Advantage: Always kick over throw-in?
 

In an attempt to breathe some life into this site, I offer this situation here:

A-1 is moving the ball close to the touchline, as is found by B-2. The referee holds the whistle for a few seconds, to determine advantage. The ball bounces off B-3 and goes out of bounds for an A throw-in.

Is it always better to give A the DFK over the TI, or is there any reason to simply play on?

I'll help to breathe some life into this site and offer my response to get a discussion going. By waiting a few seconds, hasn't the ref already determined and applied the advantage? Throw-in to A.

A "few seconds" would still allow the referee to go back to penalize the foul....HOWEVER, unless a significant foul, allowing the throw-in will likely be accepted by the players....

Nope, the referee hasn't determined and applied anything until verbally stating and visually signalling for advantage. All that the referee has done is wait a couple of seconds to see an possible advantage will develop which would benefit the offended team more than receiving an immediate free kick.

In the given situation, I would award the kick since no positive advantage developed on the play. I can't think of a situation in which it would be better to have a throw-in than a DFK.

It depends on the team. My son's team would prefer a throw-in if the throw-in were to be taken within 20 - 25 yards of the goal line. He is more accurate with his throw-in than most folks are with a kick from that distance.