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What's the prevailing idea on false start versus illegal motion on a back?
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I don't know about prevailing, but we try and move everything we can into the false start category. Its much easier to kill a play than it is to bring back a touchdown. Plus, it takes less time and rarely, as long as something looks wrong with the movement, do we hear anything from the coaches. I'm not saying you base everything on that, but its a bonus.
To me, calling NCAA rules which are or may be a bit different than Fed in this area, I'm only going to call a live ball illegal shift if, say, 2 guys were shifting and one stops while the other stays in motion without stopping before and during the snap (may be other similar examples). However, if there is any movement toward the LOS by a player who wasn't already in motion (by himself) at the snap, we're shutting it down. We go over this in pregame as we believe it simulates the start of a play and fits under the false start category. In fact, I had this Saturday. One back starts to go in motion and the other one starts moving toward the line just before and during the snap. False start.