false start rule

[Mike Simonds]

I don't consider myself an overly agressive official. In my own association some guys say "Let it go" and others "Flag him until he stops". My gut feeling is that I was a bit too quick with the flag. The poor kid was really fired up and I guess his finger tapping was mostly due to nerves rather than an intent to draw the defense offsides. Plus, the defense was not fooled the rest of the game. So next time I'll save my flag for a "real" false start/snap infraction. But I did talk to him about keeping his fingers still in case he comes across a more officious official!