That unsure feeling

The switch needs flipped

Wade Phillips, Jason Garrett and the Dallas Cowboys can do one seemingly simple thing to erase the sour taste of the pre-season: Win Sept. 12 against the Washington Redskins.

Cowboys fans are getting antsy after another lackluster performance Saturday night against the Houston Texans.

Again, it's not about winning, but about executing. Anybody that says the pre-season doesn't mean anything are full of shit.

Nobody in any sport at any level watches their guys goof off, make errors and perform poorly in practice thinks things are going well. No one is pleased with poor practicing.

There is nothing good to come from Saturday night other than the fact that there were no more serious injuries.

Phillips and Co. need to be concerned. Then again, a win to start the season erases all doubt. But I seriously do not think Cowboys fans think they will skyrocket into the Super Bowl.

The one thing that the Phillips-era Cowboys have not done is cruise, aside from teh 13-3 season. Every week's been a battle. Every week's been a question of whether you're going to even get a bare-minimum effort from certain guys.

The last two seasons have been NASCAR races where the cars perpetually stall out and have to restart. Once you think you have some momentum, the engine poops out and you have to start all over again.

I don't think the Cowboys can turn it on at will nor is the NFL a place where that easily happens. Otherworldly teams that transcend the sport typically do what they want whenever they want. Not the 2010 Dallas Cowboys.

Not yet, anyways.