Hi, the Umpire here!
I really appreciate the opportunity to discuss this situation with such experienced guys. Our league is really amateur and we make an incredible effort to improve in every area.
My explanation on the play:
I was in front of the spot where the tackle occurred, not so far because the ball was snapped in the hash mark, and as I know the forward progress rule, the progress of the ball carrier was stopped by the tackler in bounds, and he was driven out of bounds then, the bc sought the contact and not the line, after the contact was made, his legs didn't move in order to gain yards, he was just taken out of the field clearly against his will. Maybe I had to let the decision on the LJ, but I was convinced that a forward progress call was correct in that situation.
I know the angle of the video isn't the most adequate, but I never see that the bc keeps going forward after the contact, even I can notice a kind of spin that reveals that his progress was stopped.
Of course I can be wrong, so I´d like to take advantage on the discussion to listen to a better explanation on why you think the forward progress was a bad call, even though we know it should've been the LJ decision.
I want to clarify some aspects of the final decision, the ref didn't trust the most experienced guy, he just trusted the most convinced explanation on the play, and I think it was the better way to solve the controversy.
Thanks so much and I'm looking forward to receive more feedback about the play.