re: moral equivalency? hunh vs flopping

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The HUNH (i.e. snapping the ball as quickly as possible) doesn't violate any rules nor is it unethical. It provides the offense an advantage, but it isn't an unfair one. If they don't substitute, the defense isn't going to get a good opportunity to substitute either. Both parties have the same amount of time pre-snap to prepare for play.

Faking an injury, however, does provide what I'd argue is an unfair advantage. And if you want to argue that it isn't an unfair advantage, then I'd argue it is most certainly unethical, and I believe someone posted an excerpt before where it is officially given the description of unethical by the ruling parties of college football.

Therefore, while I believe phrases such as "exploit the rules" make your premise a very flawed one, anyone that argues that they want to preserve the integrity of the game but in the same breath argues that faking injuries is what they'd advocate because fast paced offenses aren't going away is taking contradictory stances.

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all of this

my team does not and probably will not use the HUNH but the objections raised to it and the intent by some (including my team) to use fake injuries to slow it down is detestable and should be removed from the game by enforcement of already existing rules.

If the respect for the not faking injury rule is inadequate then they rule should be enforced by making any player who stops the game clock because of injury stay out of the game for a sustained period of time. If it is about player safety then they need time for the medical staff to evaluate player. If the player is essential then the team can call a time out and potentially preserve their ability to leave the player in the game (if he is able to play).