The Morning Shift’s full show on Thursday, July 16th, 2026.

HR1 - Drake London would already be looked at as Top 10 WR with better QB play

In hour one Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan recap and react to Argentina rallying for a 2-1 victory over England yesterday with goals from Enzo Fernández and substitute Lautaro Martínez in their 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-final match here in Atlanta, Georgia, explain why they think England parked the bus and stopped trying to score too early yesterday versus Argentina giving Lionel Messi and Argentina too many scoring opportunities, talk about the early action happening in this year’s British Open Championship, react to ESPN putting out a list of the top 10 wide receivers in the NFL as voted on by league scouts, executives and coaches, react to Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London not cracking the Top 10 and being in the ‘Honorable Mentions’ category, explain why they think Drake is a Top 10 wide receiver, react to the news that a new tiebreaker policy for the ACC Championship game was announced yesterday by ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips during ACC Media Days in a move that commissioner Phillips described as getting the league to the "right place" to feature its two best football teams, explain why they think the new ACC title game tiebreaker policy guarantees the right teams will be in the game and guarantees the ACC will get a team in the College Football Playoff every year as well, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Beau “Squidbilly” Morgan in The Life of Squid!

HR2 - Matthew Bergeron could be next Falcon to get franchise tagged

In hour two Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan continue to react to ESPN putting out a list of the top 10 wide receivers in the NFL as voted on by league scouts, executives and coaches, react to Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London not cracking the Top 10 and being in the ‘Honorable Mentions’ category, explain why they think Drake is a Top 10 wide receiver, talk about how the Falcons new regime is re-tooling the team right now, and explain why they think the Falcons new coaching staff must use right guard Chris Lindstrom in different ways this year. Then, Mike puts Dylan Mathews' NBA All-Star knowledge to the test for the halftime portion of the show, extends halftime into part of the next segment by putting Beau's 2000's NFL knowledge to the test! Finally, the fellas close out hour two by continuing to recap and react to Argentina rallying for a 2-1 victory over England yesterday with goals from Enzo Fernández and substitute Lautaro Martínez in their 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-final match here in Atlanta, Georgia.

HR3 - Inconsistent QB play big reason why Drake London isn’t looked at as Top 10 WR

In hour three Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan continue to react to ESPN putting out a list of the top 10 wide receivers in the NFL as voted on by league scouts, executives and coaches, react to Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London not cracking the Top 10 and being in the ‘Honorable Mentions’ category, explain why they think Drake is a Top 10 wide receiver, but also explain why they think the Falcons top wide receiver needs more 1,000+ yard receiving seasons to be looked at as a top wide receiver universally. Next, Mike and Beau react to the news that NASCAR recently changed their rules at Daytona International Speedway in an effort to make the racing at Daytona similar to the racing at Echo Park Speedway here in Georgia, react to the news that New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara will play for the Saints this season on a reworked contract, explain why they think the Saints will probably be the most unpredictable team in the NFC South this season, talk about how Atlanta was undoubtedly the best 2026 FIFA World Cup host city, talk about what they learned today during the show in ‘The More You Know’, and then close out hour three by answering people’s questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan close out hour three by talking about how Atlanta was undoubtedly the best 2026 FIFA World Cup host city, talking about what they learned today during the show in ‘The More You Know’, and then close out the segment by answering people’s questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan react to the news that New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara will play for the Saints this season on a reworked contract, and explain why they think the Saints will probably be the most unpredictable team in the NFC South this season.

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan continue to react to ESPN putting out a list of the top 10 wide receivers in the NFL as voted on by league scouts, executives and coaches, react to Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London not cracking the Top 10 and being in the ‘Honorable Mentions’ category, explain why they think Drake is a Top 10 wide receiver, but also explain why they think the Falcons top wide receiver needs more 1,000+ yard receiving seasons to be looked at as a top wide receiver universally.

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan extend halftime as Mike puts Beau's 2000's NFL knowledge to the test!

Mike Johnson puts Dylan Mathews' NBA All-Star knowledge to the test for the halftime portion of the show!

Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan continue to react to ESPN putting out a list of the top 10 wide receivers in the NFL as voted on by league scouts, executives and coaches, react to Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London not cracking the Top 10 and being in the ‘Honorable Mentions’ category, explain why they think Drake is a Top 10 wide receiver, talk about how the Falcons new regime is re-tooling the team right now, and explain why they think the Falcons new coaching staff must use right guard Chris Lindstrom in different ways this year.