The Morning Shift on 92.9 The Game

The Morning Shift’s full show on Friday, September 26th 2025.

HR1 - Falcons’ defense must stop QB scrambles no matter who starts for Commanders In hour one Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, including the Braves bringing back starting pitcher Charlie Morton, and allowing Morton to start the final game of the season on Sunday, which is also expected to be the final game of his career. Mike and Beau also talk about how what the Braves are doing with Charlie Morton shows they're a class organization. Then, Mike and Beau begin to preview the Atlanta Falcons’ home matchup with the Washington Commanders on Sunday, talk about the Commanders’ dangerous running game, talk about how Jayden Daniels' knee injury will help the Falcons' defense keep him in the pocket, preview all the big week five college matchups happening this weekend, including number five Georgia taking on number 17 Alabama, and Beau explains why he thinks Georgia will beat Alabama tomorrow.

HR2 - Zac Robinson & Michael Penix must help each other have bounce back game In hour two Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan continue to preview the Atlanta Falcons’ home matchup with the Washington Commanders on Sunday, talk about how the problem with Zac Robinson's playbook and the Falcons’ offense is that there's no depth to it right now, let you hear some of what ESPN NFL analyst and former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky had to say about thinking the pistol formation promotes bad footwork when he joined Chris Thomas last night, react to what Orlovsky had to say, explain why they think Zac Robinson's offense isn't the reason for Michael Penix Jr.'s bad footwork, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, make their picks against the spread, and then close out hour two by playing a round of Fair or Foul!

HR3 - Zac Robinson must simplify offense for Michael Penix without making it vanilla In hour three Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan let listeners call in and talk about who their favorite person to listen to talk about football is. Mike and Beau also let listeners give their predictions to the Falcons versus Commanders game and the Georgia versus Alabama game in the Wake Up Call! Then, the guys spend some time with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, and now analyst for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network Dave Archer! Mike, Beau, and Dave discuss how the Falcons prevent one bad loss from turning into two bad losses, if Dave thinks being in the pistol formation or shotgun formation a lot promotes bad footwork for quarterbacks, being in the pistol formation having nothing to do with running backs being able to or not being able to press the hole, Falcons’ Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson saying he might need to simplify the offense for Michael Penix Jr., how the Commanders’ offense changes if Jayden Daniels is playing quarterback versus if Marcus Mariota is playing quarterback, how Dave thinks Commanders’ Offensive Coordinator Kliff Kingsbury will try to attack Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich and the Falcons’ defense and how he thinks Commanders’ Defensive Coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. will try to attack Zac Robinson and the Falcons’ offense, and how he’s feeling about Team U.S.A’s chances in the Ryder Cup. The guys also give their final thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons’ home matchup with the Washington Commanders on Sunday, let you hear some of what ESPN NFL analyst and former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky had to say about Falcons’ quarterback Michael Penix Jr. struggling with his footwork right now when he joined Chris Thomas tonight last night, react to what Orlovsky had to say, explain why they think It's possible that the pistol formation could be throwing off Michael Penix Jr.’s timing with his wide receivers, give their final thoughts on the Georgia versus Alabama game tomorrow, and then close out hour three by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan give their final thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons’ home matchup with the Washington Commanders on Sunday, let you hear some of what ESPN NFL analyst and former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky had to say about Falcons’ quarterback Michael Penix Jr. struggling with his footwork right now when he joined Chris Thomas tonight last night, react to what Orlovsky had to say, explain why they think It's possible that the pistol formation could be throwing off Michael Penix Jr.’s timing with his wide receivers, give their final thoughts on the Georgia versus Alabama game tomorrow, and then close out hour three by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan spend some time with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, and now analyst for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network Dave Archer! Mike, Beau, and Dave discuss how the Falcons prevent one bad loss from turning into two bad losses, if Dave thinks being in the pistol formation or shotgun formation a lot promotes bad footwork for quarterbacks, being in the pistol formation having nothing to do with running backs being able to or not being able to press the hole, Falcons’ Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson saying he might need to simplify the offense for Michael Penix Jr., how the Commanders’ offense changes if Jayden Daniels is playing quarterback versus if Marcus Mariota is playing quarterback, how Dave thinks Commanders’ Offensive Coordinator Kliff Kingsbury will try to attack Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich and the Falcons’ defense and how he thinks Commanders’ Defensive Coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. will try to attack Zac Robinson and the Falcons’ offense, and how he’s feeling about Team U.S.A’s chances in the Ryder Cup

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan let listeners call in and talk about who their favorite person to listen to talk football is. Mike and Beau also let listeners give their predictions to the Falcons versus Commanders game and the Georgia versus Alabama game in the Wake Up Call!

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan make their picks against the spread, and then close out hour two by playing a round of Fair or Foul!

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan let you hear some of what ESPN NFL analyst and former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky had to say about thinking the pistol formation promotes bad footwork when he joined Chris Thomas tonight last night, react to what Orlovsky had to say, explain why they think Zac Robinson's offense isn't the reason for Michael Penix Jr.'s bad footwork, and then react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan continue to preview the Atlanta Falcons’ home matchup with the Washington Commanders on Sunday, and talk about how the problem with Zac Robinson's playbook and the Falcons’ offense is that there's no depth to it right now.

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan preview all the big week five college matchups happening this weekend, including number five Georgia taking on number 17 Alabama, and Beau explains why he thinks Georgia will beat Alabama tomorrow.

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan begin to preview the Atlanta Falcons’ home matchup with the Washington Commanders on Sunday, talk about the Commanders’ dangerous running game, and talk about how Jayden Daniels' knee injury will help the Falcons' defense keep him in the pocket.

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, including the Braves bringing back starting pitcher Charlie Morton, and allowing Morton to start the final game of the season on Sunday, which is also expected to be the final game of his career. Mike and Beau also talk about how what the Braves are doing with Charlie Morton shows they're a class organization.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Thursday, September 25th, 2025.

HR1 - It still looks like Zac Robinson is in over his head in year two of being OC In hour one Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac quickly touch on some of the biggest headlines around the local and national sports scene, let you hear some of Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris’ conversation with Dukes and Bell yesterday where he’s talking about kicker John Parker Romo's status for this week’s game against the Washington Commanders, react to what Coach Morris had to say, explain why John Parker Romo's bad game against the Panthers shows why they didn't cut kicker Younghoe Koo right away, let you hear some of Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris’ conversation with Dukes and Bell yesterday where he’s talking about the pistol and play action, and talking about how Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson moving down to the field will help play calls be faster and more efficient. Mike, Beau, and Ali react to what Coach Morris had to say, and talk about how the Falcons’ offense is struggling because Zac Robinson's play calling and play design has been really vanilla through the first three weeks of the season. The Morning Shift crew also reacts to some of the biggest and latest college football headlines, including Alabama linebacker Jah-Marien Latham continuing to be evaluated at a hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, after suffering a neck injury in practice Tuesday, and the reports that Trinidad Chambliss will start at quarterback again for Ole Miss in Saturday's showdown against LSU. Mike, Beau, and Ali also explain why they think Trinidad Chambliss and Austin Simmons both could lead Ole Miss to win over LSU on Saturday. Finally, The Morning Shift crew closes out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali’s Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons’ vanilla scheme & Michael Penix’s lazy footwork hurting offense In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear Atlanta Falcons Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson talk about the starting point of the running back in the pistol, and external critics saying his offense is predictable. Mike, Beau, and Ali react to what Robinson had to say, and explain why they think the pistol formation is not the Falcons' offense’s problem, it's how Zac Robinson is utilizing it. Then, The Morning Shift crew reacts to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle. Finally, to close out hour two Mike, Beau, and Ali let you hear some of what former NFL quarterback and now ESPN NFL Analyst Dan Orlovsky had to say about the Falcons using the pistol formation a lot, react to what Orlovsky had to say, and explain why Orlovsky missed the mark on some of critiques of the Falcons’ offense.

HR3 - Kirby Smart must begin to conquer Alabama Boogeyman starting Saturday In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac spend some time with the Co-Owner and Publisher of Dawgs HQ and Co-Host of The Steakhouse, Rusty Mansell! Mike, Beau, Ali, and Rusty discuss what Rusty’s schedule is like this week during Georgia versus Alabama week, how confident Rusty is in Georgia getting a win versus Alabama on Saturday, if Georgia will try to utilize Gunner Stockton the same way Florida State used their quarterback Thomas Castellanos when Florida State beat Alabama in the first game of the season, if it’s concerning that nobody on Georgia’s defensive line has recorded a sack yet this season, what the keys to success are for Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday against Alabama, what Georgia’s secondary and defensive backs have to do to try and get Ty Simpson out of the rhythm he’s been in lately, how Rusty thinks Kirby Smart is feeling right now a few days before the game, the pressure both Alabama and Georgia are facing going into this game, and there being a lot of pressure on Kalen DeBoer to win this game. Then, The Morning Shift crew continues to talk about what they think could be the cause of the Atlanta Falcons’ offensive struggles, talk about how they think part of the Falcons’ offensive struggles are stemming from Zac Robinson's play calling, looking like he only has five plays to choose from, dive into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid, and finally, The Morning Shift crew closes out this Thursday edition of The Morning Shift by spending some time with former Georgia Bulldogs and Atlanta Falcons quarterback and now Sports Director at FOX5 Atlanta DJ Shockley! Ali, Mike, Beau, and DJ discuss who DJ thinks needs to win more this weekend between Raheem Morris and the Atlanta Falcons or Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs, what DJ thinks about the Falcons’ offense, what DJ thinks the Falcons’ offense has to do to get past their current struggles, what DJ thinks Zac Robinson means when he says they may need to simplify their offense, the pros and cons of working out of shotgun formation versus pistol formation as a quarterback, how far Gunner Stockton has come from him getting put into last year’s SEC Championship game without warning to leading the Bulldogs to an overtime victory against Tennessee in Knoxville last week as the starter, and if he’s gonna get any sleep this weekend with Georgia and the Falcons both playing big games at home this weekend.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac spend some time with former Georgia Bulldogs and Atlanta Falcons quarterback and now Sports Director at FOX5 Atlanta DJ Shockley! Ali, Mike, Beau, and DJ discuss who DJ thinks needs to win more this weekend between Raheem Morris and the Atlanta Falcons or Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs, what DJ thinks about the Falcons’ offense, what DJ thinks the Falcons’ offense has to do to get past their current struggles, what DJ thinks Zac Robinson means when he says they may need to simplify their offense, the pros and cons of working out of shotgun formation versus pistol formation as a quarterback, how far Gunner Stockton has come from him getting put into last year’s SEC Championship game without warning to leading the Bulldogs to an overtime victory against Tennessee in Knoxville last week as the starter, and if he’s gonna get any sleep this weekend with Georgia and the Falcons both playing big games at home this weekend.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to talk about what they think could be the cause of the Atlanta Falcons’ offensive struggles, and they talk about how they think part of the DFalcons’ offensive struggles are stemming from Zac Robinson's play calling looking like he only has five plays to choose from.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac spend some time with the Co-Owner and Publisher of Dawgs HQ and Co-Host of The Steakhouse, Rusty Mansell! Mike, Beau, Ali, and Rusty discuss what Rusty’s schedule is like this week during Georgia versus Alabama week, how confident Rusty is in Georgia getting a win versus Alabama on Saturday, if Georgia will try to utilize Gunner Stockton the same way Florida State used their quarterback Thomas Castellanos when Florida State beat Alabama in the first game of the season, if it’s concerning that nobody on Georgia’s defensive line has recorded a sack yet this season, what the keys to success are for Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday against Alabama, what Georgia’s secondary and defensive backs have to do to try and get Ty Simpson out of the rhythm he’s been in lately, how Rusty thinks Kirby Smart is feeling right now a few days before the game, the pressure both Alabama and Georgia are facing going into this game, and there being a lot of pressure on Kalen DeBoer to win this game.