Scott was mostly used as a free safety with the Rams. He worked in the deep part of the field, serving as a last line of defense in the secondary. But the Bengals wanted him to play more of a strong safety role, and there was a learning curve working in the tackle box. He was also asked to mentor the younger defensive backs on the Bengals’ roster at a time when he was learning a new function in a new defense. Scott admits it wasn’t a good fit. Cooley, who has known Scott since 2020, understands why things didn’t work out for Scott with the Bengals. “He’s somebody that drives a lot off confidence and belief and people having belief in him,” Cooley said. “And in Cincinnati, they put him in a spot where that was not — he was not very confident to play. So, they were relying on him on something that he never really displayed on film. So, that’s what made the Cincinnati year go awry for him.”

Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article314183563.html#storylink=cpy

<Allegedly> Awesome. Round hole, square peg syndrome. Nice job of coaching to your players strength. </Allegedly>

so wait Lou was a genius and the team was terrible or Lou did dumb shit that got him fired?

or just keep playing the fence and complaining either way?

also nick scott fucking sucked every year of his life before this one.. including last year with the panthers... the worst year of his career.

so the fanbase has reached "take the dribble article from a dying charlotte newspaper filling offseason void of one guy who played good, pick out a line, ignore the last year he palyed terrible wirh this same team he had a good year on, and slander said team, even thought they fired the DC who controlled said player" level...

which is equal parts really fucking cool and really fun and enjoyable reading...

44 minutes ago, GoBengals said:

so wait Lou was a genius and the team was terrible or Lou did dumb shit that got him fired?

or just keep playing the fence and complaining either way?

also nick scott fucking sucked every year of his life before this one.. including last year with the panthers... the worst year of his career.

so the fanbase has reached "take the dribble article from a dying charlotte newspaper filling offseason void of one guy who played good, pick out a line, ignore the last year he palyed terrible wirh this same team he had a good year on, and slander said team, even thought they fired the DC who controlled said player" level...

which is equal parts really fucking cool and really fun and enjoyable reading...

I'm with you on this one, of all the many problems of this defense.. who gives a shit about Nick Scott?

Is there some reason I’m supposed to remember Nick Scott? 🤷‍♂️

3 hours ago, T-Dub said:

I'm with you on this one, of all the many problems of this defense.. who gives a shit about Nick Scott?

not i.... not i....

2 hours ago, spicoli said:

Is there some reason I’m supposed to remember Nick Scott? 🤷‍♂️

nope.

nick scotts career:

average on rams

average on rams

mediocre on rams

bad on rams

bad on bengals

terrible on panthers

good on panthers

some asshole: LOL bengals really fumbled this one eh guys?!?!?!

5 hours ago, GoBengals said:

so wait Lou was a genius and the team was terrible or Lou did dumb shit that got him fired?

or just keep playing the fence and complaining either way?

also nick scott fucking sucked every year of his life before this one.. including last year with the panthers... the worst year of his career.

so the fanbase has reached "take the dribble article from a dying charlotte newspaper filling offseason void of one guy who played good, pick out a line, ignore the last year he palyed terrible wirh this same team he had a good year on, and slander said team, even thought they fired the DC who controlled said player" level...

which is equal parts really fucking cool and really fun and enjoyable reading...

No commentary - I just posted an article. Damn brother. You may want to switch to decaf.

15 hours ago, spicoli said:

Is there some reason I’m supposed to remember Nick Scott? 🤷‍♂️

He was plan B to replace Bates after plan A got moved to another position. And no, he wasn't memorable apart from missing a lot of tackles. Stone was brought in to replace him in that department and continued the tradition.

13 hours ago, LostInDaJungle said:

No commentary - I just posted an article. Damn brother. You may want to switch to decaf.

i should read how the tone of my posts probably comes across more before posting but im far too lazy for that, im typically attacking the article writer, the article purpose and usually slide in the typical fan acceptance of bad nd worthless info to take a pointless jab at the bengals that makes no sense..

1 hour ago, sparky151 said:

He was plan B to replace Bates after plan A got moved to another position. And no, he wasn't memorable apart from missing a lot of tackles. Stone was brought in to replace him in that department and continued the tradition.

Nick Scott and Plan B have a lot in common actually.

On 1/9/2026 at 2:02 PM, LostInDaJungle said:

Scott was mostly used as a free safety with the Rams. He worked in the deep part of the field, serving as a last line of defense in the secondary. But the Bengals wanted him to play more of a strong safety role, and there was a learning curve working in the tackle box. He was also asked to mentor the younger defensive backs on the Bengals’ roster at a time when he was learning a new function in a new defense. Scott admits it wasn’t a good fit. Cooley, who has known Scott since 2020, understands why things didn’t work out for Scott with the Bengals. “He’s somebody that drives a lot off confidence and belief and people having belief in him,” Cooley said. “And in Cincinnati, they put him in a spot where that was not — he was not very confident to play. So, they were relying on him on something that he never really displayed on film. So, that’s what made the Cincinnati year go awry for him.”

Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article314183563.html#storylink=cpy

Interesting.

He's not the first to change slots at safety.

Teams tinker with who fits best with need.

Bengals have done that with Dax Hill before finding his true position.

4 minutes ago, claptonrocks said:

Interesting.

He's not the first to change slots at safety.

Teams tinker with who fits best with need.

Bengals have done that with Dax Hill before finding his true position.

It's more of a cautionary tale... You can't just switch a guy's position and responsibility... Geno Stone thrived when Hamilton was down in the box ganking mofo's. He's been a bad fit for a defense that wants him to be a more flexible piece that can play closer to the line.

This was the real reason they fired Lou 🥷

10 hours ago, claptonrocks said:

Interesting.

He's not the first to change slots at safety.

Teams tinker with who fits best with need.

Bengals have done that with Dax Hill before finding his true position.

Does that though speak directly to a teams ability to scout pro players and determine the value those players would have inside your own system?

For that matter, it would be the same scouts analyzing college players - system fits has to be high on the list of attributes.

11 hours ago, I_C_Deadpeople said:

Does that though speak directly to a teams ability to scout pro players and determine the value those players would have inside your own system?

For that matter, it would be the same scouts analyzing college players - system fits has to be high on the list of attributes.

In what world is having less information anything but a competitive disadvantage? If someone can't discern for themselves what information is pertinent then they are they making decisions? Oh, right.

What a thing to be weirdly stubborn over. It's not a major expense, most of them are just happy to make a living doing it, they're not making big money until they distinguish themselves and get a promotion. Can't have some unpaid intern outshining Junior, though. The "right voices" are the ones signing everyone's checks.

On 1/9/2026 at 8:12 PM, GoBengals said:

so wait Lou was a genius and the team was terrible or Lou did dumb shit that got him fired?

or just keep playing the fence and complaining either way?

also nick scott fucking sucked every year of his life before this one.. including last year with the panthers... the worst year of his career.

so the fanbase has reached "take the dribble article from a dying charlotte newspaper filling offseason void of one guy who played good, pick out a line, ignore the last year he palyed terrible wirh this same team he had a good year on, and slander said team, even thought they fired the DC who controlled said player" level...

which is equal parts really fucking cool and really fun and enjoyable reading...

Uhh, we had somebody named Nick Scott on our team?

Are you guy talking about the meh FA guy from a couple of years ago?

Are we going to discuss Marcus Bailey next??

2 hours ago, SF2 said:

Uhh, we had somebody named Nick Scott on our team?

Are you guy talking about the meh FA guy from a couple of years ago?

Are we going to discuss Marcus Bailey next??

Irv Smith, Jr could've been a star

Uhh, we had somebody named Nick Scott on our team?

Are you guy talking about the meh FA guy from a couple of years ago?

Are we going to discuss Marcus Bailey next??

Yeah, the former Penn State running back who became a safety in the NFL and only lasted a season with the Bengals.