An interview with Josh Johnson The Bucs' 5th round pick out of San Diego took part in a conference call with the Tampa media after being drafted. How does it feel to be a Buccaneer? “It feels great. I am ecstatic because this is a perfect fit, and to me, this is a blessing in disguise.” Are you familiar with the West Coast offense? “Talking with [Quarterback] Coach [Greg] Olson, and other teams that ran the west coast, it was so simple. There were some protections that I may have called one thing and it was different other places. Some teams use numbers for protections and some teams use words, but everything is just talking football. I taught them what I know and then they said we do this, we do that, and it was real easy to explain things.” Will it be some time before you are ready to play? “Most likely. I get to learn from Jeff Garcia, and he is a great quarterback to learn from. Growing up in the Bay area, I was a 49ers fan, so I have been watching Garcia since I was little. I am pretty sure they are going to bring me along, and I am going to try and learn as much as I can, and get better everyday.” How come you were able to throw 43 touchdowns and only one interception? “Understanding the West Coast offense, it is a great offense, it works for you. That is what I do; I let the offense work for me. I take what the defense gives me and what you think about the west coast offense there is always somebody open, you just have to find them. I knew where everyone was at because my knowledge for the game has improved so tremendously, and that is what I feel my greatest asset is, how smart I am. I value the ball and I don’t throw interceptions.” Did playing in the East-West Shrine game prove useful? “I think the game helped me out a lot because one of my main knocks was that I haven’t played against a lot of competition, that I have done all of these things but it wasn’t against anybody. In Houston, I just wanted to go out and show that I can play on this level and that is what I did.”