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Eisenberg: Ravens Could Use 90 Percent Version Of Vontaze Burfict

If the Cincinnati Bengals were to cut ties with linebacker Vontaze Burfict, which they won’t, would you want the Ravens to take him?

I’m guessing most Baltimore fans wouldn’t. That’s how I feel, too. Burfict is often a dominating player, the kind you can build a defense around, but he struggles to control his emotions, which leaves him too volatile and unpredictable for my tastes. He’s effective, but he crosses the line. He was fined $50,000 for a cheap hit on Ravens tight end Maxx Williams on Jan. 3, and his lack of control cost the Bengals dearly in their wild-card loss to Pittsburgh last weekend.