Pick 'em up

I know this is similar to my previous Help Wanted post, but there are some guys out there who looked good in Week 3 who you should really consider picking up ASAP (before your opponents) so that you can fill holes as the first bye weeks approach ...

• Correll Buckhalter, Eagles: Someone in your league might have already grabbed him, and there's not quite as much urgency since the Eagles said Westbrook's injury isn't as bad as feared. But he's day-to-day with a strained ankle, which means there's a possibility he'll be iffy for Sunday night against the Bears, in which case you could do worse than to start Buckhalter.

• Brandon Lloyd, Bears: One of the things to pay attention to when considering receivers is whether they've had at least a couple of decent weeks or just one week. Lloyd's five catches for 66 yards in Week 2 would suggest that his six catches for 124 yards in Week 3 were not a fluke - like maybe Miles Austin's 115-yard Week 3 effort was, for instance.

• Rudi Johnson, Lions: Your favorite ex-Bengal and mine quietly had 83 yards on 14 carries (5.9 yards per carry) in the Lions' loss at San Francisco. Lions head coach Rod Marinelli said the team went with Johnson - and not starter Kevin Smith - in the second half because Rudi had the hot hand. Doesn't bode well for Smith because the timing also suggests that they gave Rudi more action now that he's been there long enough to learn the system. Could be a timeshare but I wouldn't be surprised if Rudi unseats Smith, who wasn't terribly impressive Week 1 against the Falcons (16-48) or Week 2 against the Packers (10-40). And Rudi might be slightly motivated to prove to the Bengals and everyone else that he's still got it.

• Anthony Fasano, Dolphins: Eight catches for 84 yards and a TD in Week 1 and 3-66 with a TD yesterday ... with 150 yards, he's already eclipsed his 16-game yardage total of 2007 with the Cowboys (143). And I know of a lot of leagues where he's still available.

• Antonio Bryant, Bucs: I have no idea how long Joey Galloway's foot injury will keep him out, but Bryant was clearly Brian Griese's go-to guy. 10 catches (18 targets) for 138 yards. If Galloway's going to miss any more time, I'd love to have Bryant, who isn't owned in many leagues at all. He could be like Andre Davis was for the Texans last season during those five or so weeks when Andre Johnson was out. And I only remember that because I had Davis last year.