That sounds v. true to how I've imagined the hogg's operations to have worked in the past, with some solid connections with other crews and familiar faces to supplement the full-time crew and constant turnover of fresh unpluggeds. If Simon's confident an established asset knows what they're doing and knows how to keep their mouth shut he's probably a pretty decent boss -- more flexible than most about creative use of downtime, singing chumbawumba, etc. participation in criminal activity isn't required, he'd just have to be willing to turn a blind eye, probably with the sense that he might wind up having an accident if he doesn't.

by the same token, he sounds old and skilled enough that Metzger'd value his expertise (and continued existence) enough not to bin him lightly -- like he'd probably have some leeway to speak up or step in for shaking things up's sake.

how does that sound