Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about which Atlanta Falcons position group they think is the strongest right now, and explain why they think it’s the Falcons safety room.

Ali Mac, Mike Johnson, and Beau Morgan continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves winning another series despite not being able to complete the sweep of the Cincinnati Reds yesterday and losing to the Reds 6-4 in Cincinnati in the series finale of their three game series yesterday, let you hear Braves General Manager Alex Anthopoulos talk about how he's feeling about the Braves starting pitching rotation right now and what he wants to see the rotation look like after the All-Star break, react to what Anthopoulos had to say, and explain why they think they the future of the Braves starting pitching rotation should be built around Spencer Schwellenbach.

Ali Mac, Mike Johnson, and Beau Morgan 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 Georgia Bulldogs baseball infielder Tre Phelps being ejected for having words with the Liberty Flames dugout, Georgia manager Wes Johnson also getting ejected in the aftermath for defending Phelps, the Bulldogs now having to be without Phelps for the opening game of the Athens Super Regional, and explain why they think Tre deserved to be ejected but not suspended for the Dawgs next game.

Ali Mac, Mike Johnson, and Beau Morgan let you hear Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts talk about how Falcons President of Football Matt Ryan is still the leader of the Falcons just in a different way, and explain why they think Matt has already had to make some tough decisions as the Falcons President of Football.

Ali Mac, Mike Johnson, and Beau Morgan react to some crazy things that happened at some baseball games involving some kids over the weekend, including Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jesus Sánchez getting injured by a ball thrown from the bleachers Sunday, sustaining a bruise to his right wrist that forced him to leave the game against the Baltimore Orioles, that was thrown by a young fan, and explain why they think Sánchez’s injury is likely going to incite some type of no throwing the ball back rule in Major League Baseball.

Ali Mac, Mike Johnson, and Beau Morgan talk about which Atlanta Falcons position group they think is the weakest right now, and explain why they think it’s the Falcons quarterback room.

Ali Mac, Mike Johnson, and Beau Morgan recap and react to the Atlanta Braves winning another series despite not being able to complete the sweep of the Cincinnati Reds yesterday and losing to the Reds 6-4 in Cincinnati in the series finale of their three game series yesterday, and explain why they think Ronald Acuña Jr. producing in multiple ways during their series with the Reds is what led to the Braves offensive explosion over the weekend.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Friday, May 29th, 2026.

HR1 - No reason to believe Falcons defense will take huge step back this season

In hour one Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Boston Red Sox in Boston 10-2 yesterday in the final game of their three game series, let you hear Braves Manager Walt Weiss talk about Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale having another good start yesterday despite not having his best stuff, react to what the Braves Skipper had to say, talk about how Sale always gives the Braves good starts whether he has his best stuff or not, react to Texas Tech Head football Coach Joey McGuire offering to buy out the Texas Longhorns' Week 1 opponent so the Red Raiders can play Longhorns after Texas Head football Coach Steve Sarkisian heavily hinted that his team could play its second- and third-stringers and still be able to go undefeated and make the College Football Playoff if it had Texas Tech's Big 12 schedule, let you hear Atlanta Falcons Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich talk about how you can’t be selfish on this Falcons defense and why he’s so excited for Divine Deablo to get the green dot this year, react to what Coach Ulbrich had to say, explain why they think when Ulbrich was talking about how the Falcons have a selfless defense that he was sending a message to someone directly, quickly react to the wild strikeout celebration that Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Abner Uribe had the other day, react to the news that the Major League Baseball owners proposed a hard salary cap to players as part of the next CBA yesterday for the first time since 1994, explain why they think MLB owners proposing a $245.3 million-dollar salary cap is a low ball number, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Mike Johnson in Mike’d Up!

HR2 - Jalon Walker will have a lot on his plate & a lot more responsibilities this season

In hour two Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, let you hear Atlanta Falcons Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich talk about how Atlanta Falcons Outside Linebacker\Edge Rusher Jalon Walker can play a Kaden Elliss type of role this season because of his versatility, react to what Coach Ulbrich had to say, let you hear Ulbrich talk about how he regrets that he didn't use Walker in more ways last year, react to what Coach Ulbrich had to say, explain why they think the Falcons will need a lot from Jalon this season as the team tries to replace Kaden Elliss, play a round of Fair or Foul for the halftime portion of the show, discuss if it’s fair or foul to think that Jalon Walker will lead the Atlanta Falcons in tackles this season and more, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Boston Red Sox in Boston 10-2 yesterday in the final game of their three game series, let you hear Braves star right fielder and leadoff hitter Ronald Acuña Jr. talk about what his approach at the plate was when he hit the Grand Slam, explain why they think Braves fans must practice patience with Ha-Seong Kim and Austin Riley, continue to react to Major League Baseball owners proposing a hard salary cap to players as part of the next CBA yesterday for the first time since 1994, and then close out hour two by reacting to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!