Yes because a muffled PA announcement by a pilot wearing an oxygen mask would comfort the paranoid nervous nellies in the back. When the sheeple gets going, no announcement will appease them.
I had an emergency descent many years ago on a Canadian Airlines 737 YUL-MCO. No announcement, plastic jungle deployed, steep dive. Everyone panicking, "I see smoke", "There is a hole in the back", etc ad nauseum. I figured if you are going down in a controlled manner, things are looking up! Some woman behind me yelling "I CANT BREATHE WITH THIS THING ON" as we were flying level at a lower altitude. I told her to take her mask off, that should fix it.
Found out the windshield cracked upon landing in Charlottesville. Dry county. I was not aware such thinks existed as I wanted to buy the Captain a drink for his good flying.
Seems like the crew handled this well. Lets wait to see the cause.