Maybe he wasnt as "smart as everyone makes him out to be". He might have been smarter. No offense though, you make plausible points but its not that simple. He had the longest run of any boss in american LCN if im not mistaken, and who really knows how long he was pulling the strings. He was also ruthless and crafty. When you say he only lasted because of his crazy act, you are overlooking the commitment, discipline and shrewdness to actually pull that off as long as he did. Thats like saying "the patriots are only aucessful because Belicheck is an amazing coach". No shit but that's a pretty big only.