Here are a couple ways I cook a roast, I make one almost every week.
Generous covering of kosher salt and pepper. Sear all sides of roast in a pan with a little butter and oil of your choice. Cut up some carrots and onions and sear them in the same pan. Deglaze the pan with beef stock. Put roast in crock pot, add carrots and onions and fill about halfway up with beef broth. Add thyme, rosemary and bay leaves. Cook on low until done. I usually cook a 5.75lb roast for 8 hours and it's beautiful and falls apart after that.
Or....
Cut six gashes in roast, three on each side of top of roast. In each gash put trinity seasoning (mixture of salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper), a clove of garlic, a slice of onion and a slice of bell pepper. Use the bell pepper slice to kind of 'close' the gash. Again, salt and pepper and sear all sides. Leave roast in pot, fill with water halfway up roast. Let water cook down 3-4 times (or until it's tender) and refill. The last time let the water cook down until you have a nice thick, dark gravy.
Either way is delicious. Good luck.