HR3 - Michael Penix & Tua Tagovailoa facing last chance to be bonafide franchise QBs

In hour three Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson, quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, continue to react to NFL writer for CBS Sports Jared Dubin’s list where he ranks all 32 NFL supporting casts by grading play callers, offensive lines, and weapons to see which teams have set their quarterbacks up for ultimate success, talk about Jared ranking the Atlanta Falcons 12th out of 32 and putting them in the ‘Above Average Tier’, explain why they think Falcons quarterbacks Michael Penix Jr. and Tua Tagovailoa have plenty weapons to thrive this year, continue to react to ESPN gathering a list of voters/reporters to rank their top 10 college football head coaches, and react to Georgia Head Football Coach Kirby Smart being voted the second best Head Coach in college football right now behind Indiana Hoosiers Head Football Coach Curt Cignetti. Then, Ali Mike spend some time with 92.9 The Game's own Atlanta Braves insider and reporter Grant McAuley! Mike, Ali, and Grant discuss why Philadelphia Phillies Designated Hitter Kyle Schwarber hasn’t been officially announced as a participant in the 2026 Home Run Derby in Philadelphia yet, guys in the Braves bullpen like Dylan Dodd, Danny Young, James Karinchak, and Victor Mederos stepping up in the bullpen yesterday, which players Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos and the Braves could be looking to acquire before the trade deadline, how Grant feels about Braves centerfielder Michael Harris II not making the All-Star team this year, if Braves young shortstop Jim Jarvis is going to be the answer at shortstop for the Braves moving forward over Ha-Seong Kim, and what the next steps are for the Braves when it comes to trying to get third baseman Austin Riley out of his slump at the plate. Finally, to close out hour three The Morning Shift crew spends some time with 92.9 The Game’s own soccer insider Madison Crews! Mike, Ali, and Madison discuss the U.S. Men’s National Team’s 4-1 loss to Belgium in the Round of 16 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Christian Pulisic’s injury and the criticism he’s gotten after the world cup, and what 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-final matchup she would like to see here in Atlanta.

Ali Mac and Mike Johnson spend some time with 92.9 The Game’s own soccer insider Madison Crews! Mike, Ali, and Madison discuss the U.S. Men’s National Team’s 4-1 loss to Belgium in the Round of 16 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Christian Pulisic’s injury and the criticism he’s gotten after the world cup, and what 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-final matchup she would like to see here in Atlanta.

Ali Mac and Mike Johnson spend some time with 92.9 The Game's own Atlanta Braves insider and reporter Grant McAuley! Mike, Ali, and Grant discuss why Philadelphia Phillies Designated Hitter Kyle Schwarber hasn’t been officially announced as a participant in the 2026 Home Run Derby in Philadelphia yet, guys in the Braves bullpen like Dylan Dodd, Danny Young, James Karinchak, and Victor Mederos stepping up in the bullpen yesterday, which players Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos and the Braves could be looking to acquire before the trade deadline, how Grant feels about Braves centerfielder Michael Harris II not making the All-Star team this year, if Braves young shortstop Jim Jarvis is going to be the answer at shortstop for the Braves moving forward over Ha-Seong Kim, and what the next steps are for the Braves when it comes to trying to get third baseman Austin Riley out of his slump at the plate.

Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson continue to react to NFL writer for CBS Sports Jared Dubin’s list where he ranks all 32 NFL supporting casts by grading play callers, offensive lines, and weapons to see which teams have set their quarterbacks up for ultimate success, talk about Jared ranking the Atlanta Falcons 12th out of 32 and putting them in the ‘Above Average Tier’, and explain why they think Falcons quarterbacks Michael Penix Jr. and Tua Tagovailoa have plenty weapons to thrive this year.

Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday in Pittsburgh 10-5 in the final game of their three game series, talk about the Braves winning the series and taking two out of three games from the Pirates in Pittsburgh despite losing the first game of the series, talk about Braves starting pitcher Bryce Elder not having a great start again, and explain why they think Elder is once again proving that his career as a pitcher will be hot and cold.

Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson 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 Atlanta Braves’ bad play in the month June cost Braves centerfielder Michael Harris II a spot in the 2026 MLB All-Star Game, and more.

Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson continue to react to NFL writer for CBS Sports Jared Dubin’s list where he ranks all 32 NFL supporting casts by grading play callers, offensive lines, and weapons to see which teams have set their quarterbacks up for ultimate success, and talk about Jared ranking the Atlanta Falcons 12th out of 32 and putting them in the ‘Above Average Tier’.

Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson react to ESPN gathering a list of voters/reporters to rank their top 10 college football head coaches, and Georgia Head Football Coach Kirby Smart being voted the second best Head Coach in college football right now behind Indiana Hoosiers Head Football Coach Curt Cignetti. Ali, Mike, and Dylan explain why they think ESPN's latest college football Head Coach rankings prove they're prisoners of the moment.

Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson react to NFL writer for CBS Sports Jared Dubin’s list where he ranks all 32 NFL supporting casts by grading play callers, offensive lines, and weapons to see which teams have set their quarterbacks up for ultimate success. Ali, Dylan, and Mike talk about Jared ranking the Atlanta Falcons 12th out of 32 and putting them in the ‘Above Average Tier’.

Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday in Pittsburgh 10-5 in the final game of their three game series, talk about the Braves winning the series and taking two out of three games from the Pirates in Pittsburgh despite losing the first game of the series, and explain why they think the Braves must continue to get consistent timely hitting from the bottom of the lineup to get back on track and win at the clip that they were winning at during the beginning of the season.