Michigan’s secondary could benefit from change in defensive scheme Updated Mar 09, 2021; Posted Mar 09, 2021 Wisconsin running back Jalen Berger (8) runs out of bounds while trying to avoid being tackled by Michigan defensive back Gemon Green (22) in the first quarter of their Big Ten football game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, on Saturday, November 14, 2020. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com Facebook Share Don Brown’s aggressive, man-press defensive scheme was welcomed by his players because it put them in control of the game. The boom-bust tenets relied on Michigan getting pressure to the quarterback, allowing the secondary to play man-coverage in the backfield. Oftentimes, it worked. But things started receding in 2019 before the wheels eventually fell off this past fall.