When Sherrone Moore hired Wink Martindale away from the NFL, his addition was met with a blend of excitement and skepticism. Martindale, labeled as an “architect” of the coaching tree that produced Michigan’s two previous defensive coordinators, is notorious for his aggressive, blitz-heavy style that slightly differs from the version of the Ravens defense Michigan ran with Macdonald and Minter.
Some of that skepticism was laid to rest on Wednesday when the 60-year-old Martindale appeared on the In the Trenches podcast with Jon Jansen to discuss his vision for the defense and make his first public comments since becoming the Wolverines’ newest defensive coordinator.