sfgate.com photo: Oakland Raiders’ Connor Cook is announced as the starting quarterback in their playoff game against the Houston Texans this Saturday, Cook addresses the media during a press conference at Raider headquarters in Alameda, California

Oakland Raiders starting quarterback Conner Cook is not too stressed out about starting Saturday’s game in Houston in the AFC Wildcard game. Conner has the next man up mentality and the whole team has manned up all year. Cook is no stranger to the big game he’s played for Michigan State, he’s beat Ohio State, he’s played Alabama last year. Cook won’t be rattled and head coach Jack Del Rio doesn’t have anything to worry about.

The main thing that Del Rio needs to worry about is when the Raiders have an opportunity to score they take those opportunity especially in the end zone. This game could possibly come down to short field position by way of turnovers and if you look at it both Houston and Oakland have good punters.

Joe Hawkes Beamon does the Oakland Raiders podcast for http://www.sportsradioservice.com