{"id":1185,"date":"2026-05-25T17:33:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1185"},"modified":"2026-05-25T17:33:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:33:46","slug":"dametrious-crownovers-position-coach-at-texas-am-believes-patriots-got-a-good-one-his-best-football-is-ahead-of-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1185","title":{"rendered":"Dametrious Crownover\u2019s position coach at Texas A&#038;M believes Patriots got a good one: \u2018His best football is ahead of him\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Hey, Dametrious Crownover, what\u2019s it like being one of the biggest people on the planet?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1183\">Payton Tolle has a side quest: collecting autographs and appreciating Red Sox history<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s great,\u201d he said with a smile. \u201cUntil you find somebody bigger than you. And then when you look at them, you think, \u2018Wow, people really see me as <i>that<\/i>? Oh my gosh, he\u2019s huge.\u2019\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Crownover, who was taken by the Patriots in the sixth round of the draft last month out of Texas A&amp;M, has landed in Foxborough as one of the biggest players in recent franchise history at 6 feet 7 inches, 319 pounds. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>With Crownover, it\u2019s not just the size \u2014 which includes an 86-inch wingspan \u2014 that demands attention, but the surprising athleticism, which includes a time of 5.14 seconds in the 40-yard dash. Texas A&amp;M offensive line coach Adam Cushing said there was a tackle end-around pass in the Aggies\u2019 playbook in hopes of taking advantage of Crownover\u2019s arm. <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cGod gave him a lot of things that he didn\u2019t give to everyone else,\u201d Cushing said of Crownover, who will turn 25 in September.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>So in an era where good offensive tackles are a valuable commodity, why did Crownover last until the sixth round? As Patriots executive vice president Eliot Wolf hinted after the draft, maybe it was his age, or maybe it was that he only played right tackle in college (25 games over the last two seasons). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Whatever the case, Wolf sounded happy to land Crownover.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe\u2019s really light on his feet, and he\u2019s going to have a chance to come in here and compete,\u201d Wolf said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One possibility is while Crownover has played a lot of football, he\u2019s relatively new to tackle, having been recruited to Texas A&amp;M as a tight end. As a result, there\u2019s the belief that he\u2019s still ascending, which means the Patriots drafted him not for who he is, but for what they believe he could become. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cushing saw the initial stages of that rise at Texas A&amp;M when Crownover went from an unpolished gem to quickly understanding the nuances of the position. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt went from me asking him questions and him looking kind of puzzled, to him asking me really intelligent football questions,\u201d Cushing said of Crownover\u2019s rapid development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cushing said there are still areas where Crownover\u2019s game needs refinement \u2014 including consistency in his run blocking \u2014 but he\u2019s quick to remind people where Crownover is in his development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHis best football is ahead of him,\u201d Cushing said. \u201cHe\u2019s going to play at an even higher level than he did in college, as he gets accustomed to the NFL game.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1181\">Trump says Iran deal should include additional countries joining Abraham Accords<\/a><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Patriots mailbag: Are there alternatives if a trade for A.J. Brown can\u2019t be worked out?<\/div>\n<p><span>In New England, Crownover enters an interesting offensive line room. Right tackle Morgan Moses is entrenched as a starter, but he is 35 and going into the last year of his deal. And the Patriots drafted two tackles in the first round the last two seasons, Will Campbell and Caleb Lomu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>So where does that leave Crownover? One short-term option is as a backup left tackle. Cushing said Crownover took left tackle reps in practice, and the Aggies tried to get him game reps at the position. But a wrist issue dictated a different path.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe did have some designs on moving Crown to the left side, but what happened was that he had a wrist injury [and club cast] on his left arm, and the left hand is critical for that initial punch,\u201d Cushing said.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe were flipping him during walkthroughs, and we\u2019ve done a ton of drill work with him at left tackle. But with that wrist issue, we went in a different direction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAll that being said, he\u2019s a smart guy and good athlete. I have no doubt he\u2019d be able to pick it up on the left side. In that case, we just had to protect his wrist.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Another short-term option is to have Crownover step into the role Thayer Munford had last season as an extra tight end in jumbo packages. With Munford having departed in free agency, an ex-tight end such as Crownover would slot nicely into a position that demands athleticism, physicality, and smarts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cCrown is ideally fitted for that sort of role,\u201d said Cushing. \u201cHe\u2019s versatile like that. He\u2019s an uncommonly gifted guy. They can check him in as eligible with his number and have him block or go out for the pass, and he\u2019ll look right at home when doing it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Regardless of where he ends up, Cushing will be keeping an eye on Crownover\u2019s development and sounds confident he\u2019ll grow into an important role.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThere are obviously really talented players all over, but to see one like Crown \u2014 who did need to improve in a lot of areas \u2014 become the best version of himself, it was a lot of fun,\u201d Cushing said. \u201cHe\u2019s very open about that. But he put in the work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cCrown is a tremendous person. There\u2019s always positive energy there all the time with him. He just goes about his business, and is unapologetically himself. He\u2019s going to be someone the Patriots can always count on to try and make the franchise a better place.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1179\">The myth of the tortured artist comes to a head in \u2018Frank\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cGod gave him a lot of things that he didn\u2019t give to everyone else,\u201d Aggies offensive line coach Adam Cushing said of Crownover.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dametrious Crownover\u2019s position coach at Texas A&amp;M believes Patriots got a good one: \u2018His best football is ahead of him\u2019 - 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