Tom Brady hates the NFL's new jersey number rule, and it could make his job more difficult

• The NFL will allow more players at different positions to wear single-digit jerseys.
• On Instagram, Tom Brady called the new rule "DUMB."
• Brady also said that the new rule was "going to make for a lot of bad football."

The NFL will debut a few new rules in the coming season, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is not a fan.

This week, the NFL announced that the league would loosen restrictions on the numbers players can wear. Previously, the NFL restricted the numbers a player could wear based on their position. Now, more positions are eligible to wear more popular numbers such as single-digits.

The new rule would open up the single-digits to a wide range of positions, including running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, and edge rushers. Previously, only quarterbacks, kickers, and punters were eligible to wear single-digit numbers.

In two posts to his Instagram story, Brady made his stance on the new rule known.

"Good luck trying to block the right people now!" Brady wrote. "Going to make for a lot of bad football."

"DUMB," Brady wrote in a follow-up post. "Why not let the lineman wear whatever number they want too? Why have numbers? Just have colored jerseys ... Why not wear the same number?"

"DUMB," Brady repeated in conclusion before tagging the NFL and the NFLPA in his post.

Brady's concern for the change stems from the work that he and his offense do before the snap. Calling out numbers to his offensive line for protections will likely be a little more complicated this year.

While the numbers previously made it easier for players to identify one player as a defensive back and another as a linebacker, this year, those two positions could be wearing the same number, adding another level of complexity to the pre-snap process.

Brady might not like the new rule, but regardless of his feelings on it, he will have to be prepared to be sacked by a No. 3 at some point in the coming season.