Maybe if there was a sound like the nba shot clock that would be a good analogy, but it kinda does make sense that you have to verify the clock at 0 and then verify the ball hasn't been snapped.
If there isn't going to be an alert, then maybe whoever is responsible for watching for delay of game would watch as it ticks to 1 and then start looking for the snap and if it isn't call the penalty. I'm not sure who's responsibility it is or how phesible that would be with whatever pre/post snap responsibilities they may have.
I would be too sure if it was up the gut creating a giant pile which is what that formation was designed to do. Moot point since they didn't run.
Heck yeah!
Probably can't go wrong with either qb, but I'd lean cousins.
As for the wrs, I'd probably rank them Moore, Pitts, Smith, lamb, and then Pickens. But not much separation between them.