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Geez, Grant, posting all that makes way too much sense and is not nearly as fun as arguing with a sick mind. However, I will play the devil's advocate over one point you made and that is when you said "If in question, shut the play down prior to allowing the ball becoming live and get an accurate count." My problem with this is that I did that once.
A had scored and was attempting a two pointer. They ran guys in quickly hoping to catch B off guard. I thought I had 12 (counting A as the R) and was in the process of my second count when the ball was snapped. I flagged and whistled thinking I had 12, but counted again and there were only 11. By shutting it down I screwed A out of a legitimate attempt at a try. So, is this a poor mechanic on my part? The rules say it's IS until the ball is snapped and IP after, providing rules coverage for all contingencies. There's nothing mechanically that says to shut it down if I'm unsure. How would others have handled it?
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