Among the media pack

MIAMI -- There are 3,500 credentialed media covering Super Bowl XLI. ... Some 400 of those journalists are foreign. The Super Bowl is an international event. ... I am seated at an auxiliary table, essentially behind what would be home plate for a Marlins game. I'm closest to the wishbone C in the corner of the end zone painted in Bears colors. ... I'm under an overhang of the upper deck. I should be able to stay dry (more important, my laptop will stay dry) unless the wind blows the rain horizontally. ... More Bears players are coming onto the field; they are dressed in burnt orange shorts and gray T-shirts. Linebacker Brian Urlacher is in a white shirt. ... I hope everyone's parties turn out well.