You, like some others here are missing the point that he simply isn't overpaid. He is NOT receiving $800,000 a year. Lyon is basing his view on him being paid that amount.I dont think the article was overly harsh, he even stresses multiple times that the inclusion of Naitanui to the list might "come back to haunt me".
Water off a Shueys back.
Additionally, he dismisses mitigating factors which is dumb. Hell, using his logic, Waters is FAR more overpaid than Naitanui.