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Against Olave, Leonard's strategy was essentially to keep Olave in front of the secondary to prevent giving up explosive plays...He still ended up having over 100 yards, but there were no explosive plays. That game is his second-lowest average depth of target (ADOT) of the season at 9.3 yards, and he had his highest YAC total (32 yards) of the season, per PFF.
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Olave held to 100 yards with no explosives via Leonard's coverage scheme.

Raiders defensive coordinator Leonard employed a coverage strategy to keep Olave in front of the secondary and prevent explosive plays, given Olave and Tyler Shough's deep connection in weeks 1-2. Olave still posted over 100 yards but had no explosive plays; his ADOT was 9.3 yards (second-lowest of season) and YAC totaled 32 yards (season-high), per PFF. The strategy worked because New Orleans lacked another downfield threat and Olave didn't burn the Raiders deep.

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