false start rule

[sportswriter]

Originally posted by 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".

Step one: was an advantage gained?

I ain't gonna flag a guy for wiggling his fingers while in a three-point stance. As long as the rest of him is stable, he's okay.

Stuff like that depends on the level. If it's a young age level, and there's an o-lineman who sets, then looks down, and then looks up somewhere in the cadence - he's technically moved, but I ain't gonna flag him for procedure.... unless the defence jumps.

That leniency ain't gonna fly at a higher level.