What an interesting week for Washington DC Sports:

Good Washington: Mike Shanahan becomes the Vice President and Head Coach of the Washington Redskins. In what could be described as the worst kept secret in the history of secrets Shanahan comes to Washington and gives the Redskins the best coach in the NFC East. Shanahan is a welcomed site given the utter incompetence Redskin Nation has witnessed. This is definitely a step in the right direction.  

Bad Washington: Gilbert “six-guns” Arenas suspended after showing a cavalier attitude about the guns charges pending against him. Arenas statements, actions and tweets gave every indication that he either has no clue how serious this is or he doesn’t care. Finally David Stern stepped in and sent Arenas home without pay. If I were the Wizards I’d be looking for any way possible to void his 110 million dollar contract. In case you did not know Abe Pollin hated gun violence so much that he changed the name of his NBA franchise from the Bullets to the Wizards. Abe was one of the best men on the planet so this whole situation is shameful.

Good Washington: Alexander Ovechkin was named Captain by his teammates in the “duh” move of the century. Ovechkin avoided the “C” before because he wanted to improve his English. According to his teammates he is a vocal leader in the locker room and the vote was unanimous. Ovechkin is the best hockey player on planet earth so he really does not have to say much except follow me. If the players just mimic his work ethic alone they will win multiple Stanley Cups.

Bad Washington: Jason Campbell blasts Clinton Portis over radio comments. I’ve listened to Clinton Portis enough to know where he is coming from. All this season he has done nothing but defend Jason Campbell during his Radio segment on ESPN 980’s John Thompson Show. That said, his latest comments were twisted by the local media that has turned Portis into the poster child for everything that is wrong with the Redskins. I’ve listened to Portis comments several times and I did not come up with a hint of him throwing Jason Campbell under the bus as some suggested.  Portis talked about how Jason Campbell is not a fiery leader but who didn’t know that? None the less this information was given to Jason Campbell and boy did he respond with fire. It has been reported that Portis and Campbell talked about this and squashed it but this was caused by media members who just don’t like Portis so they twisted what he said. Shanahan needs to nip this in the bud.

Good Washington Kinda:  Caps big-time defensive prospect John Carlson was arguably the best player on the ice during the Gold medal game of the Hockey Jr. Championships. Carlson scored the game winning goal in overtime silencing the entire nation of Canada and ending their 5 year championship streak. Carlson was already considered the Caps hottest prospects and now we can see why. In a clutch situation with an entire nation against him he played the game of his life. The Caps are already considered one of the most talented teams in the NHL so it is nice to see we have guys in the pipeline that will make the team better. Kudos to George McPhee and the scouts of the Washington Capitals!