Salerno and Loungo were very well liked and respected. In fact, when Ducks went away, a lot of guys tapped Buddy as the new boss .
My take is when both those guys got clipped, everyone knew that no one was safe, it was the beginning of the end. t was a fucked up thing to do . Amuso and Casso would basically accuse someone of being a rat, order the hit, and then tell a crew memeber he woukd be rewarded by taking over as captain.