I doubt it. Persico was the baddest guy out there. I doubt he felt threatened by Panarella, otherwise he would have clipped him.
Charlie Moose was just another guy among 150 guys. He was tough. He was capable. But he was nobody special....no more so than dozens upon dozens upon dozens of other "capable" guys they had.
He even stepped up into an "acting" role in the early 1970s. But when he was told to step down, he stepped down. Otherwise they would have stepped him down. Understand?
