Spurrier has said all the right things. He can't control that DC liked his pitch and wanted to move on from Adams despite massive fan investment. All he can do is put his best foot forward and his acknowledgement of that fan concern is very nice.
That said man I do not care for Deodato art lol. It's not like Adam's run had the best art, either, but there's always something so fake looking about Deodato's stuff for me.