At his first news conference with Washington, quarterback Alex Smith was asked Thursday about criticism regarding his ability to throw deep and whether it was warranted.
Smith smiled and chuckled like someone who had heard this question before.
"I think as a quarterback (it's) my job to run the offense and within that there's a lot, whatever the defense is going to give you, right?" Smith said. "If it dictates throwing the ball down field, certainly you want to be able to take advantage and make them pay.
"Yeah, you want to spread the ball around and certainly be efficient.