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White North Wednesday - Naaman Roosevelt on a record pace in Saskatchewan

Naaman Roosevelt had an amazing game last week against Ottawa. Roosevelt, who caught eight for 182 yards, helped make it a game on the last play of the third quarter.

On the year Naaman is fifth in CFL receiving yards.

This week Roosevelt and the Riders take on Montreal.

Things are not going so well for Drew Willy.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are 1-4 and their offense has really struggled all season. As you can imagine the focus of the fans has fallen on Willy. This week Drew was bumped out of the starting spot by Matt Nichols.

Bombers yank Drew Willy, give Matt Nichols the nod - Manitoba - CBC News
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are making a change at quarterback.

Matt Nichols will start on Thursday against his former team the Edmonton Eskimos. They face the Grey Cup champions in Edmonton.

It's an effort to kick start the Bombers offense which has struggled with Drew Willy at the helm. They have been kept to under 20 points in three of their five games this season.

Natey Adjei got the start in Edmonton and while he did not put up monster numbers he managed to pull in a highlight reel catch.

Ernest Jackson keeps having productive games. He's not getting as much press as Roosevelt in part because the REDBLACKS have so many receiving options.

Ottawa Redblacks pose offensive challenges for the Saskatchewan Roughriders | Regina Leader-Post
Harris is also making it look easy. He has completed 82.5 per cent of his passes and has a league-best efficiency rating of 140.1. It helps that Ottawa’s offence is complemented by receivers like Brad Sinopoli (22 receptions, 226 yards and a touchdown) and Ernest Jackson (19 receptions, 202 yards and a touchdown).