JMHO: Cage Rattling: Actually a good sign. A clever disguise for the following.

A. A way to disappear from the board when the time is right

B: Save face in the process, when something does happen, it will look like it was because of their actions. Someone knows something.

C. The wierder it gets, the happier i become

D. In case you did not see it at the beginning, this is just my opinion