Mike and Beau give you five things to watch for in the Falcons first preseason game on Friday night in Atlanta against the Denver Broncos.

Mike and Beau debate about how long and when Atlanta Falcons EDGE rusher James Pearce Jr.’s suspension could be.

Mike and Beau react to the Senate vote on the The Protect College Sports Act now being slated for September after it failed to reach a vote during an all-night, pre-recess session in the Senate that ended early Saturday, and explain why they think many college sports will suffer if The Protect College Sports Act vote keeps getting pushed back.

Mike and Beau react to the Atlanta Falcons signing defensive end Cameron Sample, activating offensive lineman Jawaan Taylor off of the active/physically unable to perform list, waiving long snapper Philip Florenzo, waiving/injured offensive lineman Jack Nelson, and signing running back Trey Sermon. The guys also explain why they think Jawaan Taylor must make it clear early in his return to practice off the PUP list that he's the guy at Right Tackle.

Mike and Beau recap and react to the Atlanta Braves losing to the New York Mets 8-5 at home last night, talk about how Braves starting pitcher last night Bryce Elder didn't pitch well, but got no help from the umpires either.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Monday, August 10th, 2026.

HR1 - Falcons offense will look similar at times but feel different at same time

In hour one Mike and Beau recap and react to the Atlanta Braves avoiding being swept by the New York Yankees after a 2-1 win yesterday afternoon, talk about how the series felt like a playoff series, talk about how the Braves had a chance to sweep the Yankees despite losing two games out of three to them, talk about what their takeaways were from the Falcons Saturday night practice under the lights of Lanier High School, let you hear their post-practice interview from Friday with Atlanta Falcons Safety Xavier Watts, and then react to some of biggest NFL stories that happened over the weekend.

HR2 - All of Braves starting pitchers looking good & confident at same time for 1st time this year

In hour two Mike and Beau continue to talk about what their takeaways were from the Falcons Saturday night practice under the lights of Lanier High School, explain why they think Falcons rookie offensive lineman Ethan Onianwa proved Saturday that the Falcons are in a transition offensively, hit the halftime portion of the show where they talk about some of the crazy and funny stories that happened over the weekend that you may’ve missed, including explaining why they think the shot Adam Vinatieri took at his former Head Coach Bill Belichick during his Hall Of Fame speech was low hanging fruit, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves avoiding being swept by the New York Yankees after a 2-1 win yesterday afternoon, explain why they think Didier Fuentes is the Braves best relief pitcher in high leverage situations, and then close out hour two by talking about the biggest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!

HR3 - Falcons most interesting training camp position battle isn’t QB but Right Tackle

In hour three Mike and Beau continue to talk about what their takeaways were from the Falcons Saturday night practice under the lights of Lanier High School, talk about what questions they have about the team heading into the Falcons first preseason game on Friday, and explain why they think the Falcons first team offense needs preseason reps except for Bijan Robinson. Then, The Morning Shift crew spends some time with the Co-Owner and Publisher of Dawgs HQ and Co-Host of The Steakhouse, Rusty Mansell! Mike, Beau, and Rusty talk about how they're excited for Corky Kell this week and this weekend, what happened to Buford High School this past Friday night and Marshall Manning getting in the game, the strongest and weakest points of the Georgia football team right now, why Georgia always has the same questions at wide receiver and quarterback, the guys that have or will shine during fall camp for the Georgia Bulldogs, and if it’s crazy to look at Georgia as the favorites to win the National Championship this year. Mike and Beau also talk about what they learned 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 and Beau talk about what they learned 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!