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HENDERSON, Nev. — A sly and slow-developing grin came across Davante Adams’ face.

Adams, the signature player on the Las Vegas Raiders’ offense, had just been asked about the team’s new offensive coordinator, and the three-time first-team All-Pro receiver acknowledged he was “really excited” about working with Luke Getsy again.

And why not? After all, the two broke into the NFL together with the Green Bay Packers in 2014, Adams as a second-round draft pick and Getsy as a quality control coach. Getsy became the Packers’ wide receivers coach in 2016 as Adams began his ascent into the wideout stratosphere.

“That was a good feeling, knowing a guy that I’ve worked with [got the job],” Adams said of Getsy during Super Bowl week. “I know how he works. I know how his mind works. We’ve had success together. So, it’s definitely exciting.”

Rousing enough to soothe the hurt feelings of a fan base feeling jilted by Kliff Kingsbury — who reportedly committed to becoming the Raiders’ offensive coordinator before having second thoughts — and his Air Raid offense, though? Especially with Getsy not exactly lighting the NFL on fire through the air as a playcaller for the Chicago Bears the past two seasons?

Because while Getsy authored the league’s Nos. 1 and 2 rushing offenses in 2022 and 2023, respectively (the Bears averaged 177.3 and 141.1 yards per game on the ground those seasons), Chicago was last in passing in 2022 (130.5) and 27th this past season (182.1).

And while the Bears had the No. 20 total offense last year and averaged 21.2 points per game, the Raiders, playing eight games with Josh McDaniels as coach and playcaller and the final nine with Bo Hardegree calling plays as the interim O.C., were 27th in total offense and averaged 19.5 points per contest.

So what, exactly, appealed to Las Vegas coach Antonio Pierce about Getsy?

“Listen,” Pierce said, “Luke kicked our ass when we played the Bears, didn’t he?”

Pierce was referring to last season’s Week 7 game at Soldier Field, a matchup the Bears won 30-12 with undrafted rookie quarterback Tyson Bagent. Indeed, they watched that game during Getsy’s interview.

“That was pretty impressive,” Pierce said. “He was one of the few gentlemen that we brought in that we played against that I thought we knew pretty well, and I thought he did a good job against us, scheme-wise.”

Bagent kept the Raiders off balance in throwing for 162 yards and a touchdown pass while completing 21 of 29 passes, the Bears also gashed the Raiders for 173 rushing yards.

“There are some things that I liked there,” Pierce said. “Obviously, the running game shows up. I thought the passing game, as we move forward, that’s something we can improve on, Luke and the Raiders collectively.”

As in, implementing Getsy’s vision on offense while working in a new quarterback to compete with Aidan O’Connell, who had an up-and-down rookie season after taking over for Jimmy Garoppolo when Pierce was elevated to interim coach from linebackers coach on Nov. 1 after the firing of McDaniels.

Just don’t typecast Getsy when asking what he wants in a QB.

“There’s not one in particular,” he said. “I think you’ve got to play into the players that you have and the things that they do really well. I think that’s what’s cool about this draft … there’s a lot of different types of guys, and it’s about who can do things to the level that it’s a difference maker.

“You try to get as many dynamic guys on your team as you can. I wouldn’t ever want to box myself into a corner with one particular style.”

With the No. 13 pick in the upcoming NFL draft, the Raiders would have to move a tremendous amount of assets to get into the top three to guarantee selecting one of the top QB prospects: USC’s Caleb Williams, North Carolina’s Drake Maye or LSU’s Jayden Daniels.

It would cost less to pick one of the next trio of rookie quarterbacks (Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy, Oregon’s Bo Nix or Washington’s Michael Penix Jr.) or to acquire an established starter such as, say, the Bears’ Justin Fields in a trade.