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This type of play, even if it is based on a real "mistake" and not "planned" ahead of time is IMO one of those few plays where the possible "downside" of letting the play go off far outwieghs the possible "downside" of simply blowing the play dead before or at the snap and sorting it out then.
IMO in both codes there are multiple rules that are clearly intended to make sure that it is very obvious what 11 players are "really" going to be in the upcoming play, and when either team gets into the "now I'm in, now I'm not in" mode it's time for some preventative officiating.
IMO we blow it dead, sort it out, penalize if needed, talk to the coaches and move on. That's much better than having the discussion at halftime, or at the end of the game, that we should have flagged that "trick play" that resulted in a score.
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