Beau, Mike, and Eric discuss if there was another team that Eric thought looked as bad or maybe even worse than the Atlanta Falcons did in week one of the NFL preseason or at least don’t have as much going for them this season as the Falcons do, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell saying at some point there will be NFL teams outside the USA, where Eric thinks the best spot for an NFL team is outside of the U.S, the Seattle Seahawks signing cornerback Terrion Arnold despite his recent legal troubles that led to the Detroit Lions releasing him in the first place, if Eric was surprised by the length of the suspension that Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. received, if Eric was surprised by the fact that the suspension was pre-negotiated between the NFL and the NFLPA, what Eric thinks the Falcons are going up against in the Indianapolis Colts this week in joint practices, how Eric feels about the Falcons signing outside linebacker/pass rusher Za’Darius Smith, if the NFL will have to step in and do something about fights at NFL joint practices before they end up being outlawed, and if Eric thinks the Falcons quarterback next year will be Tua Tagovailoa, Michael Penix Jr., or a guy that the Falcons drafted in the 2027 NFL Draft.