Quote Originally Posted by nreggie454
He was wrapped up and couldn't go anywhere. By forward progression he was down.

Or, you could say it was to make up for the other safety that should have been called earlier in the game.
It sure as hell looked to me like the defender was still trying to pull him down. It was far from a given that he was going down... And if thats the way they are going to call it, they need to change that rule. So everytime you are wrapped up by one player they are going to call you down before you ever go down? bs. I understand when you have several guys pushing you back, but this is one guy, holding on to a QB who doesn't even look close to falling down.

Also, forward progress is only for catches and rushes... he was passing.