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.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Thursday, July 9th, 2026.

HR1 - Despite his low interception numbers A.J. Terrell is a Top 10 cornerback in NFL

In hour one Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson, quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Pittsburgh Pirates last night in Pittsburgh 3-0 in game two of their three game series, explain why they think the Braves win last night over the Pirates looked a lot different than their other recent wins, react to an annual list ESPN puts out where NFL executives, coaches and scouts rank the top 10 running backs in the NFL, talk about Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson being ranked number one on the list this year, react to an annual list ESPN puts out where NFL executives, coaches and scouts rank the top 10 cornerbacks in the NFL, talk about Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell not making the top 10 and just being an honorable mention on the list, explain why they think A.J.'s low interception numbers doesn't mean he's not a Top 10 cornerback in the NFL, react to Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander announcing yesterday that he'll retire at the end of this season, react to the news that Verlander is going to make his 10th All-Star Game appearance next week after being named a Legend Pick by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, react to the news that former ESPN senior NBA writer Tim Bontemps has been hired for a front office role with the Atlanta Hawks and will be a strategic adviser for the Hawks and report to Atlanta president of basketball operations Onsi Saleh, explain why they think the hire is a good move for both sides, and then close out hour one by re-living and talking about one of the greatest moments in wrestling history.

HR2 - Falcons have anywhere between Top 20 to Top 25 roster in NFL

In hour two Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson, quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, react to ESPN NFL analysts Mike Clay, Aaron Schatz and Seth Walder ranking every lineup in the NFL, and then combining their ballots to form the ultimate preseason roster rankings. React to Mike, Aaron, and Seth having the Falcons ranked tied for 29th best NFL starting lineup, and explain why they think they’ve slightly underrated the quality of the Falcons roster. Then, Mike tests Dylan's and Ali’s knowledge with some Throwback Thursday Trivia for the halftime portion of the show! The Morning Shift crew also talks about how people accumulate useless knowledge, the live action Moana movie getting bad reviews, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Pittsburgh Pirates last night in Pittsburgh 3-0 in game two of their three game series, and talk about how Braves starting pitcher last night Grant Holmes had a good outing despite his put-away pitches not being very effective.

HR3 - Falcons would be favorites to win NFC South if they had QB position figured out

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 the annual lists ESPN puts out where NFL executives, coaches and scouts rank the top 10 players at every position in the NFL, react to the Top 10 running backs and cornerbacks list talk about Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson being ranked number one on the list this year on the running backs list, react to Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell, not making the top 10 on the cornerbacks list and just being an honorable mention on the list, continue to react to ESPN NFL analysts Mike Clay, Aaron Schatz and Seth Walder ranking every lineup in the NFL and then combining their ballots to form the ultimate preseason roster rankings, react to Mike, Aaron, and Seth having the Falcons ranked tied for 29th best NFL starting lineup, and explain why they think the Falcons lack of recent team success is why they continue to be underrated. Then, Ali, Dylan, and Mike talk about how Mike was potentially a good wing man last night, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Pittsburgh Pirates last night in Pittsburgh 3-0 in game two of their three game series, and talk about how the Braves entire pitching staff helped the offense conquer Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting pitcher Jared Jones' great game. Finally, The Morning Shift crew closes out hour three by spending some time with NFL writer for CBS Sports Tyler Sullivan! Ali, Mike, and Tyler discuss why Tyler thinks Tua Tagovailoa has the inside track when it comes to winning the Atlanta Falcons starting quarterback job, how the national perspective on the Falcons will change if Michael Penix Jr. wins the starting quarterback job over Tua and lives up to his high potential, if Tyler thinks the Falcons running back Bijan Robinson is the best running back in the NFL right now, how Tyler feels about the Falcons skill position group, how close guys like Falcons EDGE/linebacker Jalon Walker, Falcons safety Xavier Watts, and Falcons EDGE James Pearce Jr. were to making his Top 25 NFL players age 25 and under list, and what will be the biggest storyline Tyler focuses on once NFL teams open their respective training camps.

Ali Mac and Mike Johnson spend some time with NFL writer for CBS Sports Tyler Sullivan! Ali, Mike, and Tyler discuss why Tyler thinks Tua Tagovailoa has the inside track when it comes to winning the Atlanta Falcons starting quarterback job, how the national perspective on the Falcons will change if Michael Penix Jr. wins the starting quarterback job over Tua and lives up to his high potential, if Tyler thinks the Falcons running back Bijan Robinson is the best running back in the NFL right now, how Tyler feels about the Falcons skill position group, how close guys like Falcons EDGE/linebacker Jalon Walker, Falcons safety Xavier Watts, and Falcons EDGE James Pearce Jr. were to making his Top 25 NFL players age 25 and under list, and what will be the biggest storyline Tyler focuses on once NFL teams open their respective training camps.

Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson talk about how Mike was potentially a good wing man last night, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Pittsburgh Pirates last night in Pittsburgh 3-0 in game two of their three game series, and talk about how the Braves entire pitching staff helped the offense conquer Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting pitcher Jared Jones' great game.

Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson continue to react to the annual lists ESPN puts out where NFL executives, coaches and scouts rank the top 10 players at every position in the NFL, react to the Top 10 running backs and cornerbacks list talk about Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson being ranked number one on the list this year on the running backs list, react to Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell, not making the top 10 on the cornerbacks list and just being an honorable mention on the list, continue to react to ESPN NFL analysts Mike Clay, Aaron Schatz and Seth Walder ranking every lineup in the NFL and then combining their ballots to form the ultimate preseason roster rankings, react to Mike, Aaron, and Seth having the Falcons ranked tied for 29th best NFL starting lineup, and explain why they think the Falcons lack of recent team success is why they continue to be underrated.

Ali Mac, Dylan Mathews, and Mike Johnson continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Pittsburgh Pirates last night in Pittsburgh 3-0 in game two of their three game series, and talk about how Braves starting pitcher last night Grant Holmes had a good outing despite his put-away pitches not being very effective.