Metrodome Collapse: One Big Metaphor for Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings

December 13, 2010   ·   Chris Trapasso   ·   Jump to comments

Brett Favre is NFL's ironman. 
He's started in 297 consecutive games, and at the point when his remarkable streak is in the most jeopardy, the football gods have provided some help. Or have they?
With the collapse of the Metrodome's roof on Sunday, Favre gets another day to rest his ailing shoulder. 
To me, it's just adding 24 more hours to a seemingly never-ending Favre-saga that is in dire need of a final chapter.
Now the Vikings play the Giants in a "home" game at Ford Field in Detroit, where all eyes will be searching in Minnesota's first huddle for No. 4.
It's rare that sport provides us with such symbolism, but the disastrous situation in Minnesota is one big metaphor for Brett Favre, his career and the entire Vikings organization.
Favre has a severe shoulder injury, one in which doctors have said usually takes four to six weeks to heal, yet interim head coach Leslie Frazier has still listed Favre as a game-time decision for ...

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