Illegal motion or shift?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by bigjohn

The play is designed JUST to draw B into the NZ, How could it not be what the FED wanted in7-1-7b?

Please tell me you're not an official...

"This could be ruled a false start if the covering official(s) determine
that it was designed to cause B to encroach"

If it was "what the FED wanted", this case play would simply say False Start.

The qualifier is because it is the MOVEMENT that matters. IF officials determine the MOVEMENT (sharp, abrupt, startling, whatever) is designed to draw the defense offsides, it's a false start. Simply running a play with no intent to snap the ball is NOT a false start, and you'd be drummed out of any association for calling it as such.