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Let me start by saying I'm not in the "All movement by a back is ok because they can reset" camp. If they "simulate the beginning of the play", it's a false start. The play you describe sounds like a false start to me, and kudos for standing up to a referee who was improperly chastising you for blowing the whistle.
But ALL movement is not a false start either...
"Nothing good can come from letting that play continue"
I hate this thinking. If that is our motivation for stopping a play, why not stop it on EVERY penalty... after all, nothing good can happen after that, right? (Define "good", by the way, and tell me why we should be worried about whether something is good or bad)
I'm sure the defense feels that SEVERAL good things can happen after an illegal shift, and would disagree with your logic of depriving them of their right to decline a penalty and take the play.
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"Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile." - Hall of Fame Pitcher Christy Mathewson
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