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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- When DeMarcus Walker became the first Florida State player since 2012 to post double-digit sacks, many thought he would leave early for the NFL draft.Instead, Walker has returned for his senior season and anchors what could be a talented defense for the fourth-ranked Seminoles.The 6-foot-3, 280-pound defensive end is also trying to become only the second player in school history to record 10 or more sacks in consecutive seasons. Peter Boulware had 10 in 1995 and then set a single-season school record with 19 the following year.I dont worry about the numbers, Walker said. All I can do is give it my best.Walker started three games as a freshman but said everything didnt start to finally click until midway through his sophomore year. By then, he was finally able to adjust from knowing the playbook to more naturally reading and reacting to plays.After having only two sacks his first two seasons, Walker said it wasnt until his junior season when he was able to master the playbook and going out to make plays. Besides the 10.5 sacks, Walker had 15.5 tackles for loss, five passes defensed, four forced fumbles and an interception.Another reason for his breakthrough was working with defensive line coach Brad Lawing, who joined the staff last year.During preseason practices, Walker has been seeing plenty of double teams and chipping. He figures to see plenty more on Sept. 5 when the Seminoles open the season in Orlando against No. 11 Mississippi.Walker sees the double teams as a sign of respect, but said he has learned to laugh about it because that should free up others to get to the quarterback. Besides Walker, Florida State returns defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi and defensive end Josh Sweat. Theres also sophomore defensive back Derwin James, who can drop into the box and play as a down lineman in certain pass rushing situations.Its a good compliment, but you cant let it get to your head, Walker said of the double teams. Just because youre going to get chipped doesnt mean that you dont start rushing. I still have to get to the quarterback and create pressure.To get ready for more double teams, Walker has studied more NFL tapes to pick up on techniques used by Houstons J.J. Watt, Philadelphias Fletcher Cox, Oaklands Khalil Mack and Kansas Citys Justin Houston.NFL scouts consider Walker a very good defender at stopping the run because of his upper-body strength, but there are still some doubts about whether he can be a consistent pass rusher. He doesnt have great athleticism, but many scouts think Walkers handwork is strong and that his strength helps him shed blocks on the edge.As one of the few players remaining from the 2013 squad that won a national championship, Walker has tried to become a more vocal leader on the defense. Defensive coordinator Charles Kelly said he wanted Walker to become more assertive, which he has done.Hes doing everything he can do to help the team when it comes to things like pass rush, focus on the playbook, Nnadi said. Anytime someone needs help, hes there to help that person out. He will go out of his way to help someone out.Walker also isnt lacking for confidence when it comes to expressing the potential of this seasons defense. He met Darnell Dockett, who played 10 seasons with Arizona after the Cardinals selected him in the third round of the draft out of Florida State, at a summer camp and told him that the 2013 unit was the best defense that Florida State ever had. 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Trust is tough to find and tougher to hold in this crazy, unpredictable world, but with the Seattle Seahawks, I really thought we were good.Coming off three straight wins -- one of which was in Foxborough -- with Russell Wilson looking healthy, Thomas Rawls back and the offensive line showing signs of coming together, the Seahawks looked like the rare NFL team we could trust. Fire em up in Tampa: Start all of your Seahawks in fantasy, feel good about it. They lost 14-5.Its like going away and leaving your teenager to watch the house. Youve done it before for a night here or there, because hes a good kid and you feel sure hes ready for the responsibility. Then you come home and there are beer cans everywhere, the garage has a chunk out of it at the exact height of the cars rear bumper, and somehow, someone managed to put a whole toilet on the roof.Im not mad, Seahawks. Im just ... disappointed.Are the Seahawks one of the best teams in the league? I think so. Will they be better when Earl Thomas and Michael Bennett are back? Of course. Though I fail to see how that excuses the offenses performance Sunday against a bottom-10 defense. Does the win against the New England Patriots in Foxborough prove they can beat anybody, anywhere? Absolutely. But this is the third time in six road games this year that theyve failed to score a touchdown.The Seahawks get the benefit of the doubt because of what theyve done in past years. They could end up winning it all. But the fact is, theyve put as much hot garbage on tape this year as any other contender. And when it comes to the issue of trust, that puts the 2016 Seahawks in the wrong bucket.Heres what else we did and didnt learn in Week 12 -- on the question of trust:We can trust the Cowboys offense.The latest knock on the Dallas Cowboys, if Twitter is my guide, is that they havent beaten anybody good. This is unsupported by facts. Dallas past three wins have come against teams that have winning records. Two of those teams would be in the playoffs if the season ended today, and the other was a popular preseason Super Bowl favorite.Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Washington all looked like tough matchups for the Cowboys for different reasons. Could they come back if the Steelers got ahead of them? Could they figure things out if Baltimore made it tough for them to run? Could they outscore Kirk Cousins and Washingtons quick-strike pass offense? Check, check and check.Dallas may have question marks on defense, but its offense is identically efficient each week, devouring the clock and opponents souls with a relentless parade of first downs. That offensive line travels, and so by extension does that running game. Dallas might not win it all, but its offense is the most trustworthy unit in the whole league.We cannot trust Brock Osweiler.Which is trouble for the Houston Texans, who shelled out big bucks for Osweiler after Brian Hoyer betrayed their trust by choking away a playoff game with five turnovers. Osweiler was supposed to solidify things for Houston at the most important position, but he has played worse, statistically, than the gaggle of quarterbacks they dragged through the 2015 season. After throwing three interceptions in Sundays loss to San Diego, Osweiler is tied with Ryan Fitzpatrick and Blake Bortles for the league lead in INTs. Only six teams in the NFL have more turnovers this year than the Texans 19, and those teams have a commbined record of 15-52.dddddddddddd. The state of the AFC South gives Bill OBrien time to turn Osweiler around, but if he doesnt, can we still trust OBriens reputation as a quarterback whisperer?Can we trust the Giants are as good as their 8-3 record?According to ESPN Stats & Information, the New York Giants victory in Cleveland was the first time in the past three seasons a team punted at least nine times in a game and still won by 14. The Giants have won six in a row, and they own the second-best record in the NFC.? But Sunday was the first time this year they won by more than a touchdown, and their offensive players admitted after the game that they need to be better. Already ensured of their best season since 2012, the Giants have Pittsburgh, Dallas, Detroit, Philadelphia and Washington to finish the season, and three of those games are on the road. Its easy to like what the Giants have done this year, but we may need a few more weeks before like can graduate to trust.The Patriots cant trust Rob Gronkowskis availability moving forward.It was very weird for the New England Patriots to put Gronk in Sundays game against the Jets after they were so concerned all week about exposing him to contact, and he didnt last long. He went into the game with what they said was a chest injury, left it with what they said was a back injury, and after a clear setback in a game he probably would have done well to miss, you have to think the Patriots play it safe this week and sit Gronk out until hes healthier. What that means going forward, as New England works to fight off the Raiders and the rest of the AFC West for the conferences top seed, is anyones guess. But Gronk does matter. Since Gronkowski entered the league in 2010, Tom Bradys touchdown-to-interception rate is 5.1 when Gronk plays, 2.6 when he doesnt. Bradys Total QBR drops from 80 to 65 when Gronk does not play.The Buffalo Bills are easier to trust when Sammy Watkins plays.Tyrod Taylors 114.6 passer rating and 82.2 Total QBR on Sunday were both season-high marks, and its no coincidence. Watkins was back in the lineup for the first time since Week 2. His presence frees things up for the rest of the offense, as LeSean McCoys huge game showed, and this is the first time Anthony Lynn has had Watkins available to him since becoming offensive coordinator in Week 3. Buffalo may have too rocky of a road ahead to reach the playoffs, but theyre going to be a tough team to play the rest of the way if -- and yes, thats a big IF -- Watkins can stay healthy.No team trusts any player more than Arizona trusts David Johnson.If the Arizona Cardinals were a playoff contender, their second-year running back would be a leading MVP candidate. Johnson has scored 13 of the Cardinals 28 offensive touchdowns and has accounted for a league-high 37.8 percent of his teams total yards from scrimmage. (Ezekiel Elliott has accounted for only?33.5 percent of Dallas total yardage.) Johnson has at least 100 total yards in every Cardinals game this year. No one has ever had 16 such games in a season. Marcus Allen (1985), Edgerrin James (2000) and Barry Sanders (1997) are the only ones whove had 15. The Cardinals may be going nowhere, but its not for lack of Johnsons effort. He has been everything they imagined hed be and more. ' ' '