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In another sport, we used to have a "boss" that told us, "We are paid to make judgement calls, so make them!"
In this case, I think you have to "read the mind" of the back. Did he false start or can he save himself now by going into motion and resetting? In all my years of football, I don't ever recall any formation requiring the back to take one quick step forward and reset. Granted, I'm not the offensive coordinator designing the play, but I've usually got a pretty good idea of what was supposed to happen from the way the player reacted. I think you give the back time to make the step into motion and maybe reset and if he does, let it go. If not, it was a false start.
And by the way, I believe this is the referee's call all the way.
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Steven S. Smith
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