We gotta get Schneider on this ritual ahead of the revenge season

now we gotta wrap him in foil and let him rest for a few hours to lock those juices in

For nearly two hours, he faced pillars of fire reaching up to about 8 feet in height and temperatures as high as around 570 degrees Fahrenheit, standing at a distance of roughly 20 inches.

“It’s a grueling ritual, but I believe it’s important not to run away from hardship and to continue doing things consistently. That’s why I take part in this ritual every year,” he said.

The opposite Antonio Brown

More players could probably use this, get it all out after a bad season or fumbling a clutch moment in the postseason. Maybe there’s less chance of bringing the psychological demons into the next season if they can face them down in front of the fire.

It could be built into training programs for some players, like those high altitude retreats, but instead it’s a fire ritual in Japan.

There is a seared sushi carp joke in here somewhere

What’s the difference between this and other forms of self harm?

Doesn’t seem particularly moral or wise.

We gotta normalize literal interpretations of facing your demons stateside. Pat Murphy in a fundoshi getting burned alive would go exceptionally hard.

Here in the US, managers also get fired if they have bad results.