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Sean Payton on Officiating Changes: 'We Just Need to Be Better'

Saints head coach Sean Payton told NFL Network that officiating needs to be "better" following a botched call that cost the Saints a Super Bowl berth.

Payton was referring to the missed pass interference call in the Saints game loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship, and he added officials should be hired on a full-time basis instead of part-time. In the interview, Payton also discussed why he isn't a fan of the all-star officiating crews that are used for playoffs.

"There are a handful of things that we've got to be better at right now," Payton said during an interview at the league meetings in Phoenix.