The first day of the draft came and went rather quickly, at least once it got started. It was tough dealing with my anxiety for an extra few hours with it starting at 3:00 rather than noon. However, once things got rolling the 10 minutes between picks proved to be much faster than I would realize as I didn't have my normal in-between time to hit the fridge and the other duties that may call. Despite the rapid pace here my first impressions of the team's that helped themselves the most in the opening two rounds.

CAROLINA PANTHERS
They nabbed RB Jonathan Stewart at No. 13, then added a tackle with the 19th pick and good at that in Jeff Otah out of Pittsburgh. The team's offensive line has gotten younger, but has immense upside and Stewart replaces DeShaun Foster (cut in off-season) as DeAngelo Williams' stablemate in the Panthers' backfield.

BALTIMORE RAVENS
Ozzie Newsome had Baltimore on the move. They dropped all the way from 8th overall down to No. 26th while grabbing a boat load of picks in a deal with Jacksonville then traded back up eight spots as they struck a deal with Houston. When the dust settled the team ended up with their second rated quarterback in Joe Flacco out of nearby Delaware and then grabbed RB Ray Rice out of Rutgers with the 55th selection in late Round 2.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
The Chiefs resisted temptation to pass on DT Glenn Dorsey, who could prove to be a big time steal if he shakes durability concerns. The team then added the versatile offensive Branden Albert with the 15th pick following a trade with the Lions.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Rashard Mendenhall was not a player as a Bengals' fan that I want to have to face a couple times a year. He is coming off a breakout campaign at Illinois last year and has the size and ability to succeed on the next level. The team used its second round pick to get the receiver I was so hoping would end up in Cincinnati in Limas Sweed. This guy is a physical specimen and is going to be scary when coupled with Hines Ward and Santonio Holmes.