However, the Bulls' rookie coach didn't expect the evening to turn out the way it did.

If the 49ers win the rest of their games, would he have the best season record for a rookie coach?

He's not just a rookie coach, he's the one with the $15 million deal.

But as a rookie coach, Carroll has no experience to call on when his team is struggling.

But the difference is I'm not a rookie coach anymore.

But on Saturday night the rookie coach apparently did all the thinking.

On the first day of the draft, the rookie coach played his cards like a veteran.

"Sidney Green watched it very hard," the rookie coach said.

Don't tell the rookie coach, however, that what happens Saturday will not affect his program for years.

Of course, now the rookie coach had a decision to make.