It began the day after the draft when six scouts were released and continued two days later with the firing of vice president of player personnel Bill Kuharich. Also axed along with Kuharich were director of college scouting Chuck Cook, scouting coordinator/area scout Bruce Lemmerman and area scouts Cornell Gowdy, Mike Hagen, Matt Littlefield and Greg Olejack.

Others in the department could have been fired, but their names have not surfaced. The Chiefs have not released any information on the moves or even acknowledged that they've happened.

Kuharich worked hand-in-hand with Herm Edwards over three years in attempting to rebuild the roster. Much like Edwards, he believed the way to go was to draft young players and put them on the field, resisting the temptation to go out and sign older veterans to fill out the roster. Both Edwards and Kuharich approach brought a 6-26 record in the past two seasons and cost them their jobs.

The Detroit Lions called the Chiefs back in January for permission to talk with Kuharich about a job in the personnel department, but for some reason, the Chiefs denied the Lions permission, even though it was well known throughout the league that Kuharich would be out of a job come post-draft.

With a wealth of experience as both a talent evaluator and a former general (New Orleans Saints), Kuharich does not figure to be unemployed for long.