Future cap projections have it rising by over $25M in the next 3 years, so there's going to be a lot of inflated contracts coming up. Teams are going to have money to spend.
Tuch's a vet that can pot 35G a year, the odds of getting someone like that to come here in free agency for $10M/yr are very low. His replacement plan would likely be waiting for one of the kids to grow and hopefully match his production in the next 2-3 years. But then that player will want out and the cycle will repeat.
IMO it's less about money for him, and it's possible he wants to hear a coherent plan from management so he doesn't waste his career on a perennial loser.