Ever think about how the 49ers would look with Patrick Mahomes or even Deshaun Watson on their roster rather than Solomon Thomas?

A few 49ers scouts certainly do.

In fact, some members of the 49ers scouting staff aired their frustrations to Bleacher Report about the way they’ve been “marginalized” by general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan during the team’s draft-day decisions.

In the Bleacher Report story, those disheartened scouts questioned why their opinions are ignored by the 49ers team leaders, whom some scouts directly blame for questionable draft picks the past two seasons, beginning with the selection of Thomas in the 2017 draft.

The anonymous 49ers scouts told Tyler Dunne of Bleacher Report they didn’t view the former Stanford defensive lineman worthy of being the team’s pick at No. 3 overall. And, although Lynch said the 49ers “loved” Mahomes and Watson, their scouts say selecting a quarterback was never seriously considered by the GM or coach.

Two years later, Thomas has yet to make much of an impact on his team and, while Jimmy Garoppolo still offers plenty of hope, Mahomes, the Chiefs’ rocket-armed star, is the new face of the NFL.

It was also in the 2017 draft where the scouts were stunned by another pick, running back Joe Williams. Scouts that Bleacher Report spoke with said Williams, who had a lot of baggage, wasn’t even on their board. Yet Shanahan insisted on taking him with San Francisco’s fourth-round pick. Williams never played a down for the 49ers.

Let’s also not forget the 49ers’ other first-round pick that tanked even worse than the Thomas selection — linebacker Reuben Foster, whose off-field troubles ended his stay in San Francisco nearly before it began.

Fast-forward to this recent draft when the 49ers selected Ohio State star defensive lineman Nick Bosa. Scouts were miffed that Alabama’s Quinnen Williams, seen by some of the top talent in the draft, wasn’t even slightly under consideration by Lynch and Shanahan.

While it’s easy to assess blame for picks that may not work out, it’s important to remember the scouts interviewed by Bleacher Report are likely those who were hired by former 49ers GM Trent Baalke. So it’s safe to say there may be ulterior motives in play here.

(We didn’t notice any comments from the scouts about the selections of George Kittle and Fred Warner, both also Lynch/Shanahan choices).

Oh, just to make things more interesting, 49ers training camp begins on Friday! Any guesses about how many times Lynch and Shanahan will be asked about their disgruntled scouts?