They are joined at the hip, have the same haircut and have similar playing styles, so they are sometimes hard to tell apart.
"But he's a little smaller than me," Roughriders receiver Rob Bagg said about his good friend Weston Dressler.
"But we do have a lot of similarities. He's a really good guy, so I don't mind."
When Dressler was injured in Week 15 with a broken ankle, the obvious choice to replace him in the offence was Bagg. The third-year Canadian wideout stepped up into Dressler's position as rover, giving the Riders enough production to help get into the Grey Cup game tomorrow against the Alouettes.
Bagg scored a key touchdown in the West final win over the Stampeders, and no one was happier than Dressler, who is about a week away from being able to practice.
"Seeing him over the past five games has been fun to watch," Dressler said.
"It's fun to still be part of it trying to help him out as much as I can."
When the Riders arrived in Calgary Tuesday for Grey Cup week, Dressler was onboard the airplane, although there is no chance he's going to play.
So Bagg still has his road roommate with him to make it feel like a normal game week.
At the Riders media breakfast Thursday, right guard Marc Parenteau announced No. 6 (Bagg) and No. 7 (Dressler) together, joking they are life partners.
They do spend a lot of time together during the season, including when they shaved their heads into a Mohawk at the same time, a style since picked up by some other receivers such as Andy Fantuz and Chris Getzlaf.
Being that Bagg is from Kingston, Ont., and Dressler hails from Bismark, N.D., they are transplants in Regina, so they formed a bond last year when both were rookies.
"We both have a great love for the game," Bagg said.
"We're both laid-back and we both were getting married last year at a young age, so we had that in common.."
Although Bagg stood to benefit from Dressler's departure from the lineup, he feels for his pal, especially since this is the second Grey Cup he will watch in person and won't play in.
"He's an impact player and that's the biggest thing we miss," Bagg said.
"I know this was a huge goal of his to start the year. We said at the beginning of the year, 'Let's get to the Grey Cup together.'
"For him to be hurt, I feel for him."
Dressler was in Montreal last November to collect his CFL most outstanding rookie trophy, and he watched as the Stamps beat the Alouettes at Olympic Stadium.
He can't decide what is tougher, and won't be able to until after tomorrow.
"It's definitely different from last year," Dressler said.
"The game was tough to watch because our team wasn't in it. I will be going to this game watching our team and still not playing in it. It might just as hard."
IAN.BUSBY@SUNMEDIA.CA
