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December - 2008

Howdy BRB!
SITE NEWS: 2009 Brings With It A New Contributor To BRB
BREAKING NEWS: Richard Smith, Jon Hoke, And Jethro Franklin Fired!
Post-Game Breakdown: I Prefer To Focus On 8-4
Texans Pick 15th in 2009 NFL Draft
Texans 31, Bears 24:  Rejoice!
Open Game Day Thread: Chicago v. Houston, Part Deux
Three And Out: Useless Predictions For Sunday's Game
Did Slaton Hit the Rookie Wall?
Post-Game Breakdown: And The Bandwagon Empties
Raiders 27, Texans 16
Open Game Day Thread: Houston v. Oakland, Part Deux
Three And Out: Useless Predictions For Today's Game
'Dre Claus Returns
BREAKING NEWS: Mario Williams And Andre Johnson Named Starters In Pro Bowl
Post-Game Breakdown: Choke On It, Bud Adams
Texans 13, Titans 12
Open Game Day Thread: Tennessee v. Houston, Part Deux
Three And Out: Useless Predictions For Sunday's Game
A Grand Total
Special K
Post-Game Breakdown: Yes, Kubiak, There Is a Santa Claus
Texans 24, Packers 21
Open Game Day Thread--Houston v. Green Bay, Part Deux
Three And Out: Useless Predictions For Sunday's Game
Can The Defense Save Richard Smith's Job?
Bryan Pittman Suspended For Remainder Of Season
Post-Game Breakdown: Undefeated On Monday Night
Texans 30, Jaguars 17
Open Game Day Thread--Jacksonville v. Houston, Part Deux
Three And Out: Useless Predictions For The First Monday Night Game In Franchise History

November - 2008

Matt Schaub To Be GTD Tomorrow Night And Won't Start Regardless
Matt Schaub To Play On Monday Night?
You're Not Fooling Me, Statistics: Jacques Reeves Is Not A Good CB
BREAKING NEWS: Ahman Green To Be Placed On Injured Reserve
Post-Game Breakdown: We Should Send Romeo Crennel A Nice Note
Ahman Green Out For Next Two (2) Weeks?
Texans 16, Browns 6
Open Game Day Thread: Houston v. Cleveland, Part Deux
Three And Out: Useless Predictions For Sunday's Game
Secondary Shuffle
"More Weight:" Earl Cochran Placed On Injured Reserve
Is Bob McNair Too Hands-Off?
Misfire Ends Shootout
Post-Game Breakdown: It's Broke, So Why Aren't They Trying To Fix It?
Colts 33, Texans 27
Open Game Day Thread--Houston v. Indianapolis, Part Deux
Three And Out: Useless Predictions For Today's Game
Mental Miscues Or Over-Officiating?
As Suspected, No One's Getting Canned Until After The Season
Embarrassed
Post-Game Breakdown: The Texans Are What We Were Afraid They Were
Ravens 41, Texans 13
Open Game Day Thread--Baltimore v. Houston, Part Deux
Three And Out: Useless Predictions For Sunday's Game
Jared Allen Should Know Who The Hell Kubes Is Now
DeAngelo Hall: Would You?
Post-Game Breakdown: Livin' On The Road, My Friend...Sucks
BREAKING NEWS: Zac Diles Lost For Remainder Of Season
N.D. Kalu Cut To Make Way For Craig Nall
BREAKING NEWS: Craig Nall Is The Newest Texan!
All Schaub. All The Time.
Schaub Out: Immediate Reaction
BREAKING NEWS: Matt Schaub Has Torn MCL; Out At Least A Month, Maybe Rest Of Season?
Vikings 28, Texans 21
Open Game Day Thread--Houston v. Minnesota, Part Deux
Injury Report--Houston v. Minnesota
Three And Out: Useless Predictions For Sunday's Game

October - 2008

How Do The Texans Stop Adrian Peterson?
More Hardware For The Texans
Stomping 'Em Out
BRB Get-Together
Anyone Going To This?
Post-Game Breakdown: Close To Perfection
Get Out Of My Own Way
3-0, Baby!
Open Game Day Thread--Bengals v. Texans, Part Deux
Injury Report--Cincinnati v. Houston
Darius Walker Cut; Ryan Moats Activated
Bryan Pittman Accused Of Taking Banned Substance?
Three And Out: Useless Predictions For Sunday's Game
Ryan Fitzpatrick, Jon Kitna, And Blinding Hangovers: A Stroll Down Memory Lane
Ticket Giveaway
Apostrophe Davis To Miss Three Games?
Post-Game Breakdown: One Of These Days, The Texans Will Put Together A Complete Effort
Hard Time Watching an Easy Win
Some Thoughts
Open Game Day Thread--Detroit v. Houston, Part Deux
Injury Report--Detroit v. Houston
Three And Out: Useless Predictions For Sunday's Game
Dunta Returns! Chris Taylor Leaves!
More Reasons To Have Confidence
WARNING: Trap Game!
Kevin Smith: Ready to Roar
Jacoby Jones Brings Home Some Hardware
Tim Bulman Returns To Battle Red Blog
Post-Game Breakdown (Part II): Faith Renewed
Mike Brisiel Returns To Battle Red Blog
Injury Yin and Yang: Texans and Lions
Post-Game Breakdown (Part I): Faith Renewed
Get Fired UP!
Celebrate!
Open Game Day Thread--Miami v. Houston, Part Deux
Injury Report--Miami v. Houston
Petey Faggins Rides Again
The Wildcat, And How The Texans Can Stop It
Three And Out: Useless Predictions For Sunday's Game
BREAKING NEWS: Texans Should Trade Player They've Never Had On Roster
Feeling Minnesota
Texans Sign Alex Brink And Ryan Moats To Practice Squad
Texan Bounceback: Like A Tennis Ball Or Like A Rock?
Post-Game Breakdown (Part II): The Day After Houston Rosenfailed
Post-Game Breakdown (Part I): Houston Rosenfails
Open Game Day Thread--Indianapolis v. Houston, Part Deux
Injury Report--Indianapolis v. Houston
Three And Out: Useless Predictions For Sunday's Game
How Big Is Sunday's Game?

September - 2008

Post-Game Breakdown: Ohhhhhh, We're Halfway There; Ohhhhhh, Our Defense Makes Me Want To Drink Bleach
Texans 27, Jags 30
Open Game Day Thread: Houston v. Jacksonville, Part Deux
Injury Report--Houston v. Jacksonville
Three And Out: Useless Predictions For Sunday's Game
SITE NEWS: BRB On A Mobile
Mark Vandermeer's Love Child Breaks Down The Week 3 Offense
Texans Helping Texans
Reliant Stadium Should Be Open For Business
Fist Full of Downers
Post-Game Breakdown: The Houston Texans Make Me Sick
The Best 0-2 Team You'll Ever See
Houston v. Tennessee--Open Game Day Thread, Part II
Three And Out: Useless Predictions For Sunday's Game
Pre-Game Recon with Music City Miracles
Silver Linings
Will The Texans Be Fired Up?
Texans Stay Classy
Texans Notes: Screw You, Ike!
Turning the Page
Texans Game Postponed!
Can Anyone Confirm This?
Not All Milk & Cookies For Steelers
Post-Game Breakdown: The Suck...Oh, How It Burns!
3 More Thoughts: Offense
Let's Get One Thing Straight...
Open Game Day Thread: Pittsburgh Part Two - The Revenge
Eugene Wilson: Better than Advertised
Eric Winston's Putting Down Roots In H-Town
Three And Out: Useless Predictions For Sunday's Game
Pre-Game Recon With Behind The Steel Curtain
PUT YOUR NAME ON IT: My Prediction On The 2008 NFL Final Standings
Step Up
Texans To Sign Eugene Wilson?
Vaya Con Dios, Brandon Frye
BRB Pick 'Em

August - 2008

BREAKING NEWS: Texans Finalize Practice Squad; Acquire Next Super Mario?
BREAKING NEWS: Texans Get To 53 By Placing Chris Brown On Injured Reserve
BREAKING NEWS: Texans Cut 21; One More To Go
Fantasy Football: Houston Texans Juggernaut And Sleeper
Texans To Announce Cuts Live On Texans TV
Wishing Harry Williams Well
Harry Williams Walks!
Ahman Green Restructures Contract; Avoids The Turk?
And Then There Were 75...
Who's Going To Join Jameel Cook?
Jameel Cook Hits Low Times
Questions Jacques Reeves Should Be Answering
Post-Game Breakdown: Houston v. Dallas
WR Harry Williams Receives Positive Prognosis
Open Game Day Thread, Part Deux: Houston v. Dallas
Open Game Day Thread: Houston v. Dallas
Who's Going To Be Starting Opposite Fred Bennett?
Reviewing the Experts: CHFF's Fillability Index
Fred Weary To Injured Reserve
Post-Game Breakdown: Houston v. New Orleans
Marcel Shipp About To Become A Texan?
Open Game Day Thread, Part Deux: Houston v. New Orleans
Pre-Game Recon With Canal Street Chronicles
When the Texans Go Marching In
Roster Musings
Post-Game Breakdown: Denver v. Houston
You Gotta Love Alex Gibbs
Thanks For The Memories, Mike Bell
Finally Here
Houston Diehards Hits the Airwaves!
Rick Smith: The Pact
Dexter Wynn--Back Agynn
This Blog Is Your Blog...This Blog Is My Blog...
Mike Brisiel Speaks

July - 2008

Mike Bell is Your Newest Texan!
Talking Texans Training Camp: Day Six
Eric Powell Speaks
Guerilla (Internet) Radio: BRB On Dynasty Rogues
Talking Texans Training Camp: Day Five
Duane Brown: First-Round Money, But Not First-Rate Conditioning
Duane Brown Is No Travis Johnson
Weigh In On My Drunken Wager
Did I Miss Something?
Quinn Gray Continues Trek Across the AFC South
Texans Wave Goodbye to Charles Spencer
From The Much Maligned To The Redesigned
Yahoo BRB Fantasy Football Update
Training Camp Update
Sage Rosenfels: The Pride of Maquoketa
Frank Okam Is The Latest To Sign!
Five Down, Two To Go: Antwaun Molden and Steve Slaton Sign
Reminder: Community Guidelines
Slices Of Will Demps
PUT YOUR NAME ON IT: The AFC South Standings
PUT YOUR NAME ON IT: Texans Will Finish 9-7
Is The Ceiling Starting To Crack?
Xavier Adibi Agrees To Terms With Texans; I Quietly Sob With Joy
Bobby Fischer Is Lucky Xavier Adibi Opted For Football
From The Absurd Speculation Files...
America! (Expletive) Yeah!
Jacoby Jones: Ready To Make The Leap?
Clean As A Whistle

June - 2008

Playoffs?  Playoffs?
And The Last Shall Be...Second? Alex Brink Signs!
Tim Bulman: The Road He Traveled
NFL Network: Broadcasting Games on a Cable Station Near You
Battle Red Blog: Yahoo FF League
Dominique Barber First Rookie To Sign
A Gaping Void: Owen Daniels & Eric Winston
Terms Of Rosevelt Colvin's Contract Released
Texans On The Hardwood
TORO: A Call to Arms!
BREAKING NEWS: Texans To Sign Rosevelt Colvin
Guerilla (Internet) Radio--BRB On "The Audible"
Open Training Camp Practices Announced
Curome Cox And Ryan Grice-Mullen Set Adrift
Texans: Swinging for the Fences
Live Chat with DeMeco Ryans
OTAs: Over and Out
Grab Your Cheatsheets
What Do These Have In Common?
"Dump" Is French For "Cheap Post"
Who's Going To Hit Peyton Manning?
BREAKING NEWS: Texans Cut Quinn Gray (And Jordan Black)! But Mostly Quinn Gray!
Rosevelt Colvin: Back to the Future
Rick Smith: Behind the Contract
As The Rosenfels Rotates...
BREAKING NEWS: Rick Smith Agrees To Extension
From the Sidelines
Deep Thoughts About Madden '09
It's June 1st...Do You Know Where Your Roster Cuts Are?

May - 2008

Stevie Wonder = ???
Travis Johnson: Love and Pelvis
Texans To Participate In Impact A Hero's 5K Run
The Super Mario Experiment Revisited
Alex Brink: On the Edge
I Like Pancakes, And Pancakes Likes Us
Frankenstein Or $116,000,000 Man?
Faggins Comes Full Circle
Texans Add Even More Depth At WR
OTA: Day 3
OTA: Day 2
Dominique Barber: Making the Cut
From Friday Night Lights to Any Given Sunday
OTA: Day 1
Steel Blue Skies Get A Little Bit Darker
Frank Okam: Setting the Record Straight
One Idiot's Guess--Starters On Defense
Andre Johnson Is A Stand-Up Guy
Antwaun Molden: Breaking the Mold
Texans Roster: Result of Paranoia or Stockpiling?
Football Hors D'oeuvres: Texans Minicamp
Antwaun Molden Seems Easy To Root For
Controversy At LT?
If You Build It (Through the Draft), the Playoffs Will Come
Thoughts Going Into The First Mini-Camp Of 2008
Texans Fans Are Somewhat Satisfied With How Things Are Going
BRB Takes Over Reliant Stadium?
Preseason Schedule Finalized
Steve Slaton: An Insider's Perspective
One Idiot's Guess--Starters On Offense
Duane Brown: The Texans' New Heavy Hauler

April - 2008

Fred Weary Re-Ups With Texans; HPD Has Tasers At The Ready
Xavier Adibi: The X-Factor
SBN 2.0--For Real This Time
Texan-Sized Haul: Taking A Look At The Big Picture
Super Steve Slaton
Alex Brink Is The Newest Texan!
Dominique Barber Is The Newest Texan!
Frank Okam Is The Newest Texan!
Xavier Adibi Is The Newest Texan!
Steve Slaton Is The Newest Texan!
Antwaun Molden Is The Newest Texan!
Open Thread--Day Two Of The 2008 NFL Draft
Duane Brown Is The Newest Texan?
BREAKING NEWS: Texans Trade!
Open Thread--Day One Of The 2008 NFL Draft
The Answer Key
What To Do At DB?
Mock Draft Survey - Final Installment
From The Absurd Speculation Files...
First Round - No RB, No Cry
Saturday Ain't Even Here, And The Pool Of Available Left Tackles Is Shrinking
Charles Spencer and Dunta Robinson Are Like Two Peas In A Full Body Cast
SBN 2.0 Comes To BRB!
Deep Coverage
Mock Draft Survey 2.0
A random blip on the radar
The Steelers are going to lose....They just don't know it yet.
NFL Draft - Behind the Numbers
BREAKING NEWS: Texans 2008 Schedule Released!
Owen Daniels clip
What To Do At K And P?
These boots are made for walking...
Memorable Misery
In Chris Myers' locker
Could Gibbs polish these diamonds in the rough?
Extraordinary Possibilty
With The 18th Pick Of The 2008 SB Nation Mock Draft, Your Houston Texans Select...
77 + 62 + 55 + 6th round pick = Chris Myers
2008 SB Nation Mock Draft--The Time Is Upon Us
What Teams Should Be Pursuing Sage?
Ray of Hope
From Russia With Love, Dimitri
Are you hungry for some football?
Texans Re-sign Steady Saftey and Project Lineman
Everything you've ever wanted to know about Chaun Thompson : Part 2
Everything you've ever wanted to know about Chaun Thompson : Part 1
Come in DeMeco... Do you read me?
On the Clock

March - 2008

2008 SB Nation Mock Draft Starts Tomorrow!
SITE NEWS: New Lifeguards On Duty
Why The Texans Should Trade Sage Rosenfels
This Is What Happens When People Let The Dogs Out
BREAKING NEWS: Texans Cut Steve McKinney
Nick Ferguson To Visit Reliant Park
What To Do At LB?
Only Two Days Left To Pursue Your Lifetime Dream Of Writing For Free At A Texans Fansite!
BREAKING NEWS: Quinn Gray To Sign With Texans
Michael Boulware, We Hardly Knew Ye
Quinn Gray A Texan?
N.D. Kalu Staying In Houston
Return Of The Turk?
Rick Smith Really Wants to Play Golf on Draft Day
Jacoby McJones Celebrates St. Patrick's Day Early
BREAKING NEWS: Chaun Thompson Signs With Texans
BREAKING NEWS: Chris Brown Signs With Texans
More Visits At Reliant Park
Zoolander Does Broadway
Marriage Strengthens The Schaub's Shoulder
So You Think You Can Blog? (Alternate Title: "Battle Red Idol")
Every Pick Of The 2008 NFL Draft...Explained!
Mark Bruener And Glenn Earl Re-Sign With Texans
Texans Show Interest In Pacman?
What To Do At DT?
The Free Agency Dance Continues
Will Demps Re-Signs With Texans
Who's Comin' To Town To Visit, And Who May Already Be Out The Door?
Love Them Tender(s)
Warrick Dunn To Land In Houston?
BREAKING NEWS: Texans Sign Kevin Bentley
Houston Free Agency Update
BREAKING NEWS: Texans Sign Jacques Reeves

February - 2008

Texans Interested In Jacques Reeves?
Vikings Want To Trade For Sage?
BREAKING NEWS: Apostrophe Davis Stays With Houston
Five Million Dollars Per Apostrophe?
Free Agency Begins At 11:00:01 P.M. Tonight!
The More Judgmental Among Us Would Probably Call This Schadenfreude
What To Do At DE?
Charles Spencer Cleared To Return To Team Activities
Lance Zierlein Talks NFL Draft
Team Needs Confirmed By Those Who Actually Have Power To Do Something About It
NFL Combine Begins Saturday
Raise Your Hand If You're Still A Texan...Not So Fast, Shawn Barber
BREAKING NEWS: Texans To Waive Flanagan, Putzier, And Hodgdon?
Zach Thomas To Officially Visit Houston
Jerome Mathis Continues To Find A New Floor
I've Got A Fever...And The Only Cure Is More Diaries
Speaking Of Free Agent Left Tackles...
What To Do At LT?
Should The Texans Get Gay?
What To Do At LG?
What To Do At C?
Pitts-Salaam Super Bowl Ad
Reason to Believe
Three And Out: Special Super Bowl Edition

January - 2008

What To Do At RG?
What To Do At RT?
Jared Zabransky Just, Like, Wants To, You Know, Live In A What Do You Call It...Commune, Man
What To Do At TE?
Riddle Me This
Another Former Head Coach To Join Kubiak's Staff?
Texans Make the Super Bowl...
What To Do At FB?
Underclassmen Analysis
One Year Anniversary
NYG-NE: Super Bowl Fever
What To Do At QB?
What Do Chester Pitts And Andy Dufresne Have In Common?
Draft Philosophy
What To Do At WR?
Mock Draft Mania!
Alex Gibbs Is Gonna Make A Big Difference
Kyle Shanahan, Boy King...Alex Gibbs, Guru of Zone Blocking
What To Do At RB?
The Perfect Side Dish For Some Guaranteed Cash
2008 Opponents Shall Be...
8-8=18
Post-Game Breakdown: Making History

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