This thread must have been sucked into a black hole back in April. That's the only rationale I'm willing to accept. My head hurts.
Furthermore, we didn't sign Maybin, we drafted him. Also, McKelvin was ahead of DRC on just about every draft list last year, with the exception of people who never watched either guy play, but may have caught a Chargers game in 2007. Lastly, the reasons for picking Maybin over Orakpo are pretty easy to understand - not really sure why "for the life of me" that you don't get it. Orakpo is a workout warrior from a school known for producing busts, including a guy that burned our organization 7 years ago. Maybin had a huge year last year, but folks may be concerned because he's only done it once. The Bills felt Maybin's upside is higher - it's not really the brain teaser you deem it to be.