The Morning Shift on 92.9 The Game

The Morning Shift’s full show on Friday, December 19th, 2025.

HR1 - Falcons have no reason to want Bill Belichick in Atlanta for any role 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, recap and react to the Seattle Seahawks’ 38-37 overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams last night at home on Thursday night football, recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks 133-126 road loss to the Charlotte Hornets last night in what was Trae Young’s first game back since missing 22 games due to a sprained MCL, explain why they think the Hawks defense didn’t struggle last night because Trae Young was back in the lineup, react to NFL insider Josina Anderson reporting that the Atlanta Falcons are among several teams that still hold Bill Belichick in high regard as a potential head coaching candidate, explain why they think the Falcons were right to pass on Bill Belichick then and still shouldn’t want him now, preview the Falcons matchup with the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in Arizona, react to the latest and biggest college football headlines, preview the first round College Football Playoff matchups, including tonight’s first round matchup between the number nine Alabama Crimson Tide and the number eight Oklahoma Sooners, explain why they think Alabama must move quarterback Ty Simpson around in the pocket and establish the run game to beat Oklahoma tonight, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Ali Mac in Ali’s Mac Drop!

HR2 - Falcons should beat Cardinals; Cardinals' weaknesses are Falcons' strengths In hour two Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac continue to preview the Atlanta Falcons matchup with the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in Arizona, explain why they think the Falcons should beat the Cardinals because the Cardinals' weaknesses are the Falcons' strengths, 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 - Falcons should be able to lean on their run game vs. Cardinals poor run defense In hour three Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about how Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins’ take on going through progressions versus coverage reads proved that he has a real future in being an analyst after his playing career if he wants. Then, Mike, Beau and Ali continue the final hour by spending some time with former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, and now analyst for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network Dave Archer! Mike, Ali, Beau, and Dave discuss Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins’ take on reading and going through progressions versus coverage reads, what the sweet spot is for a quarterback when it comes to going through progressions, reading defenses, and setting protections, and how long it takes a quarterback to get comfortable with doing all of that at the NFL level, how Dave feels about the future of the Falcons quarterback position, the challenges the Arizona Cardinals will present to the Falcons on Sunday, and what Falcons Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson can do to attack a Cardinals defense that’s currently giving up 28 points per game.The Morning Shift crew also continues to preview the first round College Football Playoff matchups, including tomorrow’s first round matchup between the number 10 ranked Miami Hurricanes and the number seven ranked Texas A&M aggies, talk about how Miami quarterback Carson Beck and Miami Head Coach Mario Cristobal haven't yet proven that you can trust them in big games, 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 continue to preview the first round College Football Playoff matchups, including tomorrow’s first round matchup between the number 10 ranked Miami Hurricanes and the number seven ranked Texas A&M aggies, and talk about how Miami quarterback Carson Beck and Miami Head Coach Mario Cristobal haven't yet proven that you can trust them in big games.

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 Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins’ take on reading and going through progressions versus coverage reads, what the sweet spot is for a quarterback when it comes to going through progressions, reading defenses, and setting protections, and how long it takes a quarterback to get comfortable with doing all of that at the NFL level, how Dave feels about the future of the Falcons quarterback position, the challenges the Arizona Cardinals will present to the Falcons on Sunday, and what Falcons Offensive Coordinator Zac Robinson can do to attack a Cardinals defense that’s currently giving up 28 points per game.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac talk about how Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins’ take on going through progressions versus coverage reads showed off some potential future analyst skills for Cousins.

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 matchup with the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in Arizona, and explain why they think the Falcons should beat the Cardinals because the Cardinals' weaknesses are the Falcons' strengths.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to the latest and biggest college football headlines, preview the first round College Football Playoff matchups, including tonight’s first round matchup between the number nine Alabama Crimson Tide and the number eight Oklahoma Sooners, and explain why they think Alabama must move quarterback Ty Simpson around in the pocket and establish the run game to beat Oklahoma tonight.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac react to NFL insider Josina Anderson reporting that the Atlanta Falcons are among several teams that still hold Bill Belichick in high regard as a potential head coaching candidate, explain why they think the Falcons were right to pass on Bill Belichick then and still shouldn’t want him now, and then preview the Falcons matchup with the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in Arizona.

Mike Johnson, Beau Morgan, and Ali Mac recap and react to the Atlanta Hawks 133-126 road loss to the Charlotte Hornets last night in what was Trae Young’s first game back since missing 22 games due to a sprained MCL, and explain why they think the Hawks defense didn’t struggle last night because Trae Young was back in the lineup.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Thursday, December 18th, 2025.

HR1 - Not too many scenarios where Kirk Cousins returns to Falcons next season 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 Miami Dolphins Head Coach Mike McDaniel announcing that he’s benching quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, react to Georgia Tech quarterback Aaron Philo announcing that he plans to enter the transfer portal, explain why they think Philo transferring proves that college players commit to coaches now and not schools, let you hear Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris talk about how the team will talk with quarterback Kirk Cousins after the season about potentially coming back next year, react to what Coach Morris had to say, let you hear some of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins’ conversation with Dukes & Bell yesterday where he’s talking about if he's willing to return to the Falcons next season, react to what Cousins had to say, explain why they think wanting Kirk Cousins back next year after one win is being too reactionary, 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 - Kirk Cousins mishandling his injuries last season ultimately got him benched In hour two Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan let you hear some of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins’ conversation with Dukes & Bell yesterday where he’s talking about not realizing he wasn't completely healthy last year, not faulting Raheem Morris for his decision to bench him, and the Falcons’ offense being less complex this year. The Morning Shift crew also reacts to what Cousins had to say, explain why they think Kirk Cousins treating his injuries as singular injuries is what led to his benching, react to the latest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle, react to Miami Dolphins Head Coach Mike McDaniel announcing that he’s benching quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, let you hear Tua give his thoughts on getting benched, react to what Tua had to say, explain why they think Mike McDaniel and Tua Tagovailoa both are at fault for the Dolphins struggles this year, preview some of the first round College Football Playoff matchups, and then close out hour two by diving into The Life of Mike Johnson and getting Mike’d Up!

HR3 - Kyle Pitts’ inconsistency makes it hard for Falcons to justify re-signing him 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 what’s been Rusty’s favorite part about calling and covering some of the Georgia High School football State Championship games this week, Aaron Philo declaring that he’s entering the transfer portal, if a big part of hiring head football coaches in college football these days is what coordinators and players they can bring with them, Oregon Ducks Dante Moore quarterback being ranked ahead of Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Gunner Stockton in ESPN’s current Top 50 college football players rankings list, Diego Pavia’s comments after not winning the Heisman Trophy, how Georgia has done a good job of not having players in the headlines about going into the transfer portal, how Rusty feels about the Texas A&M vs. Miami first round College Football Playoff game, and some ACC teams having to play eight conference games next year and some ACC teams having to play nine conference games next year. Then, Mike, Beau, and Ali let you hear some of Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris’ conversation with Dukes & Bell yesterday where he’s talking about facing the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, and the challenges they will bring offensively. The Morning Shift crew reacts to what Coach Morris had to say, and then explain why they think the Falcons must be ready to stop the Cardinals' tight end screens to Trey McBride. Mike, Beau, and Ali also explain why they think the Falcons will have too many unknowns next season to re-sign tight end Kyle Pitts, and then close out hour three by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts being named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 15, and explain why they think the Falcons will have too many unknowns next season to re-sign Kyle Pitts.

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan let you hear some of Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris’ conversation with Dukes & Bell yesterday where he’s talking about facing the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, and the challenges they will bring offensively. Mike, Beau, and Ali also react to what Coach Morris had to say, and then explain why they think the Falcons must be ready to stop the Cardinals' tight end screens to Trey McBride.

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 what’s been Rusty’s favorite part about calling and covering some of the Georgia High School football State Championship games this week, Aaron Philo declaring that he’s entering the transfer portal, if a big part of hiring head football coaches in college football these days is what coordinators and players they can bring with them, Oregon Ducks Dante Moore quarterback being ranked ahead of Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Gunner Stockton in ESPN’s current Top 50 college football players rankings list, Diego Pavia’s comments after not winning the Heisman Trophy, how Georgia has done a good job of not having players in the headlines about going into the transfer portal, how Rusty feels about the Texas A&M vs. Miami first round College Football Playoff game, and some ACC teams having to play eight conference games next year and some ACC teams having to play nine conference games next year.