No, no. Neri was recruited by Mike specifically to be, as Vito put it, Michael's Luca Brasi personally loyal to him and paid a salary. Rocco was recruited by Clemenza although Vito recognized his abilities as his driver to the Commission meeting in GFI. To Mike, Rocco was a capo, that's really about all. Yes, he was indeed expendable and his agreement to go after Roth was probably more bravado than thought through.
"Generosity. That was my first mistake." "Experience must be our only guide; reason may mislead us." "Instagram is Twitter for people who can't read."
