New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton is a sitting member on the NFL competition committee, which will be active in this week’s owners meetings in Phoenix advising on potential rules changes. Payton took some time out of his busy schedule to speak with Steve Wyche of NFL Network, railing against an officiating practice he strongly detests: handpicked all-star crews for postseason games.
“We can’t have an all-star crew and sit there and stare at a play like that,” Payton started, referencing the botched no-call in the 2018 NFC championship game. “That honestly is called correctly — not only in high school Friday night — that call is made correctly in youth football.