Does anyone thing The Soprano Crime Family would have been better/stronger if Tony had cowtowed to Junior in the beginning?
I mean, by him being his nephew and who he was, he eventually would have been boss anyway, imo. And some may say that Junior couldn't get passed the psychiatry thing but he didn't put the hit out on Tony until he found out about the secret meetings with the Capos. Junior was going down with legal issues anyway, its not out of range that Tony would have ened up in the same position. and could've avoided a war that decimated Junior's regime (a probable revenue stream for Tony) and surely created more whispers throughout the Family about him.

- lossed Mikey Palmice (who I think could've been kept in line by Junior and was a hitter, same with Chuckie)
- Losses Philly Spoons (who we can assume was a hitter, and the also affected the productivity/earning ability of Patsy)
- Guys in the Can (like Richie and Feech) had more respect for Junior although he was persona non grata. They could've been kept better in line IMO.
Thats several revenue streams and muscle that he could've been able to manage if he did "step over his own uncle to grab the big seat.... his father's brother"