The Morning Shift on 92.9 The Game

The Morning Shift’s full show on Friday, November 21st, 2025.

HR1 - Falcons getting key defensive players back is boost team needs to beat Saints 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, react to the Atlanta Falcons injury report from yesterday, react to Falcons inside linebacker Divine Deablo being a full participant in Falcons practice yesterday, explain why they think getting guys like Deablo and cornerbacks Mike Hughes and Dee Alford back will allow the Falcons defense to operate as a whole again, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about what he expects from the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, react to what Coach Morris had to say, talk about this Falcons and Saints’ rivalry, explain why the Falcons and Saints both have players that take the rivalry extremely serious, react to the latest college football headlines, preview all the big week 13 matchups happening in college football this weekend, including Georgia Tech taking on the Pittsburgh Panthers at home tomorrow night with a spot in the ACC Championship game on the line, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali’s Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons must get out to early lead on Saints & take crowd out of the game In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to preview the Atlanta Falcons road matchup against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about the state of the team at this point, react to what Coach Morris had to say, explain why they think the Falcons giving up a first quarter touchdown to the Saints may indicate that the Falcons will lose the game, 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 - Kirk Cousins has chance to change legacy & prove to NFL he can still be QB1 In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on if it’s okay to leave a group text without saying anything, and give one thing they’re excited about and looking forward to seeing when it comes to the Atlanta Falcons matchup with the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans on Sunday in the Wake Up Call! Mike, Beau, and Ali also explain why they think the Falcons secondary should play tight man coverage to help the Falcons pass rush get home, and sack Saints rookie quarterback Tyler Shough. Then, The Morning Shift crew spends some time with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, and now analyst for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network Dave Archer! Mike, Ali, and Dave discuss what the energy has been like around the team and at Flowery Branch after the Michael Penix Jr. injury has Kirk Cousins stepping in as the starting quarterback, if Dave thinks Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris and FalconsOffensive Coordinator Zac Robinson will have now starting quarterback Kirk Cousins work under center more against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans on Sunday, how the Falcons defense should play Saints rookie quarterback Tyler Shough, why the Falcons defense has been giving up explosive plays during their five game losing streak, what guys in the Falcons receiver room will have to step up on Sunday versus the Saints, what fond memories Dave has of beating the Saints in the Superdome while he was the Falcons quarterback, Divine Deablo coming back this Sunday and playing with a club on one hand, how that could affect his play on Sunday, and what the Falcons defense has to do to make sure Taysum Hill doesn’t have a big game. Next, Mike, Beau, and Ali give their final thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons road matchup against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, explain why they think Falcons Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson has the opportunity to reinvent the Falcons offense on Sunday, and then close out hour three by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac give their final thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons road matchup against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, and explain why they think Falcons Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson has the opportunity to reinvent the Falcons offense on Sunday.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac spend some time with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, and now analyst for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network Dave Archer! Mike, Ali, Beau, and Dave discuss what the energy has been like around the team and at Flowery Branch after the Michael Penix Jr. injury has Kirk Cousins stepping in as the starting quarterback, if Dave thinks Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris and FalconsOffensive Coordinator Zac Robinson will have now starting quarterback Kirk Cousins work under center more against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans on Sunday, how the Falcons defense should play Saints rookie quarterback Tyler Shough, why the Falcons defense has been giving up explosive plays during their five game losing streak, what guys in the Falcons receiver room will have to step up on Sunday versus the Saints, what fond memories Dave has of beating the Saints in the Superdome while he was the Falcons quarterback, Divine Deablo coming back this Sunday and playing with a club on one hand, how that could affect his play on Sunday, and what the Falcons defense has to do to make sure Taysum Hill doesn’t have a big game.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let listeners call in and give their take on if it’s okay to leave a group text without saying anything, and give one thing they’re excited about and looking forward to seeing when it comes to the Atlanta Falcons matchup with the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans on Sunday in the Wake Up Call!

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

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to preview the Atlanta Falcons road matchup against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about the state of the team at this point, react to what Coach Morris had to say, and explain why they think the Falcons giving up a first quarter touchdown to the Saints may indicate that the Falcons will lose the game.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest college football headlines and preview all the big week 13 matchups happening in college football this weekend, including Georgia Tech taking on the Pittsburgh Panthers at home tomorrow night for a spot in the ACC Championship game on the line.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac let you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about what he expects from the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, react to what Coach Morris had to say, talk about this Falcons and Saints’ rivalry, and explain why the Falcons and Saints both have players that take the rivalry extremely serious.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Atlanta Falcons injury report from yesterday, react to Falcons inside linebacker Divine Deablo being a full participant in Falcons practice yesterday, and explain why they think getting guys like Deablo and cornerbacks Mike Hughes and Dee Alford back will allow the Falcons defense to operate as a whole again.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Thursday, November 20th, 2025.

HR1 - Falcons offense will be different with Kirk Cousins as QB1 & that may be good 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, react to the news that Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will undergo season-ending surgery for a partially torn ACL, explain why they think Michael Penix Jr.'s recovery timeline may shake up the Falcons 2026-27 quarterback room, let you hear Falcons Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson talk about how the offense will adapt for new starting quarterback Kirk Cousins, react to what Coach Robinson had to say, let you hear quarterback Kirk Cousins talk about how he and the rest of the Falcons offense will try to recapture the heights of last season again, react to what Cousins had to say, explain why they think the Falcons can marry their running game and passing game more with Cousins starting, react to the latest college football headlines, preview some of the big week 13 matchups happening this weekend in college football, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali’s Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons need some bullies and tone setters on their team In hour two Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to react to the news that Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will undergo season-ending surgery for a partially torn ACL, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how he feels bad for Michael Penix Jr., but believes he will come back stronger next season, react to what Coach Morris had to say, explain why they think the Falcons continuous win now mentality over the years has the team stuck now, react to the news that the Atlanta Braves have re-signed closer Raisel Iglesias to a one-year, $16 million-dollar contract, acquired two-time Gold Glove winner Mauricio Dubon from the Houston Astros for Nick Allen in an exchange of infielders, and acquired LHP Ryan Rolison from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for cash considerations, explain why they think the Braves trading for Mauricio Dubón gives them some much needed infield flexibility, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, talk about what they think Michael Penix Jr.’s partially torn ACL means for the Atlanta Falcons quarterback room next season, let you hear Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how he knows Penix Jr. will fight to be ready for the start of next season but doesn’t know for sure that he’ll be ready for the start of next season, react to what Coach Morris had to say, let you hear Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins talk about how he’s fully healthy and jokingly talk about how if he wasn't fully healthy he'd never tell anybody until the season was over, react to what Cousins had to say, explain why they think the Falcons need to play loose on Sunday versus the New Orleans Saints and not be uptight, and then close out hour two by diving into The Life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike’d Up!

HR3 - Falcons O-Line must help Bijan Robinson make plays in run game vs. Saints In hour three Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan spend some time with the Co-Owner and Publisher of Dawgs HQ and Co-Host of The Steakhouse, Rusty Mansell! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Rusty discuss how big Darnell Washington is, how Rusty would rank an 11-2 SEC Champion Alabama team, a 12-1 SEC Runner-up Texas A&M team, and a 11-1 Georgia team in the College Football playoff, Tulane Head Football Coach Jon Sumrall not interviewing with Florida as conflicting reports emerge about a planned meeting between the two, Georgia dominating a Texas team last week that didn’t play bad, how good Mike Bobo has been this season as Georgia’s offensive coordinator, Mike Bobo being perfect for Gunner Stockton and Gunner never flinching this past offseason when Georgia was looking at quarterbacks in the transfer portal, Kirby Smart’s comments on scheduling the teams that his players have or want to transfer to, and how Rusty feels about Georgia’s upcoming matchup with Georgia Tech. Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali continue to talk about how they think the Atlanta Falcons offense matches up with the New Orleans Saints defense, let you Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how the team is going to tailor the offense to quarterback Kirk Cousins now that he’s starting in the place of the injured Michael Penix Jr., react to what Coach Morris had to say, explain why they think the Falcons run game must open things up for the passing game that will be without Drake London this week. The Morning Shift crew also previews the Atlanta Hawks road game against the San Antonio Spurs tonight, reacts to the news that the Braves have re-signed closer Raisel Iglesias to a one-year, $16 million contract, acquired two-time Gold Glove winner Mauricio Dubon from the Houston Astros for Nick Allen in an exchange of infielders, and acquired LHP Ryan Rolison from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for cash considerations, explains why they think the Braves bringing back Raisel Iglesias to be their closer is a risky status quo move, and then closes out hour three by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan preview the Atlanta Hawks road game against the San Antonio Spurs tonight, reacts to the news that the Braves have re-signed closer Raisel Iglesias to a one-year, $16 million contract, acquired two-time Gold Glove winner Mauricio Dubon from the Houston Astros for Nick Allen in an exchange of infielders, and acquired LHP Ryan Rolison from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for cash considerations, and explain why they think the Braves bringing back Raisel Iglesias to be their closer is a risky status quo move.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to talk about how they think the Atlanta Falcons offense matches up with the New Orleans Saints defense, let you Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how the team is going to tailor the offense to quarterback Kirk Cousins now that he’s starting in the place of the injured Michael Penix Jr., react to what Coach Morris had to say, and explain why they think the Falcons run game must open things up for the passing game that will be without Drake London this week.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan spend some time with the Co-Owner and Publisher of Dawgs HQ and Co-Host of The Steakhouse, Rusty Mansell! Ali, Mike, Beau, and Rusty discuss how big Darnell Washington is, how Rusty would rank an 11-2 SEC Champion Alabama team, a 12-1 SEC Runner-up Texas A&M team, and a 11-1 Georgia team in the College Football playoff, Tulane Head Football Coach Jon Sumrall not interviewing with Florida as conflicting reports emerge about a planned meeting between the two, Georgia dominating a Texas team last week that didn’t play bad, how good Mike Bobo has been this season as Georgia’s offensive coordinator, Mike Bobo being perfect for Gunner Stockton and Gunner never flinching this past offseason when Georgia was looking at quarterbacks in the transfer portal, Kirby Smart’s comments on scheduling the teams that his players have or want to transfer to, and how Rusty feels about Georgia’s upcoming matchup with Georgia Tech.