So now you are saying I said said all along that his body expired as the posek says and not physically alive!!! Over what exactly are you still arguing with me on this? Unbelievable!
I am saying that the classic understanding of Rashi’s opinion is that Yaakov was physically alive, נשמה בגוף; he only SEEMED dead.
As the Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh writes, Yosef was allowed to kiss Yaakov (even though it is prohibited to kiss a dead person) because Yaakov didn’t actually die. They thought he was dead, but really he was in a deep sleep.
However, Maharsha believes that Rashi’s opinion is “דחוק” and gives his own pshat in the Gemara, similar to how you said. This means that Rashi and Maharsha have differing opinions.