Cat Crave Radio

CCR 101: Guest – Jason Cole

John White — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:52:39 +0000

We are back with Episode 101 of Cat Crave Radio! General managers, coaches and pretty much anybody who is anybody spent their weekend at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. The Carolina Panthers have some free agents who could make news as well. We have the details.

Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports was back in the house. Jason talked to us about the draft-eligible players who may have helped their case in Indy. We also discuss the possibility of trading back into the first round, Julius Peppers and more. Jason is a respected journalist who always brings a great deal of knowledge to the show.

Nick Yeoman provided his awesomeness to another Panther Preview. This week, we break down the Panthers’ free agents and those guys who are currently out of work who we could bring in to help us out. Plus, a four-letter word stirs us up a little.

Last week, Brad Norman of The Statesville Record & Landmark was nice enough to give us a little coverage. You can read the article here.

It’s all in the latest episode. Check it out and feel free to comment below.

Oh, yeah, one more thing…you can now subscribe to our show on iTunes! And one more thing…give us a follow over on Twitter.

Thanks for listening! Enjoy!

Episode One Hundred One: March 3, 2010

In Episode One Hundred One…

Panther Preview – Nick Yeoman (You Tube)
Guest – Jason Cole (Yahoo! Sports)

CCR 100: Guests – Darin Gantt & Ross Tucker

John White — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:00:06 +0000

Cat Crave Radio has reached the milestone this week of Episode 100! And what a time for it – the very week that the Carolina Panthers decide not to place the franchise tag on Julius Peppers! So, The Pepp will walk. We have complete coverage and analysis.

Darin Gantt of the Charlotte Observer and the Rock Hill Herald was with us this week and spoke to us immediately after walking out of BofA Stadium to attend Marty Hurney’s press conference. Of course, Darin talked to us about what Hurney had to say about Julius, Thomas Davis‘ future with the team among a host of other topics. Darin was his normal effervescent self.

Also joining us this week was Ross Tucker of SI and Sirius Satellite Radio. Ross was nice enough to discuss a number of topics including Matt Moore, the CBA and more. Ross is always an excellent guest you don’t want to miss.

Nick Yeoman of You Tube fame continued his contributions this week as the fans’ perspective in a lengthy Panther Preview. This week we take a closer look at the wide receivers and tight ends. The grades are all in so we recap the entire process.

It’s all in the latest episode. Check it out and feel free to comment below.

Oh, yeah, one more thing…you can now subscribe to our show on iTunes! And one more thing…give us a follow over on Twitter.

Thanks for listening! Enjoy!

Episode One Hundred: February 24, 2010

In Episode One Hundred…

Panther Preview – Nick Yeoman (You Tube)
Guest – Darin Gantt (Rock Hill Herald, Charlotte Observer)
Ross Tucker (SI, Sirius Satellite Radio, Go Big Recruiting)

CCR 99: Guest – Tom Sorensen

John White — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:01:18 +0000

Episode 99 of Cat Crave Radio is here! The Carolina Panthers begin their offseason with questions to answer – one of which was brought up by Steve Smith recently regarding a complementary wide receiver. We’ll discuss.

Tom Sorensen of the Charlotte Observer, the man who had that conversation with Smitty, joins us to discuss it. Tom also talks to us about the CBA and playing cheap among other topics.

Nick Yeoman of You Tube was back to join in on The Panther Preview. We continue our break down of the roster. This week it’s the running backs and fullbacks.

Some questions were raised between Nick and myself. One of which actually motivated Nick to call me crazy. Let’s see what you think. Am I crazy? You tell us. Call us on the CCR Hotline at 206-350-9673 and leave a message. We’ll play your thoughts on the show.

It’s all in the latest episode. Check it out and feel free to comment below.

Oh, yeah, one more thing…you can now subscribe to our show on iTunes! And one more thing…give us a follow over on Twitter.

Thanks for listening! Enjoy!

Episode Ninety-Nine: February 17, 2010

In Episode Ninety-Nine…

Panther Preview – Nick Yeoman (You Tube)
Guest – Tom Sorensen

CCR 98: Peppers Saga & The Minter View

John White — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:06:27 +0000

Cat Crave Radio has returned with Episode 98! The Julius Peppers Saga took another turn this week when Pepp appeared on the Mack Attack on WFNZ. We have the details and a whole lot of thoughts.

Legendary Carolina Panther Mike Minter joined us for another edition of The Minter View. Mike gave us his thoughts on Julius, what to do next with the disgruntled star and the salary cap. As always, it’s an illuminating conversation.

Nick Yeoman of You Tube was back to provide the fans’ perspective in The Panther Preview. This week, of course, we discussed Peppers and we broke down the defensive line.

It’s all in the latest episode. Check it out and feel free to comment below.

Don’t forget to call! Call us on the CCR Hotline at 206-350-9673 and leave a message. We’ll play your thoughts on the show.

Oh, yeah, one more thing…you can now subscribe to our show on iTunes! And one more thing…give us a follow over on Twitter.

Thanks for listening! Enjoy!

Episode Ninety-Eight: February 10, 2010

In Episode Ninety-Eight…

The Peppers Saga
Panther Preview – Nick Yeoman (You Tube)
The Minter View with Mike Minter

CCR 97: Matt Moore & Darin Gantt

John White — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:29:03 +0000

We are back with Episode 97 of Cat Crave Radio! The Julius Peppers Saga II: The Spurned Agent is now playing in theaters for the offseason. We have details and a few opinions. We also cover the promotion of Jeff Rodgers to Special Teams Coach.

We are honored this week to welcome quarterback Matt Moore to the show. At no time can we recall a more popular Panthers player. Matt talked to us about his desire to remain with the Panthers, the quarterback competition, Jake Delhomme and more. Don’t miss it!

Darin Gantt of the Rock Hill Herald was back. We talked at length about the most recent version of the Peppers saga, Jeff Rodgers and more, of course.

Nick Yeoman of You Tube provided his awesomeness once again to another Panther Preview, Boom Or Bust and Pick ‘Em – the Super Bowl Edition.

It’s all in the latest episode. Check it out and feel free to comment below.

Don’t forget to call! Call us on the CCR Hotline at 206-350-9673 and leave a message. We’ll play your thoughts on the show.

Oh, yeah, one more thing…you can now subscribe to our show on iTunes! And one more thing…give us a follow over on Twitter.

Thanks for listening! Enjoy!

Episode Ninety-Seven: February 3, 2010

In Episode Ninety-Seven…

Panther Preview – Nick Yeoman (You Tube)
Boom Or Bust
Special Guest – Darin Gantt (Rock Hill Herald)
Pick Em
Interview with Matt Moore

CCR 96: Jon Beason & The Minter View

John White — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:56:44 +0000

Episode 96 of Cat Crave Radio has arrived! The Carolina Panthers hired a new coach this week while a recently fired coach got a job elsewhere. We have the details.

This week marks our first visit with Panthers middle linebacker Jon Beason! Jon talked to us about a number of topics including the Julius Peppers flap from last season, the Pro Bowl snub, Ron Meeks, Thomas Davis and how he has grown as a person since his days at The U. It’s an excellent conversation. Our thanks to Jon for taking time out of his off season to speak to us.

Legendary Panther Mike Minter was back for another installment of The Minter View. With the season in the record books, we talked about the most surprising player, most disappointing player, team needs and more. Mike provided us with the same knowledge and passion we’ve come to expect from one of our team’s all-time greats.

Nick Yeoman of You Tube was back with us for The Panther Preview. This week we got a closer look at the linebackers. For some reason, our scores don’t match up very well. One of us is a little generous while the other grades like Simon Cowell.

The Sound Off segment covers the answers we received on the previous Question of the Week – Who should be the Panthers MVP for the 2009 season? Maybe we stumped everybody and maybe we bored you. We’re not sure. But we received only one call this week. GK, you da man!

While we’re are it, don’t forget the Question of the Week for next week – What is the team’s biggest area of need this off season? Call us on the CCR Hotline at 206-350-9673 and leave a message. We’ll play all the answers we get on next week’s show.

It’s all in the latest episode. Check it out and feel free to comment below.

Oh, yeah, one more thing…you can now subscribe to our show on iTunes! And one more thing…give us a follow over on Twitter.

Thanks for listening! Enjoy!

Episode Ninety-Six: January 27, 2010

In Episode Ninety-Six…

Sound Off – The Question of the Week
Panther Preview – Nick Yeoman (You Tube)
The Minter View with Mike Minter
Special Guest – Jon Beason (Blog)

CCR 95: Guests – Chris Harris/Tom Sorensen

John White — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:30:03 +0000

Cat Crave Radio has returned with Episode 95! Coaches are leaving. One was fired. One retired. We’ve got the story and the analysis.

This week, we welcomed Panthers’ fans favorite safety, Chris Harris, to the show. Chris has been raising money to aid those suffering in Haiti due to last week’s devastating earthquake. We spoke to him about this effort as well as about his feelings on facing Chicago, Jon Beason’s Pro Bowl snub and all things Panthers. We truly appreciate Chris for taking time out of his schedule to speak to us.

NOTE: Please donate to the Red Cross by texting “Haiti” to 90999. A $10 charge will be added to your cell phone bill that will go to aid those impacted by this disaster. To find out how to take advantage of Chris Harris’ offer, click here.

Tom Sorensen of the Charlotte Observer was back with us. He provided his insights into the team’s coaching vacancies as well as on the dead of the off season. As always, Tom provided invaluable information.

Nick Yeoman of You Tube came along for the ride to give us a fan’s perspective in our Panther Preview, Boom Or Bust and Pick ‘Em. As usual, Nick was his awesome self.

The Sound Off segment covers the answers we received on the previous Question of the Week – If John Fox leaves, who, besides Bill Cowher, would you like to see as the Panthers’ next head coach? There were some outstanding answers as well as one that was so funny we couldn’t help but include it!

While we’re are it, don’t forget the Question of the Week for next week – Who is your choice for team MVP for 2009? Call us on the CCR Hotline at 206-350-9673 and leave a message. We’ll play all the answers we get on next week’s show.

It’s all in the latest episode. Check it out and feel free to comment below.

Oh, yeah, one more thing…you can now subscribe to our show on iTunes! And one more thing…give us a follow over on Twitter.

Thanks for listening! Enjoy!

Episode Ninety-Five: January 20, 2010

In Episode Ninety-Five…

Sound Off – The Question of the Week
Panther Preview – Nick Yeoman (You Tube)
Boom Or Bust
Special Guest – Tom Sorensen (Charlotte Observer)
Pick Em
Interview with Chris Harris

CCR 94: Guest Darin Gantt & The Minter View

John White — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:20:42 +0000

We are back with Episode 94 of Cat Crave Radio! The first week of the off season for the Carolina Panthers ended with potentially more questions than we began with. Is John Fox staying or going? What about Julius Peppers? We try to make some sense of it all.

Darin Gantt of the Rock Hill Herald was with us to discuss the Fox situation, Peppers, Rip Scherer and Danny Crossman. Darin provides us with his boots-on-the-ground knowledge.

Legendary Carolina Panther Mike Minter was back in the house for The Minter View. What else did we talk about except for Fox, Peppers (don’t miss Mike’s thoughts on Julius’ value) and whether agents have too much control over the business of the NFL.

Nick Yeoman of You Tube joined us to provide the fans’ perspective. We began our team break down with the secondary in The Panther Preview (we can’t seem to come up with another name even though the season is over and there’s no game to preview). Nick also took part in another edition of Boom Or Bust as well as Pick ‘Em.

The Sound Off segment this week covers the calls we received on the previous Question of the Week – Will Julius Peppers be back and do you want him back? It’s surprising what you’ll hear.

While we’re are it, don’t forget the Question of the Week for next week – If John Fox doesn’t return for next season who, besides Bill Cowher, would you want to be the Panthers next head coach? That’s right! No Cowher. Call us on the CCR Hotline at 206-350-9673 and leave a message. We’ll play all the answers we get on next week’s show.

It’s all in the latest episode. Check it out and feel free to comment below.

Oh, yeah, one more thing…you can now subscribe to our show on iTunes! And one more thing…give us a follow over on Twitter.

Thanks for listening! Enjoy!

Episode Ninety-Four: January 13, 2010

In Episode Ninety-Four…

Sound Off – The Question of the Week
Panther Preview – Nick Yeoman (You Tube)
Boom Or Bust
Special Guest – Darin Gantt (Rock Hill Herald)
Pick Em
The Minter View with Mike Minter

CCR 93: The Offseason Begins Guests – Tucker/Sorensen

John White — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:44:45 +0000

Episode 93 of Cat Crave Radio has arrived! The Carolina Panthers completed the 2009 season with a win over the New Orleans Saints backups finishing up at 8-8. We have the review. We also have a preview of what we can expect from this off season.

We were joined this week by fan favorite Ross Tucker of SI. Ross talked to us about the future of John Fox, Julius Peppers and just how good he feels the Panthers could be in 2010.

Sarah Webster of Cardiac Cats stopped in. She’s a huge Panthers fan who gives us some great fan feedback. Matt Moore? You bet! And are there any other changes she wants to see made in the Queen City? And don’t forget to check out Sarah’s movie A Beautiful Debt!

Tom Sorensen of the Charlotte Observer was back to speak to us about (what else?) John Fox, potential trades, Jake Delhomme and the CBA. Tom has been covering the team since day one. His insights are second to none!

Nick Yeoman of You Tube was back. His thoughts can be heard in another Panther Preview (we’re still calling it that due to a lack of a new name), Boom Or Bust and Pick ‘Em.

The Sound Off segment includes some not-so-kind words for John Fox, as you might imagine. The CCR Hotline has gone from being all about Jake to all about Fox.

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Don’t forget the Question of the Week – Will Julius Peppers be back next season? Do you want him back? Call us and leave a message on the Cat Crave Radio Hot Line at (206) 350-9673.

It’s all in the latest episode. Check it out and feel free to comment below.

Oh, yeah, one more thing…you can now subscribe to our show on iTunes! And one more thing…give us a follow over on Twitter.

Thanks for listening! Enjoy!

Episode Ninety-Three: January 6, 2010

In Episode Ninety-Three…

Sound Off
Panther Preview – Nick Yeoman (You Tube)
Boom Or Bust
Special Guest – Ross Tucker ( SI, Sirius Satellite Radio, Go Big Recruiting)
Pick Em
Special Guest – Sarah Webster (Cardiac Cats)
Special Guest – Tom Sorensen (Charlotte Observer)

CCR 92: Giants/Saints Guest – Darin Gantt

John White — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:53:03 +0000

Cat Crave Radio has returned with Episode 92! The Carolina Panthers are fresh off a resounding victory over the New York Giants. Next up, is a season-ending home date with the New Orleans Saints. We have complete reviews and previews.

Darin Gantt of the Rock Hill Herald was with us this week. We discussed the recent report regarding the future of John Fox and Marty Hurney. Darin also talked with us about Julius Peppers, Matt Moore, Steve Smith, and changes that could be coming during the off season. We talked so long we had to split the conversation into two parts.

Nick Yeoman of You Tube was along with his awesomeness to give us the fans’ perspective. He joined us for The Panther Preview, Boom Or Bust and Pick ‘Em.

Sound Off is a little light this week – it usually is after a victory for some reason.

It’s all in the latest episode. Check it out and feel free to comment below.

Oh, yeah, one more thing…you can now subscribe to our show on iTunes! And one more thing…give us a follow over on Twitter. And why not? One final thing…call us and leave a message on the Cat Crave Radio Hot Line at (206) 350-9673.

Thanks for listening! Enjoy!

Episode Ninety-Two: December 30, 2009

In Episode Ninety-Two…

Sound Off
Panther Preview – Nick Yeoman (You Tube)
Boom Or Bust
Special Guest – Darin Gantt (Rock Hill Herald)
Pick Em