This is a hard conversation to have.

On Thursday, ESPN’s always riveting morning show Get Up held what we’ve all come to expect; lively debate with hard hitting analysis.

During another exhilarating conversation, the panel moved to this week’s opening round of the NFL playoffs. While talking about Josh Allen’s issues with cold weather, Bart Scott gave his best suggestion to improve the Bills quarterback’s chances to lead his team to victory over the Patriots:

After this clip aired, Scott continued his diatribe and provided some additional tips:

• “Soup. Find your best soup place in Buffalo and down that super bowl of broth and noodles.”
• “Layer, layer, layer. Throw on 3-4 long sleeves under your shoulder pads to guarantee warmth.”
• “Take a shot of hot sauce. Tobasco, Cholula, Frank’s Redhot; anything will do.”
• “Halftime shower. X’s and O’s be dammed; in game adjustments pale in comparison to body heat. Boil up a pot of water to 425 degrees, strip down, and engulf yourself in some blazing H20.”
• “The cold can cause joint and muscle pain, we all know that. Take some IcyHot, and jam it in any and all orifices of your body. Both nostrils, eyeballs, buttcrack. Stick it in to win is what I always say.”
• “This is probably obvious, but train in the ancient art of fire eating.”

It’s always interesting to see the inside tips and tricks that professional athletes do to ensure premium performance. Really looking forward to the playoffs this weekend to see which of these pointers work out for Allen and the Bills.