The Morning Shift’s full show on Monday, August 3rd, 2026.

HR1 - Falcons gave Matthew Bergeron good market value deal that he deserves

In hour one Grant McAuley, filling in for Mike Johnson, Ali, and Beau react to all the news that came out of Atlanta Falcons training camp over the weekend, including the Falcons signing starting left guard Matthew Bergeron to a four-year contract extension worth $96 million with $60 million guaranteed, explain why they think Bergeron got a market value deal, explain why they think it’s dumb to think that the Falcons overpaid him, talk about what they want to see from the first full padded practice of training camp, explain why they think Falcons new Offensive Line coach Bill Callahan brings a refreshing and new thought process to the Falcons run game, recap and react to the Atlanta Braves’ 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals, talk about the Braves sweeping their four game series with the Nationals, react to the Braves trading for outfielder Lane Thomas and minor league left-hander Bailey Falter from the Royals in exchange for two minor league pitchers, react to the Braves bolstering their injury-depleted starting pitching rotation for the stretch run and trading for veteran starting pitcher Tyler Mahle from the San Francisco Giants, and explain why they think the Braves are not done making trades because they still have more needs to fill.

HR2 - Braves need to trade for starting pitcher who’s good enough to win them playoff games

In hour two Grant McAuley, filling in for Mike Johnson, Ali, and Beau react to all the news that came out of Atlanta Falcons training camp over the weekend, including the Falcons signing starting left guard Matthew Bergeron to a four-year contract extension worth $96 million with $60 million guaranteed, explain why they think the Falcons are right to invest in their trenches and extend Bergeron, 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 the Los Angeles Dodgers trading for the two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal in exchange for top-100 outfield prospect Zyhir Hope, pitching prospect River Ryan, and pitching prospect Brady Smith, explain why they think the Tigers traded Tarik Skubal a little too soon and didn't get the best return, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves’ 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals, continue to talk about the Braves sweeping their four game series with the Nationals, continue to react to the Braves trading for outfielder Lane Thomas and minor league left-hander Bailey Falter from the Royals in exchange for two minor league pitchers, continue to react to the Braves bolstering their injury-depleted starting pitching rotation for the stretch run and trading for veteran starting pitcher Tyler Mahle from the San Francisco Giants, explain why they think the Braves must trade for a starting pitcher who could start game two of a playoff series for the team and have them in a position to win, and then lose out hour two by talking about the biggest news, rumors, and reports in the NFL as they go In The Huddle!

HR3 - Alex Anthopoulos likely to make more trades before 6 PM MLB trade deadline

In hour three Grant McAuley, filling in for Mike Johnson, Ali, and Beau react to all the news that came out of Atlanta Falcons training camp over the weekend, including the Falcons signing starting left guard Matthew Bergeron to a four-year contract extension worth $96 million with $60 million guaranteed, explain why they think Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts may end up being the biggest beneficiary to having Matt Ryan back, continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves’ 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals, continue to talk about the Braves sweeping their four game series with the Nationals, continue to react to the Braves trading for outfielder Lane Thomas and minor league left-hander Bailey Falter from the Royals in exchange for two minor league pitchers, continue to react to the Braves bolstering their injury-depleted starting pitching rotation for the stretch run and trading for veteran starting pitcher Tyler Mahle from the San Francisco Giants, explain why they think Braves General Manager and President of Baseball Operations Alex Anthopoulos at the very least will trade for another bullpen arm before this evening’s trade deadline, talk about how Grant noticed that Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider's locker is cleaned out and he appears to be done for season, talk about what they think the future is for Strider, talk about what they learned during the show in ‘The More You Know’, and then closed out hour three by answering people’s questions about anything in the Morning Mailbag!

Grant McAuley, filling in for Mike Johnson, Ali, and Beau talk about how Grant noticed that Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider's locker is cleaned out and he appears to be done for season, and talk about what they think the future is for Strider.

Grant McAuley, filling in for Mike Johnson, Ali, and Beau continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves’ 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals, continue to talk about the Braves sweeping their four game series with the Nationals, continue to react to the Braves trading for outfielder Lane Thomas and minor league left-hander Bailey Falter from the Royals in exchange for two minor league pitchers, continue to react to the Braves bolstering their injury-depleted starting pitching rotation for the stretch run and trading for veteran starting pitcher Tyler Mahle from the San Francisco Giants, and explain why they think Braves General Manager and President of Baseball Operations Alex Anthopoulos at the very least will trade for another bullpen arm before this evening’s trade deadline.

Grant McAuley, filling in for Mike Johnson, Ali, and Beau react to all the news that came out of Atlanta Falcons training camp over the weekend, including the Falcons signing starting left guard Matthew Bergeron to a four-year contract extension worth $96 million with $60 million guaranteed, and explain why they think Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts may end up being the biggest beneficiary to having Matt Ryan back.

Grant McAuley, filling in for Mike Johnson, Ali, and Beau continue to recap and react to the Atlanta Braves’ 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals, continue to talk about the Braves sweeping their four game series with the Nationals, continue to react to the Braves trading for outfielder Lane Thomas and minor league left-hander Bailey Falter from the Royals in exchange for two minor league pitchers, continue to react to the Braves bolstering their injury-depleted starting pitching rotation for the stretch run and trading for veteran starting pitcher Tyler Mahle from the San Francisco Giants, and explain why they think the Braves must trade for a starting pitcher who could start game two of a playoff series for the team and have them in a position to win.

Grant McAuley, filling in for Mike Johnson, Ali, 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 the Los Angeles Dodgers trading for the two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal in exchange for top-100 outfield prospect Zyhir Hope, pitching prospect River Ryan, and pitching prospect Brady Smith, and explain why they think the Tigers traded Tarik Skubal a little too soon and didn't get the best return they could have.

Grant McAuley, filling in for Mike Johnson, Ali, and Beau react to all the news that came out of Atlanta Falcons training camp over the weekend, including the Falcons signing starting left guard Matthew Bergeron to a four-year contract extension worth $96 million with $60 million guaranteed, and explain why they think the Falcons are right to invest in their trenches and extend Bergeron.