That ' s all fine and well , however the time Wolf was doing these things at work , he wasn ' t at home with his son . Also , this doesn ' t play out that often anywhere else in life . All these other people got their jobs by showing talent and major desire . The sons of titans often get entitled . They get their job through nepotism . They are put in positions to succeed instead of succeeding despite their position a sign of talent . It ' s why dynasties don ' t work and it ' s the antithesis of a meritocracy which a position as sought after as GM of an NFL team is . Yes , sometimes the offspring is nearly as good as the original , but that usually isn ' t the case and with Elliot , we flat out don ' t know if the decisions he ' s lobbied for were successful or not .