Problem with your argument is the "firm control." He did not just have the ball wedged between his forearm and his chest. His hand was on the ball. Was he carrying it like a RB? Obviously not, but that does not mean without control. When you watch you see the ball brought back against his body and it does not move (ie in control) until after his elbow hits. 

That gif almost convinced me, but when you look at the other angle you see that he has more than just his forearm pressing the ball against his chest (but, again, that could actually be firm control if it is not moving.