Richard Sherman says the NFL's new rule proposal is 'foolish.' (USATSI)

Richard Sherman will not go quietly into the night. As the NFL ponders 19 rule changes, the always outspoken Seahawks cornerback criticized two specific rules -- and the man behind those rules, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

Speaking about the NFL's proposal to turn two personal fouls into an automatic ejection, which Goodell recommended to the competition committee, Sherman blamed Goodell for not understanding how players get flagged for a personal foul, because he never played in the NFL.

As Sherman put it, Goodell is "just a suit."

"I think it's foolish," Sherman told Jim Trotter on SportsCenter, per ESPN.com. "But it sounds like something somebody who's never played the game would say, something that they would suggest, because he doesn't understand. He's just a face. He's just a suit. He's never stepped foot on the field and understood how you can get a personal foul."

As NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported last week, the rule is expected to pass. Though, according to Pro Football Talk, only two types of personal fouls would qualify for an ejection.

From their article:

The first category would consist of verbal abuse, taunting, and throwing a punch or a kick. The second category would be broader, with hits on defenseless players, impermissible use of the helmet, crown-of-helmet violations, roughing the passer, late hits, striking, kneeing, and kicking.

Considering what position he plays, Sherman's opposition to the rule makes sense. That doesn't mean he's right, it just means he's viewing this rule proposal from a completely different perspective than Goodell and other executives.

The same can be said for the NFL's confusing catch rule. Sherman says it won't ever improve unless the league allows former players to shape the rule. Again, he believes the problem is related to the "suits."

"Because you've got a bunch of suits doing it," Sherman said. "Like I said before, you don't have a bunch of guys ... let Jerry Rice and Michael Irvin talk about it for about 20, 30 minutes. Maybe Cris Carter. Randy Moss, let those guys have a roundtable discussion about what a catch should be and come up with a rule.

"I guarantee you it'd be more effective than the rule they have now because those are the pass-catchers. Those are some of the best pass-catchers we've had. I think it'd be more straightforward and to the point. You've got a bunch of guys who have never played. They've probably touched a football to hold it out or to shake somebody's hand, to take a picture, but they've never played the game."

Despite the controversy generated from the catch rule, which resulted in some inconsistent rulings during this past season, the NFL isn't expected to overhaul the rule. Last month, NFL V.P. Dean Blandino indicated that no changes would be coming and Bill Polian, a member of catch-rule committee, cited "players' safety" as a reason why the rule wouldn't change. 

And that means we'll be left wondering why one of these plays ...

... resulted in a touchdown and the other didn't. 

Wink of the CBS eye to SB Nation for the GIFs.