No annointing allowed until after Sunday's game.
Seriously, the point was not that Rivers is better than Brady rather it was that Rivers has a just as great a chance if not better than Brady did as a first-year starter to win in his first play-off appearance(s) due to the better talent that surrounds Rivers.
The point was that Rivers is not a rookie QB but rather like Brady, he has spent time on the bench getting ready for his first year as a starter and like Brady in 2001, Rivers has performed well in all circumstances leading up to his first play-off game as best attested to by the fact that Rivers has the highest 4th quarter QB rating in the NFL.
The most valid point raised by Pats Fans thus far when comparing Brady and Rivers as first-year starters is that Brady had the luxury of not going up against Bill B.
To be sure Bill B. will develop a game plan to confuse Rivers. But what is unsure is whether or not he can also develop a game plan that effectively limits the impact of the great talents of the players that surrounds Rivers which he has used effectively all season. And for Pats Fans information, that talent includes McCardell and Parker both of whom will be healthy and on the field at the same time for the first time since the middle of this season.