The 49er fumble and the reffs

[Tony]

(12-13-2021, 02:08 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: The second one. I get it being "forward progress" but it seemed like the whistle came pretty damn quick, like a couple seconds after the defender was even touched. 

Seems like a lot of whistles have been quicker this year. I think the NFL is avoiding trying to get guys actually tackled to the ground. 

They didn't whistle when Mixon had 4 raiders on him and kept plowing, what was different about this? He wasn't even being pushed backward yet..