I've been very loosely following the current Vikings season, and this chart gave me a huge laugh.

In Lazio-related news, there were a couple of surprises for me from this graphic: first, that Inter's payroll isn't even larger than it is given the players they bring off the bench against us-- and second, that Atalanta has a lower payroll than Bologna for Pete's sake.

More on that second note: Atalanta must be the best-managed club in the world. I think they're better than Juventus, at five and a half times less money. I've never seen anything like it. A potential first-place finish with the eleventh payroll is astonishing value.

As for Lazio, every single way you look at them-- all-time wins, size of fanbase, squad value, and here in payroll-- we are sixth. We are the most solidly-established sixth team in probably any league or sport in the world. We're number six! We're number six!

I know Tare gets a lot of praise generally, but in looking at this, our squad is only slightly above average value.

We finished fourth last season with-- I'm sure-- the sixth-sized squad then. Looking at individual players, I'm not sure the productivity of players like Sergej and Correa-- as good as they can be on their day-- are good value for those wages.

In short, I think Tare is good at his job, but not great.