So in the midst of a bye week, they turned the attention on themselves. Coach Bill Belichick is giving players the weekend off, but in the days leading up to the break, the Patriots scouted themselves.

The exercise involved exploring their tendencies in certain situations.

“You’re sort of looking at what other people are seeing from you and what tendencies you have,’’ Belichick said. “I think every good team has tendencies. I think you can look out there at any team in football, in basketball, hockey, there are certain things that they do, and if they’re a good team, they probably do them well.

“You look at it and say, ‘There they go again, that same thing’s happening again.’ I don’t think those tendencies are necessarily a bad thing, but I think there is a point where you want to have balance and do things to complement it.’’

Along with tendencies, Belichick said, exploring productivity - such as how often a particular play is effective on first down or third down - is critical for self-evaluation.

“To a certain extent, maybe some of that you want to build on or maybe some of that you want to subtract and you just feel like it’s just taking too much time, and we’re getting out of it, we need to put our resources into something that’s more productive,’’ Belichick said.

While statistics play a role in the process, Belichick said the Patriots also watched film.

They’re hoping the process can give them another way of looking at themselves as they prepare for Miami next week.

“It gives you a little chance to look at yourself and look in the mirror and see what you’re doing,’’ said Belichick, “but at the same time [we’re] getting ready for Miami, and there are going to be certain things that you’re going to want to do against Miami, whether you’ve shown a lot of them or haven’t shown a lot of them.’’

“It’s been great,’’ LeVoir said. “I’m glad to be back to help out in any way I can.’’

LeVoir said he and Tate motivated each other while they attempted to get in the best shape possible. Once he was thrown into practices, LeVoir said all of the preparation helped with conditioning, but some things you can’t prepare for. “While everyone was practicing, I was lifting, running, and doing all that stuff,’’ he said. “So conditioning was fine. It’s just getting back out there and hitting and technique and stuff like that. I’m just trying to get better every day and work on fundamentals so I can get up to speed as soon as possible and be ready for however they want to use me.’’

Monique Walker can be reached at mwalker@globe.com.