The Morning Shift on 92.9 The Game

The Morning Shift’s full show on Friday, October 17th 2025.

HR1 - Falcons, Ray-Ray McCloud situation continues to get weirder as days pass 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, including reacting to the Cincinnati Bengals getting a big 33-31 win at home over the Pittsburgh Steelers, explain why they think the Steelers defense is too expensive to be as bad as they were versus the Bengals last night, begin to preview the Atlanta Falcons Sunday Night Football matchup with the San Francisco 49ers, react to the Falcons latest injury report, explain why they think it feels like the Falcons are making wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud serve a silent suspension, react to the latest college football headlines, preview all the big week eight matchups in college football, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali’s Mac Drop!

HR2 - George Kittle’s return will make 49ers run game harder for Falcons to defend In hour two Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to preview the Atlanta Falcons Sunday Night Football matchup with the San Francisco 49ers, explain why they think it won’t matter if Brock Purdy or Mac Jones play quarterback for the 49ers If the Falcons defense plays to their potential, 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 - Michael Penix should thrive vs. a Robert Saleh defense that’s like Jeff Ulbrich’s In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the reports that Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks reportedly won’t agree on contract extension before the regular season starts, explain why they think that this is the Ultimate prove it year for Trae Young now that he has the best team around him that he's ever had in the NBA, let listeners call in and give their predictions for the Falcons road game against the San Francisco 49ers this weekend on Sunday night football, if they have any memorable revenge games that they’ve watched or have been apart of, and what their favorite menu item is at McDonalds in the Wake Up Call! Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali 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’s the vibe been like at Flowery Branch with this week being a short week for the team, what challenges 49ers quarterbacks Brock Purdy and Mac Jones present respectively, if Dave thinks it’ll be a good or a bad thing if Drake London continues to get targeted by Michael Penix Jr. at such a high clip, where the Falcons offense can take advantage of the 49ers defense, the similarities and differences between Jeff Ulbrich’s defense and Robert Saleh’s defense, what exactly is going on with Ray-Ray McCloud, what a healthy Darnell Mooney brings to the Falcons’ offense, how he can help layer the 49ers defense, Jalon Walker’s progression and development, and what he’s seen from Jalon Walker so far this season. The Morning Shift crew closes out hour three by giving their final thoughts on the Falcons Sunday Night Football matchup with the 49ers, explaining why they think the Falcons offense could look different if starting left tackle Jake Matthews doesn't play, and then 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 Falcons Sunday Night Football matchup with the 49ers, and explain why they think the Falcons offense could look different if starting left tackle Jake Matthews doesn't play.

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’s the vibe been like at Flowery Branch with this week being a short week for the team, what challenges 49ers quarterbacks Brock Purdy and Mac Jones present respectively, if Dave thinks it’ll be a good or a bad thing if Drake London continues to get targeted by Michael Penix Jr. at such a high clip, where the Falcons offense can take advantage of the 49ers defense, the similarities and differences between Jeff Ulbrich’s defense and Robert Saleh’s defense, what exactly is going on with Ray-Ray McCloud, what a healthy Darnell Mooney brings to the Falcons’ offense, how he can help layer the 49ers defense, Jalon Walker’s progression and development, and what he’s seen from Jalon Walker so far this season.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the reports that Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks reportedly won’t agree on contract extension before the regular season starts, explain why they think that this is the Ultimate prove it year for Trae Young now that he has the best team around him that he's ever had in the NBA, let listeners call in and give their predictions for the Falcons road game against the San Francisco 49ers this weekend on Sunday night football, if they have any memorable revenge games that they’ve watched or have been apart of, and what their favorite menu item is at McDonalds in the Wake Up Call!

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

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan continue to preview the Atlanta Falcons Sunday Night Football matchup with the San Francisco 49ers, and explain why they think it won’t matter if Brock Purdy or Mac Jones plays quarterback for the 49ers If the Falcons defense plays to their potential.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest college football headlines, and preview all the big week eight matchups in college football!

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac begin to preview the Atlanta Falcons Sunday Night Football matchup with the San Francisco 49ers, react to the Falcons latest injury report, and explain why they think it feels like the Falcons are making wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud serve a silent suspension.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the Cincinnati Bengals getting a big 33-31 win at home over the Pittsburgh Steelers last night on Thursday Night Football, and explain why they think the Steelers defense is too expensive to be as bad as they were versus the Bengals last night.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Thursday, October 16th, 2025

HR1 - Jake Matthews’ ankle injury could completely flip Falcons O-Line upside down 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 Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson winning NFC Offensive Player of the Week, talk about how it’s nice to see Falcons Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, the Falcons defense, and Bijan Robinson getting the praise they deserve, react to the Atlanta Falcons’ latest injury report that came out yesterday, let you Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about left tackle Jake Matthews' status for Sunday night's game against the San Francisco 49ers when he joined Dukes & Bell yesterday, react to what Coach Morris had to say, explain why the Falcons offensive line could look very different on Sunday if Jake Matthews can't play, react to the latest college football headlines, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali’s Mac Drop!

HR2 - Kyle Shanahan's offense too different now for Jeff Ulbrich to have familiarity In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to preview the Atlanta Falcons Sunday Night Football matchup with the San Francisco 49ers, talk about what matchups they are concerned about and feel good about when it comes to the Falcons defense taking on the 49ers offense, let you hear Atlanta Falcons Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich talk about how Kyle Shanahan's offense isn’t what it was when they were together here in Atlanta, react to what coach Ulbrich had to say, talk about how Kyle Shanahan's offense isn't the same offense he ran while he was the Falcons offensive coordinator, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, react to the news that Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin met with a handful of influential boosters on Tuesday, and was told continuing financial support depends on new direction within the football program that includes Head Football Coach Billy Napier being fired, explain why they think Florida boosters are right to want Billy Napier fired, but going about it the wrong way, and then close out hour two by diving into The Life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike’d Up!

HR3 - Not much difference in Falcons facing Brock Purdy or Mac Jones on Sunday 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 if Rusty thinks Kirby Smart was clapping or calling timeout, Florida Head Football Coach Billy Napier potentially being fired after this weekend’s game against Mississippi State, how Rusty feels about Trinidad Chambliss’ matchup with Georgia’s defense this Saturday, and if Ty Simpson playing well right now for Alabama says more about Jalen Milroe or more about Ryan Grubb being back with Kalen DeBoer. Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali let you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich has been able to get the most out of the defensive players when he joined Dukes & Bell yesterday, react to what Coach Morris had to say, and then explain why they think it’s apparent that Ulbrich and the Falcons defensive coaches are completely in unison. The Morning Shift crew also talks about which quarterback they would rather see the Falcons defense go up against when they face the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football, and then closes out hour three diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan talk about which 49ers quarterback they would rather see the Falcons defense go up against when they face the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan let you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how Defensive Coordinator Jeff Ulbrich has been able to get the most out of the defensive players when he joined Dukes & Bell yesterday, react to what Coach Morris had to say, and then explain why they think it’s apparent that Ulbrich and the Falcons defensive coaches are completely in unison.

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 if Rusty thinks Kirby Smart was clapping or calling timeout, Florida Head Football Coach Billy Napier potentially being fired after this weekend’s game against Mississippi State, how Rusty feels about Trinidad Chambliss’ matchup with Georgia’s defense this Saturday, and if Ty Simpson playing well right now for Alabama says more about Jalen Milroe or more about Ryan Grubb being back with Kalen DeBoer.