Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan play a round of Fair or Foul for the halftime portion of the show, and on this edition of Fair or Foul Ali, Mike, and Beau discuss if it’s fair or foul to think that Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson will hit 50 or more home runs this season, and more!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to talk about what foundational pieces the Falcons are missing, what foundational and core pieces the Falcons need on offense, what other positions the Falcons’ offense needs to add to their foundation, and explain why they think the Falcons must re-solidify themselves at offensive tackle in the 2027 NFL Draft.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to Georgia president Jere Morehead telling The Athletic yesterday that he thinks “a 24-team Playoff is a mistake”, and that next week he is “prepared to be ready to vote on creating an SEC mechanism, SEC rules that we have to do if Congress isn't going to act as they should”. Mike, Ali, and Beau also explain why they think college football needs people in power who actually love the sport.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan talk about what foundational pieces the Falcons are missing, what foundational and core pieces the Falcons need on defense, what other positions the Falcons’ defense needs to add to their foundation and core, and explain why they think the Falcons still need to find a core player to add to the interior of their defensive line.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Miami Marlins 9-3 last night in Miami in the fourth and final game of their four game series, talk about the left thumb injury that Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. sustained during the game and had to leave the game early for, let you hear Braves Manager Walt Weiss talk about the offense playing well and everyone contributing on offense, and explain why they think the Braves skipper deserves a lot of credit for the offensive production the team is getting throughout the entire lineup and roster this season.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Thursday, May 21st, 2026.

HR1 - Jalon Walker has everything he needs to have a big sophomore season this year

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 Miami Marlins 9-1 last night in Miami in game three of their four game series, talk about how Dominic Smith's 12 pitch at-bat that ultimately ended in a three-run home run was a thing of beauty, let you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski talk about the health the statuses of Falcons defensive end Bralen Trice, defensive back Billy Bowman Jr., and others, react to what Coach Stefanski had to say, let you hear Atlanta Falcons EDGE and outside linebacker Jalon Walker talk about OTAs, how he’s excited for year two, and when things started clicking for him last season. Mike, Ali, and Beau also react to what Jalon had to say, and explain why they think health, confidence, and continuity will be the reasons that Walker has a big sophomore season this year. The Morning Shift crew closes out hour three by reacting to the news that Bobby Dodd Stadium is going to get some nice renovations after the Develop Fulton Board of Directors unanimously approved a bond inducement resolution of up to $70 million for a renovation project that will help modernize and upgrade the stadium on Georgia Tech’s campus, explain why they think the renovations are much needed and well deserved for Georgia Tech and Bobby Dodd Stadium, react to the news that LSU has finalized a deal to add their former Head Football Coach Ed Orgeron to its football coaching staff, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

HR2 - Nice to see Kevin Stefanski publicly call people out & hold them accountable

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 Offensive Coordinator Tommy Rees talk about the balance between installing a new offense and also keeping tabs on the rest of the league’s offensive trends, react to what Coach Rees had to say, let you hear Falcons Running Back Bijan Robinson talk about what Rees brings to the table as a coordinator, react to what Bijan had to say, and talk about how Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski and Rees are showing early that they're willing to change and adapt when needed. Then, Ali tests Mike's and Beau’s knowledge with some Throwback Thursday Trivia for the halftime portion of the show! The Morning Shift crew also continues to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Miami Marlins 9-1 last night in Miami in game three of their four game series, let you hear Braves Manager Walt Weiss talk about the little league home run that Dominic Smith hit in last night’s game, react to what the Braves Skipper had to say, talk about the great start and outing that Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale had last night, explain why they think Sale and another Braves starting pitcher in Bryce Elder are both on pace to battle each other for this year’s NL Cy Young award, and then close out hour two by reacting to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!

HR3 - More to Zachariah Branch as wide receiver than just what his role was at Georgia

In hour three 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 Executive Producer and Analyst for NFL Matchup Greg Cosell explain why he thinks there’s more to Atlanta Falcons rookie wide receiver Zachariah Branch than what he did at Georgia, react to what Cosell had to say, explain why they think Branch could be the Falcons version of DeSean Jackson, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski talk about what he wants to see from the Falcons quarterbacks in OTAs, react to what Coach Stefanski had to say, let you hear Falcons President of Football Matt Ryan explain to the Falcons rookies that leadership has no age during Falcons University, react to what Matt had to say, let you hear Ryan thank Falcons Vice President of player affairs Kevin Winston for letting him speak to the Falcons rookies at Falcons University, explain why they think Matt bringing back Kevin may be Matt’s best move as the Falcons President of Football so far, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves beating the Miami Marlins 9-1 last night in Miami in game three of their four game series, let you hear Braves Manager Walt Weiss talk about how the offense did a good job of backing up starting pitcher Chris Sale last night and giving him run support during his start, react to what the Braves Skipper had to say, talk about what they think the dos and don'ts are when it comes to taking time off of work, talk about which Atlanta Falcons players they’re most excited to see in Falcons Offensive Coordinator Tommy Rees and Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski’s offense this year, explain why they think Stefanski and Rees must find a way to expand Drake London's role this season, and then close out hour three by answering people’s questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan talk about what they think the dos and don'ts are when it comes to taking time off of work, talk about which Atlanta Falcons players they’re most excited to see in Falcons Offensive Coordinator Tommy Rees and Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski’s offense this year, explain why they think Stefanski and Rees must find a way to expand Drake London's role this season, and then close out hour three by answering people’s questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!