“Mickey and I said this at the start of the offseason, let’s not lose track of why we’ve been successful and what’s been good to us,” Payton said. “And part of that is putting highly motivated players in that locker room that care about each other. It’s something that seems so simple and yet, it’s not been our secret, it’s just been our formula — getting the right type of guys that are smart, tough football players. That certainly will be an emphasis this offseason, and going into the draft as well.”