"We established that being a superhero's not always as glamorous as it really doesn't look." The Avengers are awesome, don't get him wrong, but they get their asses kicked a lot, he's noticed.

But anyway. "So that's better than your old stuff." That's not a question, he's just asking for more assurance that this is going to cut down on the odds of Matt getting hurt as badly the next time. Because he's not fooling himself that there will be a next time.