Bucs pressure on QB and tackling could improve

Two obvious areas of improvement for the Bucs is putting pressure on the quarterback and tackling.

Tampa Bay ranked last in the NFL a year ago with only 23 quarterback sacks, down from 26 in 2011. Missed tackles accounted for many of the 10-straight defeats to end last season.

Bucs coach Greg Schiano said the starting defensive line on Friday got pressure on Miami quarterback Matt Moore, who went 7-of-12 passing for 79 yards with no touchdowns and an interception. But the Bucs did not record a sack against three Dolphins quarterbacks who combined for 50 passing attempts.

“Early on, I felt like we kind of moved the guy off the spot a little bit, which is the key,'' Schiano said. "Later, I don’t think we