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GREEN BAY Dean Lowry Jersey , Wis. — The Green Bay Packers turned to rookie defensive lineman James Looney to get ready to face Los Angeles Rams star defensive tackle Aaron Donald.Other than sharing jersey No. 99, Donald and Looney have little in common. Looney was one of Green Bay’s seventh-round draft picks this year, failed to make the roster and has been toiling on the practice squad. Donald, meanwhile, is the reigning AP Defensive Player of the Year and leads the NFL with eight sacks.Still, Looney made for a solid Donald stand-in for the Packers this week.More Packers coverage from FOX Sports WisconsinPhotos of the Week: 7/21/19 – 7/27/19Packers rookie Gary’s biggest critic is himselfTop Tweets: Former Badger TJ Watt has impressive four-year transformationPHOTOS: 2019 Green Bay Packers training campPackers’ Rodgers, LaFleur ironing out offense, building chemistry“I think Looney actually did a really good job this week trying to emulate Donald,” left guard Lane Taylor said, “and being that elusive, athletic, active kind of guy for us.”At 6-foot-1 and 285 pounds, Donald is equal parts speed and strength, tenaciousness and technique. The Rams’ first-round pick in 2014, his 4.68-seconds time in the 40-yard dash before that draft is tied for the fastest for any interior defensive lineman in the history of the NFL combine.That speed is almost impossible to mimic on the practice field. But, Looney’s 4.89 time was among the fastest for an interior defensive lineman at this year’s combine.“I think the biggest thing is you’ve got to have a guy fresh in there going full speed all the time,” center Corey Linsley said. “Looney was in there and did a heck of a job. He put in a good work week. He did a hell of a job. Kudos to him.”No matter how opponents prepare during the week, Donald has been a terror.After posting 11 sacks and five forced fumbles last season, he had four sacks in last week’s rout of San Francisco, the most by any player in the league this season. Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips moves him up and down the defensive line. Against the 49ers, he had sacks when lining up at left defensive end, left defensive tackle and right defensive tackle.“He’s unique, there’s no doubt about it,” Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. “He has the whole deal. He’s so powerful and quick. What he’s able to accomplish in phone-booth football is the challenge. He’s got great power (and) quickness, and he’s obviously very much in tune with what the other guy is doing. I think he has very good instincts and awareness, and his anticipation is very high.”Green Bay has struggled to protect the quarterback this season. Playing through an injured left knee, Aaron Rodgers has been sacked 19 times in six games and Green Bay is No. 23 in sack percentage. Donald, a Pro Bowler following each of his four seasons Kentrell Brice Color Rush Jersey , will provide a major challenge for the linemen, quarterback and coaches.Coming off their bye week, Donald has been at the forefront of the coaches’ thoughts as Green Bay enters a challenging a five-game stretch against the Rams, Patriots, Dolphins, Seahawks and Vikings – teams with a combined record of 23-10-1.“We’ve given a lot of thought to every single pass route that we put up on the board and we draw up and we diagram and we give to the players,” offensive coordinator Joe Philbin said. “We want to know where 99 is. We want to know how we’re going to handle 99.”So does every offense, but Donald has sacked a lot of game plans in his four-plus seasons.“You’ve got to be aware of where he’s at,” Rodgers said. “He’s one of the more dominant players that the league has seen in a number of years. . He’s a menace inside. You’ve got to find a way to try to get bodies on him, slow him down and get him some different looks.”NOTES: The Packers are relatively healthy coming off their bye-week break. Rodgers is off the injury report, as are receiver Geronimo Allison (hamstring) and cornerback Jaire Alexander (groin). Receiver Randall Cobb (hamstring) is questionable but fully participated in practice. Cobb missed the last three games, while Allison and Alexander missed the last two. … After practice, the team left for Los Angeles. The veteran tight end surprisingly re-signed in Green Bay after a quiet 2018 that saw him struggle to get on the field." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteAcme Packing Companya Green Bay Packers communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsPackersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football Advicestruggle to get on the field.CDTShareTweetShareSharePackers 2019 90-man roster ranking, 40-36: Will it be a bounce-back season for Marcedes Lewis?Jim Matthews-USA TODAY SportsWelcome back to another edition of Acme Packing Company’s ranking of the Green Bay Packers’ 90-man roster. This edition covers players ranked 40th through 36th.Thanks to a tie for the 40th spot in the rankings, this group of players has six members rather than our usual five. However, this group consists of players at every experience level, from 13-year NFL veterans to rookie draft picks. And although all of these players have a clear path to the roster in one way or another, one in particular is likely to get a much more prominent role on the team than he had a year ago.T-40: JK Scott, punterIn his first year out of Alabama, the 2018 fifth-round draft pick had a bit of a tough adjustment to the NFL. Scott had a decent enough 44.7 gross average, which was a few tenths of a yard better than Justin Vogel’s mark from the year before and finished third for a single season in Packers history. However, his net average was much worse at 38.8 yards, and he struggled significantly to pin his kicks inside the 20-yard line.With a new special teams coordinator on board, the job remains his for the upcoming season. His long, lanky frame and the ability he showed in college — both in his directional ability and his ability to boom kicks — suggest that he can become a very good NFL punter. But he needs to be more consistent to live up to his high draft status, especially since Michael Dickson, who went a handful of picks ahead of Scott, earned All-Pro honors as a rookie.T-40: DeShone Kizer https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Geronimo-Allison-Jersey , quarterbackLike Scott, Kizer needs to improve this summer to live up to his excellent physical tools. His two lengthy outings relieving Aaron Rodgers in 2018 showed why the Cleveland Browns were all too happy to move on from him last offseason. First, he effectively gave the game away in one quarter of action against the Bears when filling in for Rodgers after he suffered his knee injury. Only a ridiculous second half by number 12 salvaged the turnover-fest that ensued with Kizer in the game.Then in week 17 with Rodgers pulled due to a concussion, Kizer again struggled mightily. He completed just 16 of 35 passes for 132 yards and an interception. As he did in the preseason, Kizer had his best production with his feet, scrambling four times for 40 yards.Perhaps one of the biggest issues facing Kizer in his third year in the NFL is the fact that he will be learning a new offense and playing for a new head coach for the third time. His physical skills give him the inside track on the backup quarterback job, but it is by no means a guarantee that he will hold on to it.39: Raven Greene, safetyOne of the bright spots in the preseason last year was Greene, a rangy deep safety who made a few great plays on the football in training camp and helped out with some nice special teams support. That earned him a spot on the roster, which he eventually parlayed into a key role on special teams and a few games as a useful reserve and key player when other safeties suffered injuries.nose tackle a year ago for Texas A&M because his team needed him more there, and responded with an impressive 7.5-sack season.Capable of playing just about any position on the line, he impressed at the Senior Bowl as a three-technique tackle and interior rusher, the same position as former fourth-round pick Mike Daniels. Keke should immediately be considered as a backup for the veteran, and a good performance in 2019 could make him the heir apparent if the team elects to move on from Daniels when his contract expires after the season.T-36: Marcedes Lewis, tight endAfter a year spent languishing on the bench with Mike McCarthy in charge, Lewis agreed with another former Packers tight end — Martellus Bennett — on how unfriendly the former Packers coach’s offense was for the position. However, with Matt LaFleur arriving to run the show and feature the position more heavily in 2019, Lewis returned on a one-year deal, reuniting with new offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett.At this stage of his career, Lewis’ size and blocking ability are his best assets. The former helps with his catch radius, however, as he did have one particularly memorable catch a year ago in the preseason. Furthermore, his longest catch in the regular season, a 30-yarder, came on a throwback pass design like the ones LaFleur’s offense will likely use frequently. Look for him to be on the field a lot more in 2019 than the 191 snaps he played a year ago.