I think Philly is being ran like the Chicago mafia, each capo have greater power over their crew and crews are encouraged not to do business with each other with merlino on top pulling the strings.

"McGurn likes you, so I make you. So you are now one of us, if you fuck up, we take it out on McGurn. He is your sponsor. Fuck up, it's his ass. You work in his crew, he is your capo."