First of all, isn't everyone in Cali an actor/waiter?
To answer the questions at the start of the video:
The crew needs to do a better job ref'ing primaries. In 2-person, the L is responsible for this play. In 3-person the L is responsible. The T had a partially obstructed view of the defender who had started to grow roots he was there for so long.
It really looks like a set up, maybe Joey Crawford was the director?