The offseason is just about over, and training camp has arrived.

The Cardinals open camp on Wednesday with their first practice after reporting Tuesday afternoon. The team will spend just a little more than two weeks at State Farm Stadium before the preseason opener at home against the Chiefs. The Cardinals will then head to Denver (and a joint practice with the Broncos) for the second preseason game and then spend the balance of camp at the Dignity Health Training Center.

With a few days left before football returns, here is a look at some of the big questions the Cardinals seek to answer as they come together for the season. Part Two will post on Friday.

WHAT DOES MAXIMUM KYLER MURRAY LOOK LIKE IN THIS OFFENSE?

Kyler Murray is confident, but he always has been. He is healthy, which was true last season but still, a second full season after ACL surgery makes a difference. He still has all his physical gifts, he has talked again about upping his run/scramble game (which is what scares defenses) and the offense has been working on adding more motions and other tweaks to confound defenses.

The reality of being a QB is that he is the fulcrum of the team. Murray believes he is in his prime, and given where the team stands in Year 3 of the Monti/J.G. era, those should dovetail nicely. The way Gannon has structured his team, Murray doesn't have to look like Joe Burrow or Josh Allen in the pass game. It doesn't have to be prolific. But it has to be effective, and consistently so.

HOW DOES MARVIN HARRISON JR. TAKE THE YEAR 2 LEAP?

It's been noted multiple times -- before the Super Bowl even -- that Harrison would need to make a jump in his second season, and if he could do so like his Hall of Fame father or even future Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald (who went from 58 catches in 2004 to 103 in 2005), the Cardinals would be in a better place at wide receiver even with minor changes in the room. Harrison undoubtedly has statistical goals but he also smartly announces that the only goal is postseason wins, however that can come about.

Make no mistake, the Cardinals need improved numbers from the 2024 No. 4 overall pick. He and Murray need to click more often, and both have acknowledged as such. Given Harrison's work ethic and drive (he has bulked up this offseason and improved his strength, in addition to his football work) it's hard to believe the jump isn't inevitable. Camp will be the first place to see what is coming.

DO THE CARDINALS NO LONGER SWEAT THE PASS RUSH?

The Cardinals don't always make a "splash" free-agent signing. Josh Sweat qualifies. He was the best edge rusher available and Monti Ossenfort nabbed him, locking down the team's best individual outside guy since Chandler Jones' heyday. Defensive coordinator Nick Rallis has worked magic the past two seasons to generate pass rush pressure how he could, but no one can argue it's better now. Sweat is a big reason. He had his best seasons in Philadelphia under Gannon, and in reuniting with the Cardinals have a chance to become a problem in passing situations. Watching how Sweat is deployed during camp will be one of the headlines.

WHO GETS THE MOST SNAPS IN THE DEFENSIVE LINE ROTATION?

Sweat helps the pass rush but the upgrade on the defensive line deserves as much attention in that regard. While Ossenfort has collected considerable depth, they can't all play. (They can't all make the 53-man roster, but that's a discussion for late August.) First-round pick Walter Nolen III can be a game-wrecker, but the best part of the Cardinals' situation is that he doesn't have to be in these first few months. That's why you sign a Dalvin Tomlinson. Why you bring back a Calais Campbell (who said himself he shouldn't play the most snaps to be as effective as he wants to be.)

Both those vets will be in the mix. But you know 2024 first-rounder Darius Robinson should be one of the guys leading the way. Where does L.J. Collier fit? Dante Stills? Justin Jones? Bilal Nichols? So many possibilities. Camp practices will matter.