Frustration Is A Two-Way Street For Bucs, Fans Roy Cummings, The Tampa Tribune, published 17 November 2003 There are two things Keyshawn Johnson did not receive much of during Tampa Bay's 20-13 loss against Green Bay. The ball and fan support. Johnson had three receptions for 34 yards. Once again, he spent more time blocking and being a decoy than a premier receiver being paid $52.9 million over six years. When Johnson was not being ignored on offense, he was receiving negative attention from Bucs fans who booed him relentlessly at times. ``I don't appreciate it. They can say all they want to on sports talk radio on their way to work tomorrow. I don't appreciate it,'' Johnson said. The fans seemingly did not appreciate it when Johnson jumped offside twice. Johnson admits to one penalty, but disputed the second infraction after the game. Johnson's biggest hazing occurred in the third quarter when offensive lineman Kenyatta Walker received a 15- yard face-mask penalty, which put the Bucs at second-and-35 from their own 41-yard line. Right tackle Cornell Green moved the Bucs 10 yards back from Green Bay's 34-yard line one play prior after a holding penalty. The fans began booing Walker after his mistake and when Johnson tried to quiet the crowd with his hands, he was ripped worse than Walker. ``Then they want to know why you don't sign stuff for them,'' Johnson said. ``Now they can't give you any compliments at all. A year ago [Walker] helped you win the damn Super Bowl, but all of a sudden he moves [offside] or gets a penalty and you guys [fans] act like you can't be quiet for a second to let us get going. Everybody is not strong. Some people crumble under pressure. They don't need to put more pressure on the kid, but fans don't ever understand and they will never know. They are just fans. I appreciate them being just fans. They pay a lot of money. They help pay my salary and I appreciate it, but at the same time I would appreciate a little respect for my teammates when things don't go as well. Everything won't always be roses.'' The romance period where roses are customary seems over. Tampa Bay lost its third consecutive game and has slipped to 4-6. The Bucs' offense has been stagnant and predictable, while many are waiting for Johnson to explode. ``I just play. I block when they ask me to block and catch when they ask me to catch. That's all I do. I don't get into anything else,'' Johnson said. ``If they ask me to hit a defensive end or a linebacker to get [Michael] Pittman or [Thomas] Jones on the end, I do that. When they say they need a catch from you, I try to catch it and get open. However many times it comes, it comes ... There is nothing I can do about it. I can't make people do something they don't want to do.'' That includes quieting frustrated fans. ``I saw it in New York [fans booing the home team] my rookie year, but I've never seen it outside of that. Then I got here, all of a sudden it's happening like gangbusters. They boo me. When they introduced Warren [Sapp] today, they booed him. Whatever,'' Johnson said. ``To each his own ... Fans are fickle like that. That's how they are. I'm a fan. I'm a Lakers fan and a die- hard. I pay good money, but I'm not going to boo them. I might hit the TV screen, but I'm not going to boo them. I guess that's part of the world we live in today.''