Either it's because when it got leaked earlier today that they were trying to trade him and it shot their chances all to hell, or it's Gase desperately trying to keep the team from total revolt. Or both.
Holy crap, just got home in time to see the last two minutes of the game. Anyone who thought the time off would do the Titans bad was sorely mistaken, damn...
Rumors are how the world reacts because they're too impatient to wait for reality to catch up. You can probably find a dozen more and maybe one will have a sliver of truth to it.