INDIANAPOLIS—Piano music plays softly at the dimly lit St. Elmo Steak House late Sunday afternoon. Pat Shurmur pulls out his chair and takes his seat at a table in the corner of the old-school restaurant, near the front windows. The Giants head coach made his reservation for 4 p.m., the earliest seating of the day, because he’s just finished with a long day of on-field workouts at Lucas Oil Stadium and has to squeeze in St. Elmo’s famous shrimp cocktail before his team will meet with players starting at 6 p.m.
“How you doing boy?” he says to his dinner companion, who was waiting for him when he arrived.