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A thought...
Here's an opinion of mine that some may agree with and some may not, but I think it should be out there regardless.
I think either the wings or referee can call this and I believe we should stick with the straight definition of it being a false start, not a motion or shift and here's why:
It is a lot easier to just kill the play and move it back 5 yards, then it is to bring back a touchdown, first down, etc.
I think if you let this call go as a live ball foul, sooner or later it will catch up to you and you'll wind up having to bring a great play back where you could've just killed it right then and there.
It does state in the rule book (and this is just from memory) that action that simulates or feigns the start of the play is a false start and NEVER specifies what player position.
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