I'm not saying Jeff was a saint, but I do think Gage manipulated him. Gage knew what buttons to make Jeff fly off the handles. This started the second he started on the show. First, Gage planted seeds in Jeff's mind that Ryan was out to take away his business. Ryan has disputed that he was trying to take away Jeff's business. Next, Gage got in the middle of Jeff and Zoila. Overall, he just came across as the bad guy, when he first came on the show, and then the tide turned, imo. So, what Gage reap he has to sow.