Top 10 reasons why the Skins won't win 10 games this year

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10. The football gods have hated on the Skins for so long, why stop now?

9. The "upgrades" at WR are questionable at best. Moss has had one good year in the league and is fragile. Patten has been a career backup.

8. Will the so called changes to the running game be enough? I can't see Gibbs totally abandoning his beloved counter plays, and Portis never seemed to warm up to the idea of playing John Riggins. Was the Portis-Gibbs duo destined to fail from the start and a horrible mismatch of styles?

7. We've heard all about Gibbs adding the shotgun, but how much will it actually be used, and what difference will it really make? He experimented with it briefly in 1984, what happens the first time a snap goes over the QB's head? Will he stick with it?

6. Casey Rabach was a productive starter for one season. Who's to say he'll mesh with a different line, coaches and system?

5. The loss of Antonio Pierce.

4. The loss of Fred Smoot.

3. Patrick Ramsey has been inconsistent his entire career, who's to say he can improve enough to lead a playoff run? Gibbs' hand-picking of Brunell and Campbell doesn't say much for his long-term confidence in Ramsey.

2. The defense played incredibly well last year, perhaps they overacheived and did it with smoke and mirrors. We still don't have a true pass rushing threat, and the loss of two key defenders could prove to be too much. What happens if poor LaVar still isn't happy?

1. While Gibbs did have a lot of difficult circumstances to overcome last year, it was disturbing how lost and out of sorts he looked at times. Dare I say he looked Spurrier-esque at times. The poor clock management, the blown replay challenges, the questionable playcalling, etc.

Has the game really passed him by? His past acheivements are something to admire and he has a bust in Canton to speak to that, but his past acheivements aren't going to win games for him in today's NFL. This past offseason has been messy to say the least. The Coles situation, Sean Taylor, the questionable draft pick of Campbell, etc. Gibbs has alot to prove this year, the main thing he needs to prove is can he win games?