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Wildes Asked Every NFL City: “What’s the Vibe?”

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What is the vibe in YOUR NFL city? Kevin Wildes went straight to the source. He created a Google Form to hear from actual fans in local markets to find out what the national media is missing. Wildes breaks down all 32 NFL teams using comments from the people who actually live it. No national-media filter. No analytics. Just local intel, unhinged opinions and the vibes. 32 teams. 32 fan bases. One very scientific study. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Wildes Asked Every NFL City: “What’s the Vibe?”

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Welcome back to the Kevin Wildes podcast network with and without glasses. I asked Gianna to print out some of the data that we've collected and she printed it out in what sizes this Gianna. This is not 12. I know 12 like the back of my hand. This looks like a strong five. So I will have the glasses. What data you might ask. Well, here's the thing. This is real. I think that one of the challenges of being on a national show is it's very hard to be dialed into all 32 teams 24 hours a day. It's just as you're going to have some blind spots. I also think that some of the markets that we use largely the betting markets prediction markets are a little bit flawed because there is a like money can tilt the averages. And I think one of the missing components of the predictions world is some sort of consensus around the localized intelligence of the fans of that teams. In other words, vibes, vibe check. So here's what we did. We made a Google form and said, hey, pick your favorite team and then on a scale of one to 10. What are the vibes around your team? I'll give you a quick review of what the vibes were.

The vibe options were. I should have these right away, but again, this is the first time we're doing it next time we'll do it. It will be perfect. Gianna, I promise you the vibes are a 10. Absolutely thrilled. 9. Feeling great. 8. Really good. 7. Pretty good. 6. I'm doing OK. 5. Fine. Just 500. I'm fine. Hey, how you doing? Fine. 8. Actually, he's probably lower than a five if someone gives that to you. 4. Whatever man, you're kind of already done with it. 3. Pretty close to miserable. 2. Almost miserable. 1. 3. I'm miserable. Slash. I can't even with which I'm allowed to say even though I'm approaching 50. I can't even with I can do that. So we put that out. Again, ask for people to vote for their favorite teams because that's where you sort of know the most about. So we have all 32 teams. We have 3200 votes. 3. 3 teams scored a nine. And they're almost two of them are not interesting. I think you can guess coming in with an average vibe meter.

An average vibe meter of 9.91 is the Los Angeles Rams. Honestly, surprised through that low. I could see perfect tens across the board, but maybe someone tried to skew the stats. At number two, 9.26 is the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl champions. That makes a lot of sense. Number three, the only other team with a nine, 9.11 is surprisingly the Denver Broncos did not make it to the Super Bowl. I have given a few, what I call the men in black take that perhaps if Bonix was healthy, the Broncos could have done something. I'm not saying it. Bonnuralize you. But we did have a bit of a four to two to spath. Here are some of the comments from the Broncos Broncos are excited. And what a addition is clutch. Bonix has a chip on his shoulder from media doubt. Olinus doubt defenses back only real holes the linebackers.

Bonix to the Super Bowl. Maybe the best situation of any team to lose in a conference championship game. Not totally wrong. Are you the bonix guy? I mean, maybe. If Bonix wins MVP, Nick should buzz his hair. Again, that's not what we're looking for necessarily kind of looking for analysis here localized analysis that we're not picking up in the national media. Back to back playoffs, rock solid defense and Bonix in year 300. I'm not going to be a track now throwing a jail in a lot of yeah, we got them vibes. That's what I'm looking for. So that I think that was a surprise it doesn't line up with where they are in the Super Bowl rankings. But number three is the Denver Broncos only two teams above 8.5 number four, the Baltimore Ravens can be expected. They're always good. Number five. Now this team has got an 8.65, which is surprising because their Super Bowl odds are not good. Their win total over under is around eight and a half, but the localized vibes in Jacksonville.

Number five. The fifth best in the entire league, feeling amazing about our offense and our coaching staff and using outside noise to make ourselves better. Just watch locker room after our wins last year to see vibes. That's true. They do that cool like Florida, you know, Grills thing. Jags are going to be great. Good time to be a Jags fan. This message is to Captain Easy stance. That's me. That's me. Get in on the T-Law train. Okay, maybe that's not an easy stance necessarily. Okay, everyone Boston stinks. I don't I don't think that has anything to do with Jacksonville. Again, we don't want to use the comment forms to deliver messages to the people on the show. We're looking for localized analysis. Even do all that works for me. Great vibes in Jacksonville. Number six. Number seven in a surprising number eight with a score of 8.42 and 8.3 of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Lost AJ Brown. They still feel good in the Cincinnati Bengals. I don't even need to look at it. I think they feel better about their defensive acquisitions, but let's check it out. Anything good. I believe in due dates and we're about to be due for another postseason trip. Sure. I'm not going to tell Nick anything. Okay, that's not what this is. It's about. Okay, well Nothing. Localize intelligence that is falling through the national media cracks. No amount of narrative manufacturing by Nick. Again. It's not what we're doing. We'll change the fact that the Bengals are and have been contenders. Guys, you missed the playoffs for three years. That's just wrong. The Bengals will shock some people, improve defense, continuity on offense, worried about O-line and coaching. Okay, that's not, O-Lines are biggest concern to keep Borough healthy.

Nick hates the Bengals because he fears the Bengals. I mean, maybe that's not totally wrong. Vibes seem to be the best they've been in a while. Okay, at number seven. At number eight, and this is the shocking one, Gianna, eighth best vibes in the entire league and a team with a quarterback with a repaired Achilles tendon is the Indianapolis Colts. I'm shocked by this. We have talent but no depth coming off injuries that keep positions. That doesn't seem that good. Why you guys get such a high score? God help Daniel Jones in as Achilles. Could be viewed as like a nice either sarcastic or love you guys, fireballer. Gee, wizz. Okay. They still have the eighth best vibes there. Might that may have been a little bit of a voting miscube. Number nine in 10, eight to five and eight one nine. Coming in at nine, slightly ahead of the team of the century is the Chicago Bears followed by the mighty New England Patriots.

I hear a lot of bears chatter. Let's see what they say. Caleb MVP season incoming. Wish this wasn't a one to ten scale. The scale should be good better best. Clever that's a Ben Johnson thing would be ten if our D line wasn't awful. The offensive ceiling is the highest it's ever been defensive line. Maybe bad, bad. Also bring back the mustache. Okay. I don't mind that one. I might. Patriots local vibes. Could be higher. I think we are a little bit worried about pressuring the quarterback. And the Christian Gonzalez contract doesn't get talked about enough. Is it going to be a concern? Maybe number 11, the Buffalo Bills. A little bit below the Patriots. Number 12 and I like this one a lot because a few years ago I was high on this team. And then I think I went to their Reddit or like a localized blog and was reading all the comments and I said, oh my goodness, the fans of this team have no faith in them. And they ended up being bad. The Dallas Cowboys.

This is our year. Caleb Downs is the greatest safety of all time. Too much. And DAC is winning MVP perhaps. Best offseason from Jerry Jones since I was born. Shaddy's a great coach. DAC is on point. GP3's locked in. Defense is going to be much improved. Get through a cowboy hat and a cowboy robe. Not a bad idea against some creative ideas out there. So shout out to the Cowboys at 12. At 13, a team that I am very high on and at 14, a team that I'm shocked. They have become the trendy pick at 13 with a score of I have scored of 7.88. The first top of the sevens is the Houston Texans absolutely pumped about the defense. But I've lost all trust in CJ until we get four or five good games from in a row. Maybe best defense in the history of the world. That's a good point. People were saying that until Drake made through three touchdowns on you guys. But it is a great defense. CJ please don't stink. CJ is decent. It's an easy 10. Best I've ever felt about a Texans team entering the season.

Hi vibes in Houston. Saints we had Cam Jordan on. They feel good of themselves in New Orleans Los Angeles chargers right in the middle of the pack at 15 followed by the Lions at 16 at 17 with a vibe score of seven to four is a team with a new coach and some new hopes. What is going to be interesting here is some of the Ravens comments were thank God we got rid of Harbaugh. So we'll see if the comments here are Bob bringing back the wrecking crew. Okay. O.B. J nostalgia new Harbaugh. Skat is back. Likely likely. Sponsor. I'm not a huge fan of that works Jackson. Dart is the man. Excited for an established coach and all the new young additions to the team. Most talented giants roster in a decade. Seven or eight win team would be higher but if he play calling in poor tackles and cornerbacks John Harbaugh is going to bring legitimate see okay let's go giant dart season wilds.

I love you wilds you're the best but Nick needs to stop hitting on dart. I mean maybe here's a weird one at 18. Below the giants below the chargers below the bills is the Kansas City chiefs now I am putting into the universe that we haven't mastered our vote collection policy yet. You can vote early and often. This is 25 tens 35. Nines 44 eights 92 sevens so I don't think that's like voter. Shenanigans 14 ones I think is what you think brings it down but most of the votes were sevens. I'll take Patrick mom's against any QB on the other side side of the field until the chiefs lose the games they have a chance to win every time that's true people think

it's funny the real data is in the running back where the stats and history of the NFL and teams that greatly improve the running game what do the books say hopefully they don't waste another year peak my homes. Love the show please never break up with a heart could use the emoticon and sometimes people worry about the show breaking up. That's a nice again it's not necessarily chiefs data. Oh here we go Gianni you'll love this one people are excited about the defense concerned about wider seaver and online after Josh Simmons injury rookie class is very exciting. Just like we're excited for the next episode from the Kevin Wildes podcast network. That's a real thing are we in season two of the Kevin Wildes podcast network. Oh my goodness that's great. Look not as high as I thought they were going to be number 19 Greg's Packers number 20. The Carolina Panthers number 21 a team that everyone thinks is going are going to be bad. We have a super fan with multiple tattoos of this team you know I don't have any tattoos

you know and I like the Patriots and I like I wear Patriots gear but I don't particularly look you know style I don't have anything like red jackets I just look better in like Gray's and blues and blacks a lot of and I'm not saying this is hubs is I'm not saying it's the driving force of his Raiders fandom it's not 100 percent it's not zero it's a cool logo it is a cool color scheme it is a cool tattoo to have Raiders vibes coming in at 21 look you got a franchise quarterback you got a franchise running back you got a good coach someone's got to be the out of nowhere team right now the out of nowhere teams are just not they're out of where let's set up for success in 2027 and beyond little buzz light year vibes there so I think this will be an ethical five in 12 at least they know they

are rebuilding this time instead of pretending to be competitive like the last few years that's very fair might not be a big year for wins but thrilled about the potential we have going for the Mendoza very fair number 22 the Tampa Bay box it with your own fans aren't fired up I don't like it we're at 6.48 number 23 and this is shocked and this has changed my pick in the NFC North the Minnesota Vikings I thought we were going to be fired up about the Vikings and Brian for his defense and Kyler oh very interesting John I'm digging into the data because this is very low we've got most of the votes are sixes and sevens a lot of fives only five 10s tensors too much all the Michigan fans hating but they don't know Kyler's winning MVP too much too much Vikings defense will be top five we have top 10 O line we have top three wider C record but yet I'm doubtful we'll do anything because our QB and head coach

might be time if this year goes a little south I don't know if it's time to move on from Kevin O'Connell I think he's a great coach but you kind of have to win a playoff game and GM's already gone you can't you're the quarterback whisperer none the quarterback's pops number 24 oh oh they're already in Australia the San Francisco 49ers lot of injuries number 25 no one believes in Aaron Rogers and the Steelers vibes down at 5.66 John number 26 the Cardinals at 532 oh my goodness so there's oh my goodness gracious so there's six teams below the Cardinals number 27 I was going to pick them to be a sleeper team they're not if the local fans don't even believe the Tennessee Titans my goodness again we didn't get a ton of votes from the Titans that's concerning I talk about the Titans Robert saw I can't be any worse than Brian Callahan right no Robert saw is pretty good wilds made an incorrect statement about my Titans and thought I should share all right man I okay I

appreciate the correction but this is doesn't make it any better wilds made an incorrect statement about my Titans and I thought I should share I'm all yours the Titans have had rough preseason games our training camp has been great everyone on the show needs to give us more respect especially Nick man I'm trying to pick you guys but you had a bad when you lined up against another team you guys were bad the reporter said came how did you do he said how do you think I did think you did bad and then it went off the rails in the 27th best vibes I let you guys vote on it no one's coming in like let me let me sink the Titans vibe no one cares I'm trying to roofry I pick carnal tape of offensive work of the year number 28 the Washington commanders guys were hot stuff a few years ago number 29 the jets was probably high 30 the dolphins 31 the Falcons Nick has them in the playoffs

their own fans have them at 3.51 I think we're right between nearing miserable we've got five good players we have a left armed injury prone to quarterback oh wait I just subscribed both our quarterbacks tough one my son's left hand is not the wrong being left handed the injury prone part sure but nothing well this viral comes out whatever and then finally to no one surprise it'd be weird if they weren't this low at 2.13 which is a win that not everybody is absolutely miserable it's the Cleveland Browns so there we are top three Ram C-Hawks Broncos bottom three vibes Browns Falcons dolphins will make it a little bit more of an efficient podcast next time around but tune in for weekly vibe checks here on the chemwilds podcast network

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