It’s easy to see why Michigan’s defensive players dig Don Brown. The Wolverines’ first-year defensive coordinator says what he thinks. Doesn’t follow trends. And demands aggressiveness above all else.
“He has confidence in us,” cornerback Channing Stribling said.
Even when a defensive lineman shoots the wrong gap or a safety shades the wrong part of the field. Last Saturday, against Colorado, U-M’s defense made these mistakes and more.
Brown says don’t blame the players. In fact, he gives them the same message.
“As I told the kids (Tuesday), all the mistakes belong to me,” he said.