It is obvious everyone does not agree.
The prevailing philosophy around here is to shut it down. The main reason to shut it down is there is too many things can take place if you let the play go. If you let the play go, you might have an IP foul. Giving a 5 yard penalty is not as costly as giving a 15 yard penalty any day. So I would rather shut it down (which I did) and not worry about it after that (which I did not). If you have to go through all the rules to find a single situation to keep the ball alive, that in by itself is not a good reason to let the play go. The bottom line is this play was a cluster f@@k. The defense was thoroughly confused and I got the chance to see the tape.
There are many more case plays that support this being a DBF.
Peace
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Charles Michael “Mick” Chambers (1947-2010)
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