I really like the train of thought about the coma vs the state the body is in when connected to the matrix through a hardline. We've been seeing this state of the body throughout 2 whole movies lots of times (everytime they all 'jack into' the matrix). I think it might actually be a solid argument.
The idea Neo is doing it without a hardline sounds a bit strange though. Nonetheless, I'm going to do some more thinking about it. Sounds like a worthwhile subject to devote some of my untapped braincycles to

Then again, I've probably been overusing my brain ever since I've joined this forum.
I'm going to go see the movie again on sunday, I have much to pay attention to.