The Saskatchewan Roughriders made a couple of big trade deadline moves on Wednesday.

We get CFL Insider Matt Sheridan's thoughts on the moves and where it leaves the Riders moving forward, as well as how it can help the two other teams involved in the deals.

Sheridan and DiscoverMooseJaw's Marc Smith also discuss the Edmonton Eskimos' late season surge and take a look at Week 17 in the CFL.

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Week 17 CFL Picks:
Matt Sheridan:
Winnipeg over Ottawa
Calgary over Toronto
Edmonton over BC
Hamilton over Montreal

29-35 thru 16 weeks

Marc Smith:
Ottawa over Winnipeg
Calgary over Toronto
Edmonton over BC
Montreal over Hamilton

32-32 thru 16 weeks