Mike Johnson and Beau Morgan spend 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 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.

Mike and Beau continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves avoiding being swept by the New York Yankees after a 2-1 win yesterday afternoon, and explain why they think Didier Fuentes is the Braves best relief pitcher in high leverage situations right now.

Mike and Beau 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.

Mike and Beau continue to talk about what their takeaways were from the Falcons Saturday night practice under the lights of Lanier High School, and explain why they think Falcons rookie offensive lineman Ethan Onianwa proved Saturday that the Falcons are in a transition offensively.

Mike and Beau react to some of biggest NFL stories that happened over the weekend, including Detroit Lions veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater deciding to step away from the team amid training camp, officially being placed on the reserve/retired list ahead of yesterday's practice, and the Lions signing veteran quarterback Joshua Dobbs to a one-year, $1.425 million contract with $475,000 fully guaranteed in the wake of Bridgewater's retirement. Mike and Beau also explain why they think Bridgewater's retirement doesn't 100% feel like the end for him.

Mike and Beau let you hear their post-practice interview from Friday with Atlanta Falcons Safety Xavier Watts.

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, and talk about how the Braves had a chance to sweep the Yankees despite losing two games out of three to them.

The Morning Shift’s full show on Friday, August 7th, 2026.

HR1 - Zachariah Branch’s impact on field will be more important than his numbers this season

In hour one Mike, Ali, and Beau recap and react to the Atlanta Braves winning their eighth game in a row last night after beating the Miami Marlins at home 11-3, talk about Braves starting, talk about how the Braves one through five hitters are dominating right now, explain why the lineup shouldn't be touched, tweaked or changed right now, discuss if they think there’s any chance that Atlanta Falcons rookie wide receiver Zachariah Branch could compete for, or at some point become the Falcons wide receiver number two, explain why they think the Falcons just need Branch to make impact plays and be a legit red zone threat in his rookie year, recap and react to the Carolina Panthers beating the Arizona Cardinals 33-30 last night in the NFL’s annual Hall of Fame Game, talk about former Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King playing well and winning the Panthers the game with his five yard rushing touchdown with no time left on the clock, talk about former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck playing well for the Arizona Cardinals as well, explain why they think King and Beck’s respective performances were both shockingly impressive, and then close out hour one by diving into the life of Mike Johnson in Mike’d Up!