FILE - New York Giants defensive coordinator Patrick Graham stands on the field before the team's NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Dec. 12, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. Graham the Christmas season, except during football season. While that may sound bah-humbug-ish, Graham insists Christmas doesn't bring out the Scrooge in him. It's just that his workaholic approach dampens the mood a little. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File) Credit: AP/Kyusung Gong
Patrick Graham admitted something very few coaches ever do.
That he hears it.
The praise, the criticism, the chatter, all of those things that football coaches generally attempt to keep out with a thick, tall wall constructed of stoic bricks mortared with willful ignorance.