It's show up or start packing for this struggling Rams player

Los Angeles Rams | Patrick Smith/GettyImagesESPN's NFL analyst Bill Barnwell names Los Angeles Rams kicker Joshua Karty as a player to watch in his most recent article about coaches and players who are on the hot seats with their respective teams.

And it's something that makes sense this season, as the post-game comments from head coach Sean McVay seemed to conceal a veiled threat to the team's placekicker.

But the threats may have fallen under the category of "word to the wise." Why the sudden change of heart?

You can attribute that to head coach Sean McVay himself, as he seemed to walk back his hidden message spoken earlier. In fact, the coach stated outright in advance of LA's Week 7 clash…