Like I've said before, I'm not willing to completely write them off yet. But the DeCavalcantes seem to have been running on fumes over the past decade. In only a few years, from about 1999 to 2001, their boss, 3 acting bosses, consigliere, 5 captains, and at least 7 soldiers and several associates were indicted. That's devastating for a small family like that.makes you wonder if the guys that were bumped up after the administration was dismantled can learn from thier mistakes or if they lack leadership and longevity and were luckey and bumped up by default.

Of course, around that same time Philly was down to about a dozen active made guys on the street and they rebounded. So we'll see.