1. Nobody is trying to change the call now. We were discussing if it was correct or not and how other officials saw it. That’s the entire point of message boards like this.
2. This isn’t opinion-based. These are the facts. The ball carrier went out of bounds. He was still moving forward throughout the action so his progress was not stopped. This runner should have been ruled out of bounds and the clock should have been stopped. This official made an error in judgement.
The rest of us are using it as a teaching/learning tool. If you don’t care to do the same, feel free to move along. But throwing up your hands and saying “That’s what he ruled and nothing else mattered” is not productive to our development as officials.
Really? Your complaint seems to be one of "your view (from film) was better than the covering official's (real time/location) actually was, and that he, doesn't understand "Forward Progress" as well as you. If there was a constructive suggestion about positioning, understanding, or explaining the rule the rule, signaling or some tangible beneficial correctible issue, I might agree there was a useful "teaching/learning tool" offered.
However, "your OPINION" is somehow better than his, alone, doesn't seem all that beneficially instructional. Since this was a "Championship Level" game it seems safe to assume that official earned his way on THAT field, and his coverage and positioning confirms his assignment. Film can be a great instructional tool about a lot of facets of the game, however it doesn't yet offer offer much help in what is perceived to be actually seen, or what that UNIQUE perspective dictates the impartial, instant judgment to be.
Of course, today's technology can subsequently prove an instant, real time judgment incorrect and suggest appropriate adjustment to help avoid repetition, but I didn't see any such constructive, specific advice offered. An external, subsequent "opinion" may prove to be accurate, but without tangible advice or suggestion, it has little, if any, practical value. Just another opinion, hopefully we all seriously strive to be the vey best, we can, but consistent, absolute perfection
is likely to remain beyond our grasp.